Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Rigby (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rigby, born in 1846 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Rigby, born in 1836 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1863 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1871 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1878 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Rigby's household

Male

Thomas

Rigby

Head
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Wife
Female

Alice

Foster

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Ada

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Annie

Rigby

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rigby

Head

Married

35

1846

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Wife

Married

45

1836

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Alice

Foster

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Rigby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Ada

Rigby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Rigby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Rigby in Leigh in 1881, and follow the Rigby family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Rigby

We’ve found Thomas Rigby in 177 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Rigby's household and view the Rigby family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census