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Household of Richard Rigbye (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 Rigbye and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Rigbye, born in 1849 in Eccleston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Rigbye, born in 1850 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Daniel (born 1872 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and Abraham (born 1879 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Ann (born 1812 in Lancashire, England), Richard's Boarder, Margaret (born 1815 in Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Elizabeth Lucy (born 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Rigbye's household

Male

Richard

Rigbye

Head
Female

Ellen

Rigbye

Wife
Male

John

Rigbye

Son
Male

Daniel

Rigbye

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rigbye

Daughter
Male

James

Rigbye

Son
Male

Abraham

Rigbye

Son
Female

Ann

Eastham

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Eastham

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth Lucy

Harrison

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Rigbye
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Rigbye

Head

Married

32

1849

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigbye

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lancashire, England

John

Rigbye

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Daniel

Rigbye

Son

Single

9

1872

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rigbye

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

James

Rigbye

Son

Single

5

1876

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Rigbye

Son

Single

2

1879

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Eastham

Boarder

Single

69

1812

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Eastham

Boarder

Single

66

1815

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Lucy

Harrison

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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