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Household of William Rigby (born 1851, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rigby, born in 1851 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Rigby, born in 1850 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Alice M (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Vincent (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Albert V (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary E Cowen, born in 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Rigby's household

Male

William

Rigby

Head
Female

Maria

Rigby

Wife
Female

Ann

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Vincent

Rigby

Son
Female

Emma

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Albert V

Rigby

Son
Female

Mary E

Cowen

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rigby

Head

Married

30

1851

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Maria

Rigby

Wife

Married

31

1850

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann

Rigby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Rigby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Vincent

Rigby

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Emma

Rigby

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Albert V

Rigby

Son

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Cowen

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

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