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Household of Thomas Rigby (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rigby, born in 1834 in Croston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Rigby, born in 1833 in Croston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1868 in Croston, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1861 in Croston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, John (born 1872 in Croston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Mother In Law, Nanny (born 1805 in Croston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Rigby's household

Male

Thomas

Rigby

Head
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Wife
Female

Jane

Rigby

Daughter
Male

William

Staziker

Son
Male

John

Catterall

Nephew
Female

Nanny

Catterall

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Croston, 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

47

1834

Croston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Wife

Married

48

1833

Croston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Rigby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Croston, Lancashire, England

William

Staziker

Son

Single

20

1861

Croston, Lancashire, England

John

Catterall

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Croston, Lancashire, England

Nanny

Catterall

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Croston, Lancashire, England

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