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Household of Thomas Rigby (born 1805, 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.

Thomas Rigby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rigby, born in 1805 in Kenyon, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ruth Rigby, born in 1813 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Richard (born 1861 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Esther (born 1849 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Sarah A (born 1877 in Pennington, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Rigby's household

Male

Thomas

Rigby

Head
Female

Ruth

Rigby

Wife
Male

Richard

Prescott

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Bowers

Boarder
Female

Esther

Jocrson

Boarder
Female

Sarah A

Lord

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Mort

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Kenyon, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rigby

Head

Married

76

1805

Kenyon, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Rigby

Wife

Married

68

1813

Bury, Lancashire, England

Richard

Prescott

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bowers

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Esther

Jocrson

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Abram, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Lord

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mort

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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