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Margaret Rigby 1632–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1632

Birth Location: Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

Death Date: Abt. 1727

Death Location: Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Robert Rigby

Mother:

Spouse(s): Henry Gaskell

Children(s): Jane Gaskell

In 1632, Margaret Rigby entered the world in Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, born to Robert Rigby And Emma Statler. Margaret Rigby married Henry Gaskell, and had children including Jane Gaskell. Margaret Rigby passed away in 1727 in Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1632, Margaret Rigby entered the world in Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, born to Robert Rigby And Emma Statler.
  • Margaret Rigby married Henry Gaskell, and had children including Jane Gaskell.
  • Margaret Rigby passed away in 1727 in Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Rigby
1604–1713
Birth Location: Shevington, Standish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Henry Gaskell
1637–1726
Birth Location: Upholland Wigan Lancashire
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Children(s)

Jane Gaskell
1662–1727
Birth Location: Upholland, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Rigby's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Rigby
1632–1727
Birth Place: Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Parents
Robert Rigby
1604–1713
Shevington, Standish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Gilbert (Rigby de) Wrightington
1580–1632
Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Margaret Copeland
1580–1650
St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Wrightington)
1550–1600
Isabella Waterson
1545–1590
Edward Copeland
1555–1625
Agnes Craig
1550–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Harrock
1503–1599
John Copeland
1535–1572
Barbara Copeland
1536–

Margaret Rigby's Descendants

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Margaret Rigby (Abt. 1632–Abt. 1727) m. Henry Gaskell (1637–1726)
  1. 1. Jane Gaskell 1662–1727 m. Nicholas Gaskell 1663–1728
    1. 1. Henry (Gaskell) 1 1689–1787 m. Margaret (Rigby) 1 1694–1784
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Betty Gaskell) 1 1726–1807 m. Richard (Melling) 1 1717–1797
        1. 1. William Melling 1746–1832 m. Elizabeth ('Betty' Ann Seddon) * 1736–1813

Margaret Rigby's Timeline

2 Records

1632
Abt. 1632
Birth of Margaret Rigby in Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
1727
Abt. 1727
Age 95
Death of Margaret Rigby in Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1632
    Event Place: Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1727
    Event Place: Atherton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
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