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Household of Joseph Rigg (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Joseph Rigg and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Rigg, born in 1854 in Fixby, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Rigg, born in 1860 in Emley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary E, born 1880 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder Head, Crossley (born 1848 in Shelley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder Wife, Hannah (born 1855 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder Son, Fred (born 1880 in Shelley, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Rigg's household

Male

Joseph

Rigg

Head
Female

Jane

Rigg

Wife
Female

Mary E

Rigg

Daughter
Male

Crossley

Kershaw

Boarder Head
Female

Hannah

Kershaw

Boarder Wife
Male

Fred

Kershaw

Boarder Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Rigg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Fixby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Rigg

Head

Married

27

1854

Fixby, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Rigg

Wife

Married

21

1860

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Rigg

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Crossley

Kershaw

Boarder Head

Married

33

1848

Shelley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Kershaw

Boarder Wife

Married

26

1855

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Kershaw

Boarder Son

Single

1

1880

Shelley, Yorkshire, England

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