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Household of Peter Rigby (born 1842, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Rigby, born in 1842 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rigby, born in 1844 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1871 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Rigby's household

Male

Peter

Rigby

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rigby

Wife
Female

Mary

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Peter

Rigby

Son
Male

Thomas

Rigby

Son
Male

James

Rigby

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Rigby

Head

Married

39

1842

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rigby

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rigby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Rigby

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Rigby

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James

Rigby

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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