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Household of Peter Rigby (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Peter Rigby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Rigby, born in 1849 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Rigby, born in 1849 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1876 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Letitia (born 1880 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Ben Boot, born in 1856 in Yorkshire, England.


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Peter Rigby's household

Male

Peter

Rigby

Head
Female

Isabella

Rigby

Wife
Male

John

Rigby

Son
Female

Eliza

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Letitia

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Albert

Rigby

Son
Male

Ben

Boot

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Rigby

Head

Married

32

1849

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Rigby

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John

Rigby

Son

Single

7

1874

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Rigby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Letitia

Rigby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Albert

Rigby

Son

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ben

Boot

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

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