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Household of John Rigby (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 1838 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Rigby, born in 1829 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth A (born 1855 in Bollington Cross, Cheshire, England) and Charles (born 1863 in Adlington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas Scragg, born in 1864 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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John Rigby's household

Male

John

Rigby

Head
Female

Hannah

Rigby

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Charles

Rigby

Son
Male

Thomas

Scragg

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rigby

Head

Married

43

1838

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Rigby

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Rigby

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bollington Cross, Cheshire, England

Charles

Rigby

Son

Single

18

1863

Adlington, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Scragg

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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