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Household of William Parsons (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alton, Hampshire, 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 Parsons and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Parsons, born in 1839 in Milborne Port, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Parsons, born in 1851 in Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Florence (born 1878 in Farringdon, Hampshire, England) and Marianna (born 1880 in Farringdon, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret M M (born 1862 in Hampshire, England), William's Boarder, Anna E (born 1862 in East Orchard, Dorset, England), William's Servant, Catherine E (born 1866 in Bramley, Hampshire, England), William's Servant, Cecil (born 1865 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England) and William's Servant, William C (born 1865 in Chilton Candover, Hampshire, England).


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William Parsons's household

Male

William

Parsons

Head
Female

Jane

Parsons

Wife
Female

Florence

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Marianna

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Margaret M M

Roberts

Servant
Female

Anna E

Ellcott

Boarder
Female

Catherine E

Herridge

Servant
Male

Cecil

Hunt

Servant
Male

William C

Myrtle

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Milborne Port, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Parsons

Head

Married

42

1839

Milborne Port, Somerset, England

Jane

Parsons

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hampshire, England

Florence

Parsons

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Farringdon, Hampshire, England

Marianna

Parsons

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Farringdon, Hampshire, England

Margaret M M

Roberts

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hampshire, England

Anna E

Ellcott

Boarder

Single

19

1862

East Orchard, Dorset, England

Catherine E

Herridge

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bramley, Hampshire, England

Cecil

Hunt

Servant

Single

16

1865

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

William C

Myrtle

Servant

Single

16

1865

Chilton Candover, Hampshire, England

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