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Household of John Rigg (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, 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 Rigg and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rigg, born in 1830 in Colne, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rigg, born in 1833 in Denholme, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1858 in Armley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, Joseph (born 1812 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), John's Sister In Law, Martha (born 1849 in Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Herbert W (born 1877 in Armley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Adopted Child, Eva (born 1873 in Armley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Rigg's household

Male

John

Rigg

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rigg

Wife
Male

James

Rigg

Son
Male

Joseph

Wright

Father In Law
Female

Martha

Bannister

Sister In Law
Male

Herbert W

Bannister

Boarder
Female

Eva

Rigg

Adopted Child
First name(s) John
Last name Rigg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Colne, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rigg

Head

Married

51

1830

Colne, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Rigg

Wife

Married

48

1833

Denholme, Yorkshire, England

James

Rigg

Son

Single

23

1858

Armley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wright

Father In Law

Widower

69

1812

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Bannister

Sister In Law

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Herbert W

Bannister

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Armley, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Rigg

Adopted Child

Single

8

1873

Armley, Yorkshire, England

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