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Household of Joshua Parsons (born 1822, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joshua Parsons and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Parsons, born in 1822 in Sherborne, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Carolina Parsons, born in 1825 in Enfield, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1857 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Emma J (born 1863 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Joshua (born 1865 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Boarder, Elizabeth Bengough, born in 1855 in Holborn, Middlesex, England.


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Joshua Parsons's household

Male

Joshua

Parsons

Head
Female

Carolina

Parsons

Wife
Female

Ellen

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Emma J

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Parsons

Son
Male

George

Parsons

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bengough

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Sherborne, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Parsons

Head

Married

59

1822

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Carolina

Parsons

Wife

Married

56

1825

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Parsons

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emma J

Parsons

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Islington, Middlesex, England

Joshua

Parsons

Son

Single

16

1865

Islington, Middlesex, England

George

Parsons

Son

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Bengough

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Holborn, Middlesex, England

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