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Household of Sarah Rigby (born 1804, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Shropshire, 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.

Sarah Rigby and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Rigby, born in 1804 in Wellington, Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 9 children; John (born 1835 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), Samuel (born 1859 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), Edwin (born 1861 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), Fanny (born 1863 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), John (born 1866 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), William (born 1868 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Wellington, Shropshire, England) and Jane (born 1877 in Wellington, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Daughter In Law, Ruth Rigby, born in 1835 in Wellington, Shropshire, England.


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Sarah Rigby's household

Female

Sarah

Rigby

Head
Male

John

Rigby

Son
Female

Ruth

Rigby

Daughter In Law
Male

Samuel

Rigby

Son
Male

Edwin

Rigby

Son
Female

Fanny

Rigby

Daughter
Male

John

Rigby

Son
Male

William

Rigby

Son
Female

Martha

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Rigby

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rigby

Daughter
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Rigby
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Wellington, Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Rigby

Head

Widow

77

1804

Wellington, Shropshire, England

John

Rigby

Son

Married

46

1835

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Ruth

Rigby

Daughter In Law

Married

46

1835

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Samuel

Rigby

Son

Single

22

1859

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Edwin

Rigby

Son

Single

20

1861

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Fanny

Rigby

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wellington, Shropshire, England

John

Rigby

Son

Single

15

1866

Wellington, Shropshire, England

William

Rigby

Son

Single

13

1868

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Martha

Rigby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Rigby

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Jane

Rigby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wellington, Shropshire, England

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