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John Rigby 1857–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1857

Birth Location: Widnes, Prescot Lancashire, England

Death Date: Sep 1943

Death Location: Widnes, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Rigby

Mother: Ann Forster

Spouse(s): Sarah Houghton

Children(s): William Rigby, Ann Rigby, Joseph Rigby, George Rigby, Dasie Rigby, Fredrick Rigby, Millicent Rigby, Thomas Rigby

John Rigby was born in 1857 in Widnes, Prescot Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Rigby And Ann Forster. John Rigby married Sarah Houghton, and had children including Ann J Rigby, Dasie Or Daisy Rigby, Fredrick Rigby, George Rigby, Joseph Rigby, Millicent Rigby, Robert Rigby, Thomas Rigby, William Rigby. John Rigby passed away in 1943 in Widnes, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • John Rigby was born in 1857 in Widnes, Prescot Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Rigby And Ann Forster.
  • John Rigby married Sarah Houghton, and had children including Ann J Rigby, Dasie Or Daisy Rigby, Fredrick Rigby, George Rigby, Joseph Rigby, Millicent Rigby, Robert Rigby, Thomas Rigby, William Rigby.
  • John Rigby passed away in 1943 in Widnes, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Rigby's Ancestors

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John Rigby
1857–1943
Birth Place: Widnes, Prescot Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Rigby
1833–1868
Widnes, Lancashire, England
Ann Forster
1834–1925
Cronton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Rigby
1806–1873
Billinge, Lancashire, England
Jane (Mary) Frodsham
1806–
Windle, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rigby
1779–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rigby's Descendants

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John Rigby (April 1857–Sep 1943) m. Sarah Houghton (Mar 1859–31 Jan 1947)
  1. 1. William Rigby 1898–1968 m. Annie Warburton 1902–1969
    1. 1. John (Norman) Rigby 1930–2005 m. Ellen (Jean) Farr 1931–2020
  2. 2. Ann (J) Rigby 1885–1962
  3. 3. Joseph Rigby 1888–1917
  4. 4. George Rigby 1890–
  5. 5. Dasie (or Daisy) Rigby 1896–
  6. 6. Fredrick Rigby 1902–
  7. 7. Millicent Rigby 1906–
  8. 8. Thomas Rigby 1879–

John Rigby's Timeline

5 Records

1855
16 Dec 1855
John Rigby was baptized in Farnworth (near Prescot), Lancashire, England
Farnworth (near Prescot), Lancashire, England
1857
April 1857
Birth of John Rigby in Widnes, Prescot Lancashire, England
Widnes, Prescot Lancashire, England
1878
July 1878
Age 21
John Rigby was married in West Derby, Lancashire, United Kingdom
West Derby, Lancashire, United Kingdom
1911
1911
Age 54
John Rigby resided here in Widnes, Lancashire, England
Widnes, Lancashire, England
1943
Sep 1943
Age 86
Death of John Rigby in Widnes, Lancashire, England
Widnes, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1857
    Event Place: Widnes, Prescot Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1855
    Event Place: Farnworth (near Prescot), Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1878
    Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Widnes, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1943
    Event Place: Widnes, Lancashire, England

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