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Household of William Rigby (born 1857, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 1857 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Rigby, born in 1852 in Distington, Cumberland, England. They had 9 children; Mary Ellen (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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William Rigby's household

Male

William

Rigby

Head
Female

Jane

Rigby

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rigby

Daughter
Male

John

Rigby

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Annie

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Alice

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Rigby

Daughter
Male

William

Rigby

Son
Female

Jane

Rigby

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place 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

24

1857

Lancashire, England

Jane

Rigby

Wife

Married

29

1852

Distington, Cumberland, England

Mary Ellen

Rigby

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Rigby

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Rigby

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rigby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Rigby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Rigby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Rigby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Rigby

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jane

Rigby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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