Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Rigby (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rigby, born in 1846 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Rigby, born in 1849 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ranald (born 1872 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Hetty (born 1875 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), George E (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1880 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Sarah Rigby, born in 1867 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Rigby's household

Male

John

Rigby

Head
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Wife
Male

Ranald

Rigby

Son
Female

Hetty

Rigby

Daughter
Male

George E

Rigby

Son
Female

Jessie

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Rigby

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rigby

Head

Married

35

1846

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Wife

Married

32

1849

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ranald

Rigby

Son

Single

9

1872

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Hetty

Rigby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leigh, Lancashire, England

George E

Rigby

Son

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Rigby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Rigby

Sister In Law

Single

14

1867

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Rigby in Salford in 1881, and follow the Rigby family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Rigby

We’ve found John Rigby in 134 family trees. Find out more about John Rigby's household and view the Rigby family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census