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Household of Thomas Rigby (born 1848, 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.

Thomas Rigby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rigby, born in 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Rigby, born in 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Harriet (born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Rigby's household

Male

Thomas

Rigby

Head
Female

Mary

Rigby

Wife
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Rigby

Son
Male

William

Rigby

Son
Male

John

Rigby

Son
Male

John

Taylor

Lodger
Female

Harriet

Adamson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rigby

Head

Married

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rigby

Wife

Married

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Rigby

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Rigby

Son

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Rigby

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Taylor

Lodger

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Adamson

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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