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Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis 1816–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816-1817

Birth Location: Monkleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 1892

Death Location: Old Town Municipal cemetery, Bideford, Torridge District, Devon, England

Father: William Ellis

Mother: Priscilla Lyle

Spouse(s): Thomas Rigsby

Children(s): Ellen Rigsby, Tom Rigsby, Mary Rigsby, Margaret Rigsby, Thomas Rigsby

Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis was born in 1816 in Monkleigh, Devon, England, the child of William Ellis And Priscilla Ellis Nee Lyle. Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis married Thomas Rigsby, and had children including Ellen Rigsby, Margaret Annie Becklake Nee Rigsby, Mary A Rigsby, Thomas Rigsby, Tom Jabez Rigsby. Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis passed away in 1892 in Old Town Municipal cemetery, Bideford, Torridge District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis was born in 1816 in Monkleigh, Devon, England, the child of William Ellis And Priscilla Ellis Nee Lyle.
  • Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis married Thomas Rigsby, and had children including Ellen Rigsby, Margaret Annie Becklake Nee Rigsby, Mary A Rigsby, Thomas Rigsby, Tom Jabez Rigsby.
  • Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis passed away in 1892 in Old Town Municipal cemetery, Bideford, Torridge District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ellis
1797–
Birth Location: –
WE
Priscilla Lyle
1787–1878
Birth Location: Monkleigh, Devon, England
PL

Spouses(s)

Thomas Rigsby
1815–1884
Birth Location: Monkleigh, Devon
TR

Children(s)

Ellen Rigsby
1849–1933
Birth Location: Bideford, Devon, England
ER
Tom Rigsby
1854–1932
Birth Location: Bideford, Devon
TR
Mary Rigsby
1851–
Birth Location: Bideford, Devon, England
MR
Margaret Rigsby
1850–1890
Birth Location: Bideford, Devon, England
MR
Thomas Rigsby
1847–1851
Birth Location: Monkleigh, Devon, England
TR

Fanny Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Fanny Ellis
1816–1892
Birth Place: Monkleigh, Devon, England
Parents
William Ellis
1797–
Priscilla (Ellis, nee) Lyle
1787–1878
Monkleigh, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Fanny Ellis's Descendants

1.
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Fanny (Rigsby, nee) Ellis (1816-1817–1892) m. Thomas Rigsby (1815–1884)
  1. 1. Ellen Rigsby 1849–1933
  2. 2. Tom (Jabez) Rigsby 1854–1932 m. Martha (Rigsby, nee) Jackson 1849–1921
  3. 3. Mary (A) Rigsby 1851–
    1. 1. Thomas Rigsby 1882–1946
  4. 4. Margaret (Annie Becklake, nee) Rigsby 1850–1890 m. James (Heywood) Becklake 1854–1937
    1. 1. Gertrude (A) Becklake 1885–1960
    2. 2. James (T) Becklake 1880–1965 m. Dorothy (Mabel Becklake, nee) Mills 1892–1995
      1. 1. Dorothea (Rigsby Pitt, nee) Becklake 1925–2009 m. Aubrey (Arthur) Pitt 1922–2008
      2. 2. Margaret Becklake 1922–
    3. 3. Frank Becklake 1883–1963 m. Francis (Beatrice Becklake, nee) Fryman 1886–1976
      1. 1. Frank (Gordon) Becklake 1918–1998 m. Vera (Lettice) Crockett 1922–2012
      2. 2. Beatrice (Margaret) Becklake 1915–
    4. 4. Evelyn Becklake 1906–1907
  5. 5. Thomas Rigsby 1847–1851

Fanny Ellis's Timeline

13 Records

1816
bef Apr 1816
Birth of Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis in Monkleigh, Devon, England
Monkleigh, Devon, England
1816
1816-1817
Birth of Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis in Monkleigh, Devon, England
Monkleigh, Devon, England
1816
05 May 1816
Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis was baptized in Monkleigh, Devon, England ; 916865
Monkleigh, Devon, England ; 916865
1841
1841
Age 25
Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis resided here in Monkleigh, Devon, England
Monkleigh, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 35
Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis resided here in Bideford, Devon, England
Bideford, Devon, England
1861
1861
Age 45
Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis resided here in Bideford, Devon, England
Bideford, Devon, England
1861
1861
Age 45
Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis resided here in Bideford, Devon, England
Bideford, Devon, England
1871
1871
Age 55
Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis resided here in Bideford, Devon, England
Bideford, Devon, England
1881
1881 wife of Grocer
Age 65
Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis resided here in 22 Bridge St, Bideford, Devon, England
22 Bridge St, Bideford, Devon, England
1891
1891
Age 75
Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis resided here in Bideford, Devon, England
Bideford, Devon, England
1892
25 Mar 1892 ; age 76 yrs
Age 76
Death of Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis in Bideford, Devonshire, England ; vol.5b .,467
Bideford, Devonshire, England ; vol.5b .,467
1892
1892
Age 76
Death of Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis
None
1892
1892
Age 76
Burial of Fanny Rigsby, nee Ellis in Old Town Municipal cemetery, Bideford, Torridge District, Devon, England
Old Town Municipal cemetery, Bideford, Torridge District, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: bef Apr 1816
    Event Place: Monkleigh, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1786; Folio: 137; Page: 16; GSU roll: 6096896
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2259; Folio: 48; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341543
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2201; Folio: 45; Page: 9; GSU roll: 834864
    [4] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1502; Folio: 139; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542823
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1895; Folio: 154; Page: 10; GSU roll: 221046
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [8] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 243; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Monkleigh; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 9; Page: 13; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241320
    [9] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [10] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816-1817
    Event Place: Monkleigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 05 May 1816
    Event Place: Monkleigh, Devon, England ; 916865
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Monkleigh, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 243; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Monkleigh; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 9; Page: 13; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241320

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bideford, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1895; Folio: 154; Page: 10; GSU roll: 221046

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bideford, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1502; Folio: 139; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542823

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bideford, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Bideford, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2201; Folio: 45; Page: 9; GSU roll: 834864

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881 wife of Grocer
    Event Place: 22 Bridge St, Bideford, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2259; Folio: 48; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341543

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bideford, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1786; Folio: 137; Page: 16; GSU roll: 6096896

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bideford, Devon, England (age 33)
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1892 ; age 76 yrs
    Event Place: Bideford, Devonshire, England ; vol.5b .,467
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [3] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1892

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Old Town Municipal cemetery, Bideford, Torridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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