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Household of James Rigby (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rigby, born in 1829 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Rigby, born in 1827 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Samuel (born 1859 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), William (born 1861 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1864 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1851 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1866 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary A, born 1876 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Adam Bowker, born in 1861 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.


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James Rigby's household

Male

James

Rigby

Head
Female

Mary A

Rigby

Wife
Male

Samuel

Rigby

Son
Male

William

Rigby

Son
Male

James

Rigby

Son
Male

John

Rigby

Son
Female

Mary

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Ann

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Aspinall

Grand Daughter
Male

Adam

Bowker

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rigby

Head

Married

52

1829

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Rigby

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Rigby

Son

Single

22

1859

Bedford, Lancashire, England

William

Rigby

Son

Single

20

1861

Bedford, Lancashire, England

James

Rigby

Son

Single

17

1864

Bedford, Lancashire, England

John

Rigby

Son

Single

11

1870

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rigby

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ann

Rigby

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Rigby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Aspinall

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Adam

Bowker

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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