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Household of Samuel Rigby (born 1840, 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.

Samuel Rigby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Rigby, born in 1840 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Rigby, born in 1838 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Frances A (born 1869 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Martha J (born 1872 in Pennington, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Pennington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Step Mother, Rachel (born 1819 in Croft, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Sister, Martha (born 1849 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Rigby's household

Male

Samuel

Rigby

Head
Female

Jane

Rigby

Wife
Female

Frances A

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Martha J

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Rigby

Step Mother
Female

Martha

Rigby

Sister
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Rigby

Head

Married

41

1840

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Rigby

Wife

Married

43

1838

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Frances A

Rigby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Martha J

Rigby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rigby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Rigby

Step Mother

Widow

62

1819

Croft, Lancashire, England

Martha

Rigby

Sister

Single

32

1849

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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