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George Rigby 1836–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1836

Birth Location: St Helens, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Jul-Sep 1872

Death Location: Prescot, Lancashire, England

Father: William Rigby

Mother: Hester White

Spouse(s): Mary Sheldon, Elizabeth Owen

Children(s): George Rigby, James Rigby, Thomas Rigby

George Rigby was born in 1836 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, the child of William Rigby And Hester White. In 1871, George Rigby resided in St Helen, St Thomas, Lancashire, England. George Rigby married Elizabeth Owen, Mary Ann Sheldon, and had children including George Rigby, James Rigby, Thomas Rigby. George Rigby passed away in 1872 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • George Rigby was born in 1836 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, the child of William Rigby And Hester White.
  • In 1871, George Rigby resided in St Helen, St Thomas, Lancashire, England.
  • George Rigby married Elizabeth Owen, Mary Ann Sheldon, and had children including George Rigby, James Rigby, Thomas Rigby.
  • George Rigby passed away in 1872 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Rigby's Ancestors

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George Rigby
1836–1872
Birth Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Rigby
1815–1885
St Helens, Lancashire, , England
Hester White
1812–1897
St Helens, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John White
1783–1857
Windle, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Huyton
1784–1861
Ormskirk
Great-Grandparents
William White
1757–1829
Margaret Shaw
1754–1837
James (Heighton)
1739–
Margaret Gregory
1753–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas White
1730–1802
Elizabeth Phiswick
1730–
John Shaw
1720–
Sharlott Taylor
1715–

George Rigby's Descendants

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George Rigby (May 1836–Jul-Sep 1872) m. Mary (Ann) Sheldon (1847–) m. Elizabeth Owen (1840–1866)
  1. 1. George Rigby 1866–1936 m. Sarah Mason 1871–1893
    1. 1. Bertha Rigby 1895–1963 m. Herbert Caine 1894–1943
      1. 1. Gerald Caine 1941–1992
    2. 2. William Rigby 1891–
  2. 2. James Rigby 1869–
  3. 3. Thomas Rigby 1862–

George Rigby's Timeline

3 Records

1836
May 1836
Birth of George Rigby in St Helens, Lancashire, England
St Helens, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 35
George Rigby resided here in St Helen, St Thomas, Lancashire, England
St Helen, St Thomas, Lancashire, England
1872
Jul-Sep 1872
Age 36
Death of George Rigby in Prescot, Lancashire, England
Prescot, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1836
    Event Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns
    [2] 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Helen, St Thomas, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul-Sep 1872
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England

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