Person:Susan Parsons (2)

Susan Parsons was baptised on 24th May 1812 at Letchworth in Hertfordshire, the eldest of six known childred of George and Mary Parsons. The family moved from Letchworth fifteen miles south to Kimpton some time between 1815 and 1819, and Susan later appears to have been uncertain as to where she had actually been born - giving her birthplace sometimes as unknown, sometimes, Bedfordshire, sometimes Hertfordshire and on one occasion Baldock, Hertfordshire.

When Susan was about 18 years old, she married a Thomas Dunham. The 1841 census finds them living together at Wheathampstead. Thomas died in 1843, aged 38. The following year, Susan remarried a James Groom, with whom she had at least two sons.

Susan has yet to be traced after 1871.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Letchworth. Parish registers, 1696-1937. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   ch. 24 May 1812, Susannah daughter of George & Mary 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 442; Book 8; Folio 22; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Marshal Heath, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Dunham, male, 35 [1801-6], Ag Lab, b. in county
   Susan Dunham, female, 30 [1806-11], Pl, b. in county
   Ann Dunham, female, 70 [1766-71], b. in county
   William Parsons, male, 6 [1834/5], b. 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 1713; Folio 12; Page 16, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   James Groom, head, married, male, 35 [1815/6], Ag Labr, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
   Susanna Groom, wife, married, female, 37 [1813/4], Straw Plaiter, b. NK, Bedfordshire
   William Groom, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
   James Groom, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
   George Parsons, father in law, widower, male, 56 [1794/5], Ag Lab, b. Bendish, Kingswalden, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 827; Folio 11; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Lamer Reed Hall Farm, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   James Groom, head, married, male, 46 [1814/5], Ag Lab Foreman, b. St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire
   Susan Groom, wife, married, female, 49 [1811/2], b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   William Groom, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1845/6], Ag Lab, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
   James Groom, son, male, 13 [1847/8], Ag Lab, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1376; Folio 12; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   James Groom, head, married, male, 56 [1814/5], Ag Lab, b. Kings Warden, Hertfordshire
   Susan Groom, wife, married, female, 58 [1812/3], b. Hertfordshire
   William Groom, son, married, male, 26 [1844/5], b. Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Cox, niece, unmarried, female, 12 [1858/9], b. London
   Wm Batchelor, lodger, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Ag Lab, b. Hertfordshire
   Geo Clark, lodger, unmarried, male, 18 [1852/3], Ag Lab, b. Flanstead, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Fensome, lodger, unmarried, male, 13 [1857/8], Ag Lab, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire