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James Parsons 1815–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Worth, Sussex, England

Death Date: Abt. Jul 1869

Death Location: East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Father: James Parsons

Mother: Elizabeth Bashford

Spouse(s): Lucy Mitchell, Athena Gibbs

Children(s): Rebecca Parsons, Lucy Parsons, Rosina Parsons, George Parsons, Samuel Parsons, Emily Parsons, William Parsons, John Parsons, Eleanor Parsons, James Parsons, Sarah Parsons, Edward Parsons

James Parsons was born in 1815 in Worth, Sussex, England, the child of James Parsons And Elizabeth Bashford. In 1840, James Parsons resided in Sussex, England. In 1851, James Parsons resided in Lingfield, Surrey, England. James Parsons married Athena Gibbs, Lucy Eliza Mitchell, and had children including Edward Parsons, Eleanor Parsons, Emily Parsons, George Parsons, James Parsons, John Parsons, Lucy Parsons, Rebecca Parsons, Rosina Parsons, Samuel Parsons, Sarah Jane Parsons, William Parsons. James Parsons passed away in 1869 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • James Parsons was born in 1815 in Worth, Sussex, England, the child of James Parsons And Elizabeth Bashford.
  • In 1840, James Parsons resided in Sussex, England.
  • In 1851, James Parsons resided in Lingfield, Surrey, England.
  • James Parsons married Athena Gibbs, Lucy Eliza Mitchell, and had children including Edward Parsons, Eleanor Parsons, Emily Parsons, George Parsons, James Parsons, John Parsons, Lucy Parsons, Rebecca Parsons, Rosina Parsons, Samuel Parsons, Sarah Jane Parsons, William Parsons.
  • James Parsons passed away in 1869 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Parsons's Ancestors

Self
James Parsons
1815–1869
Birth Place: Worth, Sussex, England
Parents
James Parsons
1790–1851
Balcombe, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Bashford
1789–1861
Horne, Surrey, England
Grandparents
john Parsons
1750–1800
Worth, Sussex, England
Mary Rice
1751–1839
Worth, Sussex, , England
James BASHFORD
1745–1827
Horne, Surrey, England
Hannah (Ann) Sowerby
1751–1807
Burstow near Horne , Surrey UK
Great-Grandparents
John Parsons
1722–1782
Sarah Attree
1727–1781
George Rice
1720–1793
Rebecca Jupp
1720–1799
Anthony SOWERBY
1715–1779
Ann GALES
1731–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Parsons
1699–1751
Elizabeth Woolgar
1695–1762
Jesse ATTREE
1688–1768
Elizabeth SHOULDER
1692–1778
George (Rist)
1687–1765
Sarah Gibbs
1698–1768
George Jupp
1685–1767
Francis Rowe
1694–1767

James Parsons's Descendants

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James Parsons (1815–Abt. Jul 1869) m. Lucy (Eliza) Mitchell (1829–1910) m. Athena Gibbs (1821–October 1850)
  1. 1. Rebecca Parsons 1841–
  2. 2. Lucy Parsons 1846–
  3. 3. Rosina Parsons 1854–
  4. 4. George Parsons 1856–
  5. 5. Samuel Parsons 1859–
  6. 6. Emily Parsons 1861–
  7. 7. William Parsons 1863–
  8. 8. John Parsons 1865–
  9. 9. Eleanor Parsons 1867–
  10. 10. James Parsons 1844–1923 m. Ellen Mercer 1849–
    1. 1. Bessie (Esther) Parsons 1885–1928 m. William (Pratt) Smithson 1877–1932
      1. 1. James (Charles) Smithson 1924–1973 m. Elizabeth (Annie) Stinton 1924–2008
        1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth) Stinton 1942–2023 m. Peter (William) Wood 1935–2014 m. William (Alfred) Plumstead 1928–2012
        2. 2. Jimmy (Albert) Smithson 1945–2001
        3. 3. Trevor (George) Smithson 1951–2021
      2. 2. Bessie (Isabella Ellen) Smithson 1919–1997
      3. 3. Florence (R) Smithson 1921–1991
      4. 4. William (P) Smithson 1923–2007 m. Brenda (M) Dodd 1926–2002
        1. 1. Sheila (A) Smithson 1946–2022
    2. 2. Walter (J) Parsons 1874–
    3. 3. Edward (G) Parsons 1881–
  11. 11. Sarah (Jane) Parsons 1840–
  12. 12. Edward Parsons 1848–1882

James Parsons's Timeline

5 Records

1815
1815
Birth of James Parsons in Worth, Sussex, England
Worth, Sussex, England
1840
20 May 1840
Age 25
James Parsons resided here in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1851
1851
Age 36
James Parsons resided here in Lingfield, Surrey, England
Lingfield, Surrey, England
1861
1861
Age 46
James Parsons resided here in East Grinstead, Sussex, England
East Grinstead, Sussex, England
1869
Abt. Jul 1869
Age 54
Death of James Parsons in East Grinstead, Sussex, England
East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Worth, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 62; Page: 261
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 579; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542665
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1641; Folio: 183; Page: 26; GSU roll: 193544

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 May 1840
    Event Place: Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 62; Page: 261

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Lingfield, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1641; Folio: 183; Page: 26; GSU roll: 193544

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: East Grinstead, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 579; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542665

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Jul 1869
    Event Place: East Grinstead, Sussex, England

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