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Household of James Rigby (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

James Rigby and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rigby, born in 1840 in Abram, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Rigby, born in 1844 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Martha Alice (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Hewitt (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Ellenor (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Adopted Son, George (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James's Visitor, James (born 1816 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and James's Visitor, Peter (born 1843 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).


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James Rigby's household

Male

James

Rigby

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Rigby

Wife
Female

Martha Alice

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Rigby

Son
Female

Lucy

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Hewitt

Rigby

Son
Female

Ellenor

Rigby

Daughter
Male

George

Siddon

Adopted Son
Male

James

Bell

Visitor
Male

Peter

Hewits

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Abram, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rigby

Head

Married

41

1840

Abram, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Rigby

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Martha Alice

Rigby

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Rigby

Son

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Rigby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Hewitt

Rigby

Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ellenor

Rigby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

George

Siddon

Adopted Son

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Bell

Visitor

Widower

65

1816

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Peter

Hewits

Visitor

Single

38

1843

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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