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Household of Thomas Rigby (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 1843 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rigby, born in 1846 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Robert Brearley (born 1873 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and John Kay (born 1880 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jane Galley, born in 1856 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.


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Thomas Rigby's household

Male

Thomas

Rigby

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rigby

Wife
Female

Margaret

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Robert Brearley

Rigby

Son
Male

Thomas

Rigby

Son
Male

John Kay

Rigby

Son
Female

Jane

Galley

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

38

1843

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rigby

Wife

Married

35

1846

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Rigby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

Robert Brearley

Rigby

Son

Single

8

1873

Bury, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Rigby

Son

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

John Kay

Rigby

Son

Single

1

1880

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Galley

Servant

Single

25

1856

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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