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Household of William Rigby (born 1825, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

William Rigby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rigby, born in 1825 in Runcorn, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie J Rigby, born in 1829 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Josiah (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), William G (born 1867 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Ada L (born 1870 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Frank (born 1860 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1855 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England) and William's Servant, Nellie L (born 1862 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man).


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William Rigby's household

Male

William

Rigby

Head
Female

Annie J

Rigby

Wife
Male

Josiah

Rigby

Son
Male

William G

Rigby

Son
Female

Ada L

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Frank

Burgess

Visitor
Female

Mary A

Wall

Servant
Female

Nellie L

Stevens

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rigby

Head

Married

56

1825

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Annie J

Rigby

Wife

Married

52

1829

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Rigby

Son

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

William G

Rigby

Son

Single

14

1867

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Ada L

Rigby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Frank

Burgess

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Wall

Servant

Single

26

1855

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Nellie L

Stevens

Servant

Single

19

1862

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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