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Household of William Parsons (born 1853, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Parsons, born in 1853 in Bridgwater, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Parsons, born in 1853 in Mark, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Highbridge, Somerset, England), George (born 1878 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Walter Dowden, born in 1863 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.


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William Parsons's household

Male

William

Parsons

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife
Male

William

Parsons

Son
Male

George

Parsons

Son
Female

Ann

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Walter

Dowden

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Parsons

Head

Married

28

1853

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife

Married

28

1853

Mark, Somerset, England

William

Parsons

Son

Single

7

1874

Highbridge, Somerset, England

George

Parsons

Son

Single

3

1878

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Ann

Parsons

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Walter

Dowden

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

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