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Household of William Parsons (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Parsons, born in 1844 in North Newton, Somerset, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Parsons, born in 1848 in North Petherton, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1868 in North Newton, Somerset, England), James (born 1870 in North Newton, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1873 in North Newton, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1875 in North Newton, Somerset, England), William (born 1876 in North Newton, Somerset, England), Emma (born 1877 in North Newton, Somerset, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in North Newton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, Charles (born 1866 in North Petherton, Somerset, England), William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1815 in Thurloxton, Somerset, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1845 in North Petherton, Somerset, England), William's Visitor, Mary J (born 1857 in Somerset, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1864 in North Curry, Somerset, England).


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William Parsons's household

Male

William

Parsons

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife
Male

Charles

Wilkins

Stepson
Female

Mary

Parsons

Daughter
Male

James

Parsons

Son
Male

Robert

Parsons

Son
Male

Thomas

Parsons

Son
Male

William

Parsons

Son
Female

Emma

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Parsons

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilkins

Boarder
Male

George

Wilkins

Boarder
Female

Mary J

Goodland

Visitor
Male

John

Kitch

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place North Newton, Somerset, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Parsons

Head

Married

37

1844

North Newton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife

Married

33

1848

North Petherton, Somerset, England

Charles

Wilkins

Stepson

Single

15

1866

North Petherton, Somerset, England

Mary

Parsons

Daughter

Single

13

1868

North Newton, Somerset, England

James

Parsons

Son

Single

11

1870

North Newton, Somerset, England

Robert

Parsons

Son

Single

8

1873

North Newton, Somerset, England

Thomas

Parsons

Son

Single

6

1875

North Newton, Somerset, England

William

Parsons

Son

Single

5

1876

North Newton, Somerset, England

Emma

Parsons

Daughter

Single

4

1877

North Newton, Somerset, England

Joseph

Parsons

Son

Single

1

1880

North Newton, Somerset, England

Sarah

Wilkins

Boarder

Widow

66

1815

Thurloxton, Somerset, England

George

Wilkins

Boarder

Widower

36

1845

North Petherton, Somerset, England

Mary J

Goodland

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Somerset, England

John

Kitch

Boarder

Single

17

1864

North Curry, Somerset, England

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