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Richard Rigby 1865–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Heywood, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 20 June 1948

Death Location: Parkville, City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Rigby

Mother: Sarah (Rigby)

Spouse(s): Jane Rigby, Ellen Rooke

Children(s): William Rigby, Clarice Rigby, Eva Rigby, Hubert Rigby, Agnes (Thain)

Richard Rigby was born in 1865 in Heywood, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Henry Rigby And Sarah Brough Rigby. Richard Rigby married Ellen Francis Nellie Rooke, Jane Rigby, and had children including Agnes Dorothy Rigby Thain, Clarice Wilhelmenia Rigby, Eva Millicent Rigby, Hubert Charles Rigby, William John Alexander Rigby. Richard Rigby passed away in 1948 in Parkville, City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Richard Rigby was born in 1865 in Heywood, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Henry Rigby And Sarah Brough Rigby.
  • Richard Rigby married Ellen Francis Nellie Rooke, Jane Rigby, and had children including Agnes Dorothy Rigby Thain, Clarice Wilhelmenia Rigby, Eva Millicent Rigby, Hubert Charles Rigby, William John Alexander Rigby.
  • Richard Rigby passed away in 1948 in Parkville, City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Richard Rigby's Ancestors

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Richard Rigby
1865–1948
Birth Place: Heywood, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William Henry Rigby
1830–1901
Longton, Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority, Staffordshire, England
Sarah (Brough) (Rigby)
1831–1900
Longton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Rigby
1791–1875
Wigan Lancashire England
Mary Stoddard
1794–1879
Longton, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Rigby
1743–1815
Ann (Rigby)
1761–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Rigby
1712–1758
Margaret Strong
1722–1758

Richard Rigby's Descendants

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Richard Rigby (1865–20 June 1948) m. Jane Rigby (1866–20 April 1920) m. Ellen (Francis ( Nellie )) Rooke (23 May 1888–20 October 1954)
  1. 1. William (John Alexander) Rigby 1902–1972 m. Constance (Esther Hemley) (Rigby) 1902–1991
    1. 1. Rex (Hubert) Rigby 1926–1967 m. Patricia (Russell Pitman) (Rigby) 1931–2016
  2. 2. Clarice (Wilhelmenia) Rigby 1890–1969
  3. 3. Eva (Millicent) Rigby 1897–1916
  4. 4. Hubert (Charles) Rigby 1894–1915
  5. 5. Agnes (Dorothy Rigby) (Thain) 1897–1980 m. Douglas (Gordon) Thain 1905–1952

Richard Rigby's Timeline

2 Records

1865
1865
Birth of Richard Rigby in Heywood, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia
Heywood, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia
1948
20 June 1948
Age 83
Death of Richard Rigby in Fairfield, City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia
Fairfield, City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Heywood, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Death Index Victoria 1921-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1948
    Event Place: Fairfield, City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Death Index Victoria 1921-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkville, City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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