Person:William Parsons (80)

William Parsons was baptised on 2nd March 1777 at Kimpton in Hertfordshire, son of Thomas Parsons and Sarah Robotom. His mother died when he was about two years old.

On 5th March 1810, aged 33, he married Elizabeth Parsons at Kimpton. Although they shared the same surname, no obvious connection between their families has yet been found. They went on to have five children baptised at Kimpton between 1810 and 1821. William's father died in 1828, with his burial noting that he had lived at Rye End, a hamlet which straddles the border of Kimpton and the neighbouring parish of Knebworth.

William's wife Elizabeth died in 1837, aged 53.

The 1841 and 1851 censuses both find William living with his daughters in the part of Rye End which was in Knebworth parish, and working as a carpenter.

William died in 1855, aged 78. He was buried at Kimpton on 16th August 1855, although his abode was recorded as "Rye End, Knebworth".

1. ↑ Church of England. Kimpton Parish Registers.

   Baptisms 1777
   Mar[ch] 2 William Son of Thomas & Sarah Parsons

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 436; Book 12; Folio 4; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Wry End, Knebworth, Hertfordshire
   William Parsons, male, 60 [1776-81], Carpenter, born in county
   Hariet Parsons, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   Susan Parsons, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Charles Parsons, male, 15 [1816-21], born in county
   Elizabeth Parsons, female, 11 [1829/30], born in county
   Ann Cackle, female, 20 [1816-21], F.S., born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1709; Folio 307; Page 12, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Rye End, Knebworth, Hertfordshire
   William Parsons, head, widower, male, 74 [1776/7], Carpenter, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Harriet Parsons, daughter, unmarried, female, 40 [1810/11], Platter, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Susan Parsons, daughter, unmarried, female, 35 [1815/16], Platter, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire

4.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. William PARSONS, September Quarter 1855, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 132, aged 78 [1776/7]

5. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Kimpton Parish Registers.

   BURIALS in the Parish of Kimpton in the County of Hertford in the Year 1855
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   861	William Parsons	Rye End, Knebworth	Aug[ust] 16	78 years [1776/7]	Henry Russell, Curate