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Household of William Rigby (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rigby, born in 1852 in Ravenhead, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Rigby, born in 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1875 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1880 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Couqueror, born in 1866 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England.


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William Rigby's household

Male

William

Rigby

Head
Female

Ann

Rigby

Wife
Male

Edward

Rigby

Son
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter
Male

William

Rigby

Son
Female

Jane

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Couqueror

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ravenhead, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rigby

Head

Married

29

1852

Ravenhead, Lancashire, England

Ann

Rigby

Wife

Married

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Edward

Rigby

Son

Single

6

1875

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

William

Rigby

Son

Single

1

1880

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Rigby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Couqueror

Servant

Single

15

1866

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

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