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Household of William Edward Parsons (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

William Edward Parsons and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edward Parsons, born in 1827 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Parsons, born in 1828 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1858 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Eliza Emma (born 1861 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1865 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Edward's Lodger, Patrick (born 1857 in Sligo, Ireland), William Edward's Lodger, Ann (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William Edward's Lodger, Amelia (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William Edward's Lodger, Sarah (born 1862 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England).


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William Edward Parsons's household

Male

William Edward

Parsons

Head
Female

Sarah

Parsons

Wife
Male

John

Parsons

Son
Female

Eliza Emma

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Mitchell

Lodger
Female

Ann

Mitchell

Lodger
Female

Amelia

Lee

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Carnes

Lodger
First name(s) William Edward
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Edward

Parsons

Head

Married

54

1827

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Parsons

Wife

Married

53

1828

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

John

Parsons

Son

Single

23

1858

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Eliza Emma

Parsons

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Parsons

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Mitchell

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Sligo, Ireland

Ann

Mitchell

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Lee

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Carnes

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

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