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Household of Thomas Rigby (born 1843, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rigby, born in 1843 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Rigby, born in 1845 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Thomas E (born 1874 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1875 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Rigby's household

Male

Thomas

Rigby

Head
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Wife
Male

William

Rigby

Son
Female

Mary J

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

Rigby

Son
Female

Emily

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Walter

Rigby

Son
Male

Ernest

Rigby

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Chorley, 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

38

1843

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

Rigby

Son

Single

12

1869

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Rigby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas E

Rigby

Son

Single

7

1874

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Emily

Rigby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Walter

Rigby

Son

Single

4

1877

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Rigby

Son

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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