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Household of John Riggs (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 Riggs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riggs, born in 1829 in Holker, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Rigg, born in 1829 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), William R (born 1863 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), Ruth Ann (born 1867 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), Rubin C (born 1869 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), Sepimus P (born 1869 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and Hannah M (born 1857 in Dalton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Seth (born 1859 in Moorhead, Lancashire, England) and John's Niece, Margaret R (born 1881 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England).


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John Riggs's household

Male

John

Riggs

Head
Female

Ruth

Rigg

Wife
Male

Joseph

Rigg

Son
Male

William R

Rigg

Son
Female

Ruth Ann

Rigg

Daughter
Male

Rubin C

Rigg

Son
Male

Sepimus P

Rigg

Son
Male

Seth

Smith

Son In Law
Female

Hannah M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret R

Smith

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Riggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Holker, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riggs

Head

Married

52

1829

Holker, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Rigg

Wife

Married

52

1829

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Rigg

Son

Single

20

1861

Dalton, Lancashire, England

William R

Rigg

Son

Single

18

1863

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Ruth Ann

Rigg

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Rubin C

Rigg

Son

Single

12

1869

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Sepimus P

Rigg

Son

Single

12

1869

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Seth

Smith

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Moorhead, Lancashire, England

Hannah M

Smith

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Margaret R

Smith

Niece

Single

0

1881

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

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