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James Rigby 1857–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1857

Birth Location: Much Woolton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 8 Oct 1936

Death Location: Bootle, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas RIGBY

Mother: Mary Martin

Spouse(s): Ann Wilkinson, Mary Wright, Annie Thompson

Children(s): Thomas Rigby, Annie Rigby, George Rigby, Fanny Rigby, William Rigby

The story of James Rigby began in 1857 in Much Woolton, Lancashire, England. James Rigby married Ann Catherine Wilkinson, Annie Thompson, Mary Wright, and had children including Annie Rigby, Fanny Rigby, George Albert Rigby, Thomas Rigby, William James Rigby. James Rigby passed away in 1936 in Bootle, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Rigby began in 1857 in Much Woolton, Lancashire, England.
  • James Rigby married Ann Catherine Wilkinson, Annie Thompson, Mary Wright, and had children including Annie Rigby, Fanny Rigby, George Albert Rigby, Thomas Rigby, William James Rigby.
  • James Rigby passed away in 1936 in Bootle, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Rigby's Ancestors

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James Rigby
1857–1936
Birth Place: Much Woolton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas RIGBY
1836–
Childwall
Mary Martin
1836–1860
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James Rigby
1815–1870
Speke, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Smith
1816–1846
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Rigby
1786–1865
Jane Horrabin
1795–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rigby
1740–1816
Mary Dennet
1764–

James Rigby's Descendants

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James Rigby (29 Sep 1857–8 Oct 1936) m. Ann (Catherine) Wilkinson (1856–) m. Mary Wright (abt 1856–October 1895) m. Annie Thompson (28 June 1856–October 1931)
  1. 1. Thomas Rigby 1878–1948 m. Edith Morgan 1880–
    1. 1. Annie Rigby 1911–1996 m. Michael Rogers 1907–1976
      1. 1. Anne Rogers 1937–1999 m. Louis Kind 1934–2005
      2. 2. Catherine Rogers 1940–2000
      3. 3. Christopher Rogers 1946–2004
      4. 4. Michael Rogers 1936–2016 m. Valerie (Peggy) Rogers 1940–2006
    2. 2. Ellen Rigby 1902–
    3. 3. Mary (Ada) Rigby 1904–1949 m. Richard Richardson 1895–
    4. 4. Thomas (Joseph) Rigby 1908–1970 m. Olive (Joan) McAllister 1909–2003
  2. 2. Annie Rigby 1880–1947
  3. 3. George (Albert) Rigby 1882–1940
  4. 4. Fanny Rigby 1891–
  5. 5. William (James) Rigby 1880–1942 m. Betty Adamson 1883–1927
    1. 1. Annie (Blower) Rigby 1902–1996 m. John Gill 1901–1951
      1. 1. Geoffrey Gill 1927–1982 m. Sheila Bridge 1932–2018
      2. 2. Dorothy Gill 1930–1995 m. George (Nicholas) Lysiak 1922–2014
    2. 2. Alice Rigby 1905–1991 m. Richard Lovelady 1907–1976
    3. 3. Bessie Rigby 1910– m. William Goulding 1908–

James Rigby's Timeline

3 Records

1857
29 Sep 1857
Birth of James Rigby in Much Woolton, Lancashire, England
Much Woolton, Lancashire, England
1936
8 Oct 1936
Age 79
Death of James Rigby in Bootle, Lancashire, England
Bootle, Lancashire, England
1936
4 Nov 1936
Age 79
James Rigby - Probate in Liverpool, England
Liverpool, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Much Woolton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Everton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1936
    Event Place: Bootle, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

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