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Household of John Rigby (born 1817, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, 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.

John Rigby and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rigby, born in 1817 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Phoebe M Rigby, born in 1829 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary A, born 1854 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1801 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and John's Visitor, Caroline (born 1826 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England).


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John Rigby's household

Male

John

Rigby

Head
Female

Phoebe M

Rigby

Wife
Female

Mary A

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Mary

Moseley

Mother In Law
Female

Caroline

Taylor

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rigby

Head

Married

64

1817

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe M

Rigby

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Rigby

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Moseley

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Taylor

Visitor

Married

55

1826

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

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