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Household of Samuel Rigby (born 1826, 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.

Samuel Rigby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Rigby, born in 1826 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ann Rigby, born in 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1860 in Durham, Durham, England), Alice (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Alice Hall, born in 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Rigby's household

Male

Samuel

Rigby

Head
Female

Ann

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Alice

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Rigby

Son
Male

John

Rigby

Grand Son
Male

Samuel

Rigby

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Hall

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Rigby

Head

Married

55

1826

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Rigby

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Rigby

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Durham, Durham, England

Alice

Rigby

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Rigby

Son

Married

25

1856

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Rigby

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Rigby

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hall

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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