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Household of John Parsons (born 1843, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewes, Sussex, 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.

John Parsons and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Parsons, born in 1843 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary M Parsons, born in 1854 in Alciston, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; William L (born 1876 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Catherine E (born 1877 in Lewes, Sussex, England) and Mildred (born 1880 in Lewes, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Alice H (born 1860 in -), John's Servant, Louisa (born 1850 in Selmeston, Sussex, England), John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Iford, Sussex, England) and John's Servant, Harriet E (born 1867 in Worth, Sussex, England).


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John Parsons's household

Male

John

Parsons

Head
Female

Mary M

Parsons

Wife
Male

William L

Parsons

Son
Female

Catherine E

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Mildred

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Alice H

Peat

Governess
Female

Louisa

Mockett

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Lower

Servant
Female

Harriet E

Sandels

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Parsons

Head

Married

38

1843

Lewes, Sussex, England

Mary M

Parsons

Wife

Married

27

1854

Alciston, Sussex, England

William L

Parsons

Son

Single

5

1876

Lewes, Sussex, England

Catherine E

Parsons

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lewes, Sussex, England

Mildred

Parsons

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lewes, Sussex, England

Alice H

Peat

Governess

Single

21

1860

-

Louisa

Mockett

Servant

Single

31

1850

Selmeston, Sussex, England

Mary Ann

Lower

Servant

Single

21

1860

Iford, Sussex, England

Harriet E

Sandels

Servant

Single

14

1867

Worth, Sussex, England

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