Jonathan PARSONS

1744 - 1812  (68 years)

• Name	Jonathan PARSONS  [1]
  Birth	1744	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Between 1768 and 1812	Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [3]
  	Made Parish Clerk, preceded by his father and followed by two sons (James Parsons, then William Parsons) and a grandson and between the five of them they held the post until it lapsed in 1881 for 145 years.
  Election	1774  [4]
  	Jonathan is recorded as voting for Lord Grimston in the parliamentary election. Voting rights came with being a "40-shilling Freeholder" i.e. he owned freehold property worth at least 40 shillings a year in rent or income.
  		Historic Sandridge. The story of a Hertfordshire parish (1952). The first substantial chronicle of Thrale history, written by R.W. Thrale (1931-2007) & E. Giles. Reproduced in full with consent of the author.
  Occupation	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  	Innkeeper Queens Head, & the Rose & Crown Inns
  Occupation	Ran a malting business
  Death	20 Oct 1812	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Burial	26 Oct 1812	Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I595	UK Thrale family
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Jonathan PARSONS   d. 1768
  Mother	Mary   bur. 6 Nov 1798, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  Marriage	Bef 1745
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah MARSTON   d. Bef. 1784
  Marriage	10 Jul 1766	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [3]
  		Historic Sandridge. The story of a Hertfordshire parish (1952). The first substantial chronicle of Thrale history, written by R.W. Thrale (1931-2007) & E. Giles. Reproduced in full with consent of the author.
  Notes	Four of their children died in infancy.
  Children	+ 1. Jonathan PARSONS,   b. 1767   d. 1853 (Age 86 years) m. Sarah   2. Thomas PARSONS,   b. 1768   3. Joseph PARSONS,   b. 1770   4. George PARSONS,   b. 1771   5. Ann PARSONS,   b. 1772   6. William PARSONS,   b. 1774   7. James PARSONS,   b. 1775   8. Sarah PARSONS,   b. 1776   9. Samuel PARSONS,   b. 1778   10. Susannah PARSONS,   b. 1795   d. 8 May 1885, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Ann SAMS,   b. 1756   d. 1828 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	28 Mar 1784	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  	Children: James & Charles & three others [1]
  Children	1. James PARSONS,   b. 1789   d. 1862 (Age 73 years) m. Elizabeth EDMONDS + 2. Charles PARSONS,   b. 1791, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown m. Elizabeth THRALE (1813)
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2004

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1744 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - 10 Jul 1766 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Religion - Made Parish Clerk, preceded by his father and followed by two sons (James Parsons, then William Parsons) and a grandson and between the five of them they held the post until it lapsed in 1881 for 145 years. - Between 1768 and 1812 - Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Occupation - Innkeeper Queens Head, & the Rose & Crown Inns - - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - 28 Mar 1784 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Death - 20 Oct 1812 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Burial - 26 Oct 1812 - Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] E Giles and R W Thrale, with sketches by R Giles, Historic Sandridge, 42. [S31] Monumental inscriptions, (Herts Family & Population History Society), 38. Parsons Jonathan d. Oct 20 1812 aged 68 [S20] E Giles and R W Thrale, with sketches by R Giles, Historic Sandridge, 27. [S20] E Giles and R W Thrale, with sketches by R Giles, Historic Sandridge, 25.