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Household of Thomas Rigby (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rigby, born in 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rigby, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret A (born 1863 in Clayton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1869 in Clayton, Lancashire, England), Jane A (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1874 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1877 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Mary E Cooke, born in 1863 in Withington, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Rigby's household

Male

Thomas

Rigby

Head
Female

Margaret

Rigby

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Rigby

Daughter
Male

James

Rigby

Son
Female

Jane A

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Rigby

Daughter
Male

John T

Rigby

Son
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Cooke

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rigby

Head

Married

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Rigby

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Rigby

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Clayton, Lancashire, England

James

Rigby

Son

Single

12

1869

Clayton, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Rigby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary E

Rigby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gorton, Lancashire, England

John T

Rigby

Son

Single

4

1877

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Cooke

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Withington, Lancashire, England

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