Trafford

According to the Census returns Thomas was born at Altrincham, but the only
Thomas Parsonage born 1887 was born at Chester (where his father was born),
the son of Samuel & Emma Parsonage (nee Challen).

1891 Census - 74 Owen Street, Hulme, Manchester.   Son - aged: 4 - born:
Altrincham.   Head of household - Samuel Parsonage - Married - aged: 40 -
occ: Greengrocer - born: Chester.    Also - Emma Parsonage - Wife - aged:
38 - born: Chester.   Plus - 4 siblings.

Strange how Thomas' parents - Samuel and Emma are each only 2 years older
in 1901 than they were in 1891 ???

1901 Census - 2 Egerton Street, Sale.    Son - aged: 14 - occ: None
recorded - born: Altrincham.    Head of household - Samuel Parsonage -
Married - aged: 42 - occ: Hawker Greengrocer - born: Chester.    Also -
Emma Parsonage - Wife - aged: 40 - born: Wales.   Plus - 5 siblings.

Married - Ellen Bowland - during the March quarter 1908 in the Bucklow R.D.
- ref: 8a/269.  

1911 Census - 4 Egerton Street, Sale.    Head of household - Married -
aged: 23 - occ: Greengrocer - born: Altrincham.   Also - Ellen Parsonage -
Wife - aged: 23 - born: Manchester.  Plus their son - Thomas Parsonage Jnr
- aged: 10 months - born: Sale and Nellie Bowland - Step-daughter - aged: 8
- born: Sale.

His father was still residing at No. 2 Egerton Road with his wife - Barbara
Parsonage ???   No trace of his marriage to a Barbara, nor the death of  an
Emma Parsonage.

Pension Records - Dependent - Mother Mrs. Nancy Ellen Parsonage (aged: 54),
7 Prince Street, Darwen.   Awarded a weekly pension of 8/6d w.e.f. the 12th
February 1918.