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Household of James Rigby (born 1853, 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.

James Rigby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rigby, born in 1853 in Horwich, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Rigby, born in 1854 in Morley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah A (born 1874 in Morley, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder Head, Robert W (born 1846 in Westmorland, England), James's Boarder Wife, Ann (born 1856 in Cumberland, England), James's Boarder Son, Robert W (born 1880 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder Son, John H (born 1881 in Bacup, Lancashire, England).


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James Rigby's household

Male

James

Rigby

Head
Female

Mary A

Rigby

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Wakeam

Boarder Head
Female

Ann

Wakeam

Boarder Wife
Male

Robert W

Wakeam

Boarder Son
Male

John H

Wakeam

Boarder Son
First name(s) James
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Horwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rigby

Head

Married

28

1853

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Rigby

Wife

Married

27

1854

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Rigby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Rigby

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

Robert W

Wakeam

Boarder Head

Married

35

1846

Westmorland, England

Ann

Wakeam

Boarder Wife

Married

25

1856

Cumberland, England

Robert W

Wakeam

Boarder Son

Single

1

1880

Bury, Lancashire, England

John H

Wakeam

Boarder Son

Single

0

1881

Bacup, Lancashire, England

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