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Household of Thomas Rigby (born 1846, 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.

Thomas Rigby and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rigby, born in 1846 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary J Rigby, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1870 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Robert G (born 1873 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Aspull, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Aspull, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, Stephen (born 1817 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Father In Laws Wife, Ellen (born 1817 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Rigby's household

Male

Thomas

Rigby

Head
Female

Mary J

Rigby

Wife
Male

Edward

Rigby

Son
Male

Robert G

Rigby

Son
Male

William

Rigby

Son
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter
Male

John

Rigby

Son
Female

Mary

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Gorton

Father In Law
Female

Ellen

Gorton

Father In Laws Wife
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rigby

Head

Married

35

1846

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Rigby

Wife

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Edward

Rigby

Son

Single

11

1870

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Robert G

Rigby

Son

Single

8

1873

Aspull, Lancashire, England

William

Rigby

Son

Single

6

1875

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Aspull, Lancashire, England

John

Rigby

Son

Single

2

1879

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rigby

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Stephen

Gorton

Father In Law

Married

64

1817

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gorton

Father In Laws Wife

Married

64

1817

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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