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Household of Benjamin Rigg (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Benjamin Rigg and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Rigg, born in 1849 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Rigg, born in 1848 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Eliza Foley (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother In Law, Ann Rigg, born in 1817 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Rigg's household

Male

Benjamin

Rigg

Head
Female

Eliza

Rigg

Wife
Female

Helen

Rigg

Daughter
Female

Eliza Foley

Rigg

Daughter
Male

William

Rigg

Son
Female

Ann

Rigg

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Rigg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Rigg

Head

Married

32

1849

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Rigg

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Helen

Rigg

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Eliza Foley

Rigg

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Rigg

Son

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ann

Rigg

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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