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Household of Charles Rigby (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Charles Rigby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Rigby, born in 1839 in Sandbach, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rigby, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ada (born 1870 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1876 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Mother In Law, Mary Heap, born in 1814 in Halewood, Lancashire, England.


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Charles Rigby's household

Male

Charles

Rigby

Head
Female

Margaret

Rigby

Wife
Female

Ada

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Alice

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Harry

Rigby

Son
Female

Mary

Heap

Mother In Law
First name(s) Charles
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Rigby

Head

Married

42

1839

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Rigby

Wife

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Rigby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Rigby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Harry

Rigby

Son

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Heap

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Halewood, Lancashire, England

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