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Household of John Rigby (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rigby, born in 1847 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriett Rigby, born in 1847 in Wales. They had 6 children; Sarah A (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Harriet M (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth J (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John C (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and James A (born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Harriett H (born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Florence (born 1858 in Scotland).


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John Rigby's household

Male

John

Rigby

Head
Female

Harriett

Rigby

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Harriet M

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Emily

Rigby

Daughter
Male

John C

Rigby

Son
Male

James A

Rigby

Son
Female

Harriett H

Oliver

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Greaves

Lodger
Female

Florence

Ferguson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rigby

Head

Married

34

1847

Lancashire, England

Harriett

Rigby

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wales

Sarah A

Rigby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet M

Rigby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth J

Rigby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Rigby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John C

Rigby

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James A

Rigby

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Harriett H

Oliver

Servant

Single

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Greaves

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Ferguson

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Scotland

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