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Household of John Rigg (born 1835, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 Rigg and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rigg, born in 1835 in Keswick, Cumberland, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Rigg, born in 1838 in Wigton, Cumberland, England. They had 10 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Keswick, Cumberland, England), Robert (born 1863 in Keswick, Cumberland, England), Samuel (born 1865 in Keswick, Cumberland, England), Mary E (born 1867 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Dorothy J (born 1871 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1873 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Jonathan O (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Annabel (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and James A (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In L, Elizabeth Waite, born in 1812 in Penrith, Cumberland, England.


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John Rigg's household

Male

John

Rigg

Head
Female

Mary

Rigg

Wife
Male

Thomas

Rigg

Son
Male

Robert

Rigg

Son
Male

Samuel

Rigg

Son
Female

Mary E

Rigg

Daughter
Female

Dorothy J

Rigg

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Rigg

Daughter
Male

Jonathan O

Rigg

Son
Female

Annabel

Rigg

Daughter
Male

John W

Rigg

Son
Male

James A

Rigg

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Waite

Mother In L
First name(s) John
Last name Rigg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Keswick, Cumberland, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rigg

Head

Married

46

1835

Keswick, Cumberland, England

Mary

Rigg

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Rigg

Son

Single

20

1861

Keswick, Cumberland, England

Robert

Rigg

Son

Single

18

1863

Keswick, Cumberland, England

Samuel

Rigg

Son

Single

16

1865

Keswick, Cumberland, England

Mary E

Rigg

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Dorothy J

Rigg

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Rigg

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Jonathan O

Rigg

Son

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Annabel

Rigg

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John W

Rigg

Son

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

James A

Rigg

Son

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Waite

Mother In L

Widow

69

1812

Penrith, Cumberland, England

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