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Household of Joseph Rigby (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Joseph Rigby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Rigby, born in 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Rigby, born in 1841 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Thomas Jamison, born in 1841 in Parr, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Rigby's household

Male

Joseph

Rigby

Head
Female

Martha

Rigby

Wife
Female

Mary E

Rigby

Daughter
Male

James

Rigby

Son
Male

John

Rigby

Son
Female

Margaret

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Martha

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jamison

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Rigby

Head

Married

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Rigby

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Rigby

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Rigby

Son

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Rigby

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Rigby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Rigby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Jamison

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Parr, Lancashire, England

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