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Household of Robert Rigby (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Robert Rigby and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Rigby, born in 1815 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Hannah (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Housekeeper Head, Margaret Gaskell, born in 1831 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Robert Rigby's household

Male

Robert

Rigby

Head
Female

Margaret

Gaskell

Housekeeper Head
Female

Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Rigby

Head

Widower

66

1815

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gaskell

Housekeeper Head

Widow

50

1831

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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