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Household of William Rigby (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rigby, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rigby, born in 1847 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John R (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Robert (born 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Lodgers Wife, Sarah (born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Lodgers Daughter, Maria (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodgers Son, Robert (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Rigby's household

Male

William

Rigby

Head
Female

Margaret

Rigby

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Rigby

Daughter
Male

Edward

Rigby

Son
Male

John R

Rigby

Son
Male

Robert

Owen

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Owen

Lodgers Wife
Female

Maria

Owen

Lodgers Daughter
Male

Robert

Owen

Lodgers Son
First name(s) William
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rigby

Head

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Rigby

Wife

Married

34

1847

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rigby

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Rigby

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John R

Rigby

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Owen

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Owen

Lodgers Wife

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Owen

Lodgers Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Owen

Lodgers Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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