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Household of Richard Rigby (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Richard Rigby and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Rigby, born in 1817 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Rigby, born in 1838 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1863 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1876 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Relative, James Rigby, born in 1868 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Rigby's household

Male

Richard

Rigby

Head
Female

Jane

Rigby

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Richard

Rigby

Son
Male

James

Rigby

Son
Male

John

Rigby

Son
Female

Margaret

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Henry

Rigby

Son
Female

Ann

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rigby

Daughter
Male

James

Rigby

Relative
First name(s) Richard
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Rigby

Head

Married

64

1817

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Rigby

Wife

Married

43

1838

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rigby

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Rigby

Son

Single

18

1863

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Rigby

Son

Single

15

1866

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Rigby

Son

Single

13

1868

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Rigby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Rigby

Son

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Rigby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Rigby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rigby

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

James

Rigby

Relative

Single

13

1868

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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