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Household of Robert Riggs (born 1829, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 Riggs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Riggs, born in 1829 in Cheselbourne, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Selina Riggs, born in 1831 in Cheselbourne, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1860 in Cheselbourne, Dorset, England) and Tom (born 1870 in Cheselbourne, Dorset, England).


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Robert Riggs's household

Male

Robert

Riggs

Head
Female

Selina

Riggs

Wife
Male

Robert

Riggs

Son
Male

Tom

Riggs

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Riggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Cheselbourne, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Riggs

Head

Married

52

1829

Cheselbourne, Dorset, England

Selina

Riggs

Wife

Married

50

1831

Cheselbourne, Dorset, England

Robert

Riggs

Son

Single

21

1860

Cheselbourne, Dorset, England

Tom

Riggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Cheselbourne, Dorset, England

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