Charles William Parslow or C. W. Parslow as he was known in business, migrated to Australia from England in 1911. He served his apprenticeship with a London tailor thus giving rise to his moniker in Ipswich of "The London Tailor". 

Parslow was employed initially in Ipswich as a cutter by J. M. Parlane, the tailor located in Brisbane Street. Shortly after his arrival, however, in May 1912, C. W. Parslow opened his own business upstairs over the City Pharmacy which was next to Australian Bank of Commerce on the corner of Brisbane & Bell Streets. Within 6 months, Parslow had sublet these premises and moved his firm to Union Street, next to the Commonwealth Hotel and opposite Ipswich Railway Station. 

As a "high class tailor", Parslow's main business was constructing and stitching custom-made suits for men out of imported woollen fabric, serge and tweed. Suits at this time were generally blue, brown or grey.  In time, C. W. Parslow, The London Tailor ventured into mercery also selling silk pocket handkerchiefs, socks, collars, ties, Pelaco shirts and Borsatino hats. 

In July 1914, Charles William Parslow was sworn in as a Justice of the Peace at Ipswich Courthouse. This event is an indication of his high-standing in the Ipswich community.

After ten successful years in Ipswich, C. W. Parslow, The London Tailor needed bigger premises. Due to these circumstances, a shop (formerly that of Charles Gilbert Ltd)  in Nicholas Street, across the road from Whitehouse's, was acquired as a sales front whilst the old premises in Union Street became the business' workshop. 

Before many more years had passed, in 1926, The London Tailor shop moved back to their newly renovated property in Union Street. Mercery was sold off to cash buyers at the shop in Nicholas Street as it was declared that they were going out of mercery and focusing on tailoring. At The London Tailor, fashionable styles and fabrics seem always to have been important. In 1925-26 light worsted suits and cream gabardine were fashionable. 

Just into the new year of 1932, Charles William Parslow died at 47 years of age. Although he had three sons, none of them seem to have followed him into tailoring. Within the month, an auction was held at Parslow's Union Street premises, disposing of all contents. Well known Ipswich auctioneers Jackson & Meyers were engaged to preside over the event, thus concluding Parslow's twenty year business association in this town.

At the time of his death, Charles & Maude Parslow lived at Lakemba, 14 Chelmsford Avenue (corner of Chelmsford and Murphy Streets, opposite the reservoir), Ipswich.  In the middle of 1933 Mrs Maude Parslow once again used the firm of Jackson & Meyers to auction her household goods and block of land adjoining the Parslow residence on Denmark Hill, before moving to Brisbane.