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Household of Joseph Parsons (born 1852, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Joseph Parsons and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Parsons, born in 1852 in Burwardsley, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Parsons, born in 1853 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Peter (born 1879 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1829 in Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Mary (born 1860 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Parsons's household

Male

Joseph

Parsons

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife
Male

Peter

Parsons

Son
Female

Mary

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Balkin

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Greenwood

Boarder
Female

Emma

Hartland

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Burwardsley, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Parsons

Head

Married

29

1852

Burwardsley, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife

Married

28

1853

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Peter

Parsons

Son

Single

2

1879

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Mary

Parsons

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Balkin

Mother In Law

Widow

52

1829

Staffordshire, England

Mary

Greenwood

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Hartland

Servant

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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