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Household of James Rigby (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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.

James Rigby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rigby, born in 1829 in Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Rigby, born in 1830 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Fredrick (born 1858 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1858 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) and James Hry (born 1868 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Jannett, born 1881 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother To Head, Lydia Johnson, born in 1802 in Cheshire, England.


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James Rigby's household

Male

James

Rigby

Head
Female

Sarah

Rigby

Wife
Male

Fredrick

Rigby

Son
Female

Mary

Rigby

Daughter
Male

James Hry

Rigby

Son
Female

Jannett

Rigby

Grand Daughter
Female

Lydia

Johnson

Mother To Head
First name(s) James
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rigby

Head

Married

52

1829

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Rigby

Wife

Married

51

1830

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Fredrick

Rigby

Son

Single

23

1858

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Rigby

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

James Hry

Rigby

Son

Single

13

1868

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Jannett

Rigby

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Lydia

Johnson

Mother To Head

Widow

79

1802

Cheshire, England

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