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Household of Matthew Parsons (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

Matthew Parsons and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Parsons, born in 1849 in Dudley Port, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Martha Parsons, born in 1851 in Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Matthew J (born 1870 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1873 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Leonard (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Thomas (born 1860 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Matthew's Servant, Maggie (born 1861 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Matthew's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and Matthew's Servant, Jane (born 1866 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).


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Matthew Parsons's household

Male

Matthew

Parsons

Head
Female

Martha

Parsons

Wife
Male

Matthew J

Parsons

Son
Female

Ann

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Florence

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Parsons

Son
Male

Thomas

Dibble

Servant
Female

Maggie

Wainman

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Servant
Female

Jane

Griffith

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Parsons

Head

Married

32

1849

Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Parsons

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England

Matthew J

Parsons

Son

Single

11

1870

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Ann

Parsons

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Florence

Parsons

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Parsons

Son

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dibble

Servant

Single

21

1860

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Maggie

Wainman

Servant

Single

20

1861

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Servant

Single

24

1857

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Griffith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Barrow, Lancashire, England

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