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George Stephen Rigby 1844–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 December 1844

Birth Location: Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 8 December 1920

Death Location: Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia

Father: James Sr

Mother: Julia Munro

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Florence Rigby

The story of George Stephen Rigby began in 1844 in Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia. George Stephen Rigby had children including Florence Rigby. George Stephen Rigby passed away in 1920 in Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of George Stephen Rigby began in 1844 in Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia.
  • George Stephen Rigby had children including Florence Rigby.
  • George Stephen Rigby passed away in 1920 in Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Rigby's Ancestors

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George Rigby
1844–1920
Birth Place: Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
James Rigby Sr
1811–1889
Eccleston, Chorley Borough, Lancashire, England
Julia (Ann) Munro
1825–1875
Morven, Tasmania, Australia
Grandparents
Peter Rigby
1778–1817
Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Seed
1771–1851
Thornley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mark (Cary) Munro
1792–1864
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mark (Cary) Munro
1792–1864
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
James Rigby
1748–1791
Mary Dewhurst
1748–1801
Edmund Seed
1746–1823
Ellen Coulthurst
1744–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Dawson
1727–1785
Robert Coulthurst
1720–1778
Mary Illingworth
1721–1774

George Rigby's Descendants

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George (Stephen) Rigby (26 December 1844–8 December 1920)
  1. 1. Florence Rigby 1870–1956 m. Percy Digney 1872–1946
    1. 1. Ivy Rigby 1893–1961 m. George Parsons –1950
      1. 1. Alexander (Patrick) Parsons 1919–2004 m. Pamela (Evelyn May) Draper 1934–1991 m. Betty (Ann) Rigby 1928–2018

George Rigby's Timeline

5 Records

1844
26 Dec 1844
Birth of George Stephen Rigby in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
1844
26 December 1844
Birth of George Stephen Rigby in Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia
Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia
1865
October 1865
Age 21
George Stephen Rigby was married in Preston, Lancashire
Preston, Lancashire
1920
08 Dec 1920
Age 76
Death of George Stephen Rigby in Evandale Tasmania, Australia
Evandale Tasmania, Australia
1920
8 December 1920
Age 76
Death of George Stephen Rigby in Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 December 1844
    Event Place: Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1865
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1920
    Event Place: Evandale Tasmania, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 December 1920
    Event Place: Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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