George Sidney Parsons
and
Leonard Frederick Parsons
George Sidney Parsons (born approx. 1844) and Leonard Frederick Parsons (born approx. 1845) were born in England. They were the sons of Stephen Parsons and Sarah Perkis.
The Parsons family emigrated to Victoria, Australia, departing Plymouth England, on the sailing ship Appleton on 22 October 1856 and arriving in Melbourne on 25 January 1857.
The family settled in Brighton, Victoria.
George Sydney Parsons and Leonard Fredrick Parsons were the founders of a very successful company called Parsons Brothers & Co., trading in Collins Street and Bourke Street, Melbourne, and also in Kent Street, Sydney (in the food industry).
George Sydney Parsons owned a property called "Hilton Wood" in Power St., Hawthorn. He also owned a property in Isabella St., Hawthorn.
Leonard Fredrick Parsons owned a property called "Ellamine” in Torresdale Road, Toorak, Melbourne.
