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Emma Rigby 1879–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 FEB 1879

Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 04 MAR 1951

Death Location: Worthing, Norfolk, England

Father: Josh Rigley

Mother: Mary Nicholls

Spouse(s): Charles Thurston

Children(s): Mary Frost, Herbert Thurston, Elsie Thurston, Beatrice Thurston, Grace Thurston

Emma Rigby was born in 1879 in York, Yorkshire, England, the child of Josh Chadwick Rigley And Mary Ann Nicholls. Emma Rigby married Charles Thurston, and had children including Beatrice Emily Betty Thurston, Elsie May Thurston, Grace Muriel Thurston, Herbert Thurston, Mary Rigby Frost. Emma Rigby passed away in 1951 in Worthing, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Emma Rigby was born in 1879 in York, Yorkshire, England, the child of Josh Chadwick Rigley And Mary Ann Nicholls.
  • Emma Rigby married Charles Thurston, and had children including Beatrice Emily Betty Thurston, Elsie May Thurston, Grace Muriel Thurston, Herbert Thurston, Mary Rigby Frost.
  • Emma Rigby passed away in 1951 in Worthing, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josh Rigley
1851–1912
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Nicholls
1850–1929
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Charles Thurston
1880–1962
Birth Location: Bromley, London, England
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Children(s)

Mary Frost
1912–1997
Birth Location: Stratford, London, England
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Herbert Thurston
1906–1982
Birth Location: Stratford, London, England
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Elsie Thurston
1914–1989
Birth Location: –
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Beatrice Thurston
1918–2003
Birth Location: West Ham, Essex, England
BT
Grace Thurston
1921–1996
Birth Location: –
GT

Emma Rigby's Ancestors

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Emma Rigby
1879–1951
Birth Place: York, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Josh Chadwick Rigley
1851–1912
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Ann) Nicholls
1850–1929
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Rigley
1812–
Longwood, Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Rigley
1823–
Oldham, Lancashire, England
George Nicholls
1820–
Hannah Jennings
1820–
Great-Grandparents
John Rigby
1770–
Mary Wright
1770–1850
Joseph Chadwick
1800–1837
Elizabeth Chadwick**
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Rigby's Descendants

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Emma Rigby (05 FEB 1879–04 MAR 1951) m. Charles Thurston (1880–29 May 1962)
  1. 1. Mary (Rigby) Frost 1912–1997 m. Edward (Brice) Frost 1914–1994
  2. 2. Herbert Thurston 1906–1982 m. Elsie (Eleanor) Hirons 1910–
  3. 3. Elsie (May) Thurston 1914–1989 m. Sydney Hudson 1914–1987
  4. 4. Beatrice (Emily "Betty") Thurston 1918–2003 m. Sydney Pagram 1918–
  5. 5. Grace (Muriel) Thurston 1921–1996 m. Ernie Wyman 1921–

Emma Rigby's Timeline

2 Records

1879
05 FEB 1879
Birth of Emma Rigby in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England
1951
04 MAR 1951
Age 72
Death of Emma Rigby in Worthing, Norfolk, England
Worthing, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 FEB 1879
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 MAR 1951
    Event Place: Worthing, Norfolk, England
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