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Household of James Rigg (born 1817, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Rigg and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rigg, born in 1817 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Rigg, born in 1827 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Catherine (born 1848 in London, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1853 in London, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1860 in London, Middlesex, England), Harriet (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England), John Hy (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England) and Arthur Thos (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Mary Ann (born 1825 in London, Middlesex, England) and James's Boarder, Henry (born 1859 in London, Middlesex, England).


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James Rigg's household

Male

James

Rigg

Head
Female

Catherine

Rigg

Wife
Female

Catherine

Rigg

Daughter
Female

Emma

Rigg

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rigg

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Rigg

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Rigg

Daughter
Male

John Hy

Rigg

Son
Male

Arthur Thos

Rigg

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Donald

Sister In Law
Male

Henry

Goodchild

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Rigg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rigg

Head

Married

64

1817

Southwark, Surrey, England

Catherine

Rigg

Wife

Married

54

1827

London, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Rigg

Daughter

Single

33

1848

London, Middlesex, England

Emma

Rigg

Daughter

Single

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

Jane

Rigg

Daughter

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Rigg

Daughter

Single

21

1860

London, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Rigg

Daughter

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

John Hy

Rigg

Son

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur Thos

Rigg

Son

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Donald

Sister In Law

Single

56

1825

London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Goodchild

Boarder

Single

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

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