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Household of William Rigby (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

William Rigby and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rigby, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine J Rigby, born in 1855 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith M (born 1875 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), Ethel H (born 1877 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), Catherine (born 1879 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) and Frank A (born 1880 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Domestic, Eliza (born 1858 in Wem, Shropshire, England), William's Domestic, Emmeline (born 1855 in Dover, Kent, England), William's Domestic, Esther (born 1860 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), William's Domestic, Maria (born 1854 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and William's Domestic, Emma (born 1862 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England).


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William Rigby's household

Male

William

Rigby

Head
Female

Catherine J

Rigby

Wife
Female

Edith M

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Ethel H

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Frank A

Rigby

Son
Female

Eliza

Bolver

Domestic
Female

Emmeline

Burk

Domestic
Female

Esther

Jones

Domestic
Female

Maria

Whitfield

Domestic
Female

Emma

Green

Domestic
First name(s) William
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rigby

Head

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine J

Rigby

Wife

Married

26

1855

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Edith M

Rigby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Ethel H

Rigby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Rigby

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Frank A

Rigby

Son

Single

1

1880

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Bolver

Domestic

Single

23

1858

Wem, Shropshire, England

Emmeline

Burk

Domestic

Widow

26

1855

Dover, Kent, England

Esther

Jones

Domestic

Single

21

1860

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Maria

Whitfield

Domestic

Single

27

1854

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Emma

Green

Domestic

Single

19

1862

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

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