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Household of Thomas Rigby (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1842 in Thornley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Rigby, born in 1841 in Thornley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James T J (born 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Charles E (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Helena A (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edith A E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Albert E G (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Alice (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Rigby's household

Male

Thomas

Rigby

Head
Female

Sarah A

Rigby

Wife
Male

James T J

Rigby

Son
Male

Charles E

Rigby

Son
Female

Helena A

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Edith A E

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Albert E G

Rigby

Son
Female

Mary

Oldfield

Servant
Female

Alice

Oldfield

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Thornley, 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

39

1842

Thornley, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Rigby

Wife

Married

40

1841

Thornley, Lancashire, England

James T J

Rigby

Son

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Charles E

Rigby

Son

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Helena A

Rigby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith A E

Rigby

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert E G

Rigby

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Oldfield

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Oldfield

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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