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Ellen Rigby 1820–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1820

Birth Location: Wigan Lancashire England

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Ince in Makerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Thomas Rigby

Mother: Elizabeth Naylor

Spouse(s): Leonard Willan

Children(s): Sarah Willan, Elizabeth Willan, Ellen Willan

Ellen Rigby was born in 1820 in Wigan Lancashire England, the child of Thomas Rigby And Elizabeth Naylor. In 1841, Ellen Rigby resided in Wigan, Lancashire, England. Ellen Rigby married Leonard Willan, and had children including Elizabeth Willan, Ellen Helen Willan, Sarah Willan. Ellen Rigby passed away in 1879 in Ince in Makerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • Ellen Rigby was born in 1820 in Wigan Lancashire England, the child of Thomas Rigby And Elizabeth Naylor.
  • In 1841, Ellen Rigby resided in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
  • Ellen Rigby married Leonard Willan, and had children including Elizabeth Willan, Ellen Helen Willan, Sarah Willan.
  • Ellen Rigby passed away in 1879 in Ince in Makerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Rigby
1792–1877
Birth Location: Billinge Higher End, Lancashire, England
TR
Elizabeth Naylor
1788–1867
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England
EN

Spouses(s)

Leonard Willan
1815–1890
Birth Location: Wigan Lancashire
LW

Children(s)

Sarah Willan
1845–1921
Birth Location: Scholes; Wigan, Lancashire, England
SW
Elizabeth Willan
1841–1859
Birth Location: Wigan Lancashire
EW
Ellen Willan
1847–1909
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire. England
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Ellen Rigby's Ancestors

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Ellen Rigby
1820–1879
Birth Place: Wigan Lancashire England
Parents
Thomas Rigby
1792–1877
Billinge Higher End, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Naylor
1788–1867
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Rigby's Descendants

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Ellen Rigby (13 Jul 1820–1879) m. Leonard Willan (10 Apr 1815–17 Jun 1890)
  1. 1. Sarah Willan 1845–1921 m. Thomas Mitchell 1845–1897
  2. 2. Elizabeth Willan 1841–1859
  3. 3. Ellen ("Helen") Willan 1847–1909 m. Alexander Baines 1841–1911 m. Matthew Carrol 1840–1878
    1. 1. Ellen Carroll 1877–
    2. 2. Sarah Carroll 1867–1931
    3. 3. Thomas (Samuel) Carroll 1873–1945
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Ellen) Carroll 1864–1867
    5. 5. Mathew Carroll 1869–1935
    6. 6. James (Benjamin) Carroll 1875–1959 m. Sophia (Marie "Mary") Bendixen 1882–1965 m. Ella (May) Myers 1901–1980
      1. 1. Ella (Carrol) Humphrey 1902–1926
      2. 2. Ione (Valetta) Carroll 1908–1956
      3. 3. Embro (James) Carroll 1909–1998 m. Gladys M 1918–
      4. 4. Fontella (Evelyn) Carroll 1913–1980 m. Vernon (H) Carpenter 1914–
      5. 5. Clarence Carroll 1916–1982
    7. 7. Laura (Frances Charlotta) Baines 1889–1962
    8. 8. Alexander Baines 1882–1886
    9. 9. Mary Baines 1881–
    10. 10. Samuel Carroll 1875–

Ellen Rigby's Timeline

8 Records

1820
13 Jul 1820
Birth of Ellen Rigby in Wigan Lancashire England
Wigan Lancashire England
1820
18 Sep 1820
Ellen Rigby was baptized in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1841
1841
Age 21
Ellen Rigby resided here in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 31
Ellen Rigby resided here in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 41
Ellen Rigby resided here in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 51
Ellen Rigby resided here in St Georges, Lancashire, England
St Georges, Lancashire, England
1879
23 Jun 1879
Age 59
Death of Ellen Rigby in Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom
1879
1879
Age 59
Burial of Ellen Rigby in Ince in Makerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Ince in Makerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1820
    Event Place: Wigan Lancashire England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Wigan, England, Church of England Baptisms, Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: 4; Reference Numbers: DP2419
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2199; Folio: 47; Page: 35; GSU roll: 87208-87209
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 523; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Wigan; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 28; Folio: 46; Page: 43; Line: 8; GSU roll: 306909
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3884; Folio: 57; Page: 11; GSU roll: 842036
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2771; Folio: 41; Page: 36; GSU roll: 543026
    [8] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [9] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 017401-021400

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1820
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Wigan, England, Church of England Baptisms, Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: 4; Reference Numbers: DP2419
    [3] Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 523; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Wigan; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 28; Folio: 46; Page: 43; Line: 8; GSU roll: 306909

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2199; Folio: 47; Page: 35; GSU roll: 87208-87209

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2771; Folio: 41; Page: 36; GSU roll: 543026

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Georges, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3884; Folio: 57; Page: 11; GSU roll: 842036

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Standish, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [4] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 017401-021400

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Ince in Makerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes
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