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Thomas Rigby 1802–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Catforth, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1868

Death Location: Preston, Lancashire

Father: Nicholas Rigby

Mother: CATHERINE SMITH

Spouse(s): Ellen Fishwick

Children(s): John Rigby

The story of Thomas Rigby began in 1802 in Catforth, Lancashire, England. Thomas Rigby married Ellen Fishwick, and had children including John Rigby. Thomas Rigby passed away in 1868 in Preston, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Rigby began in 1802 in Catforth, Lancashire, England.
  • Thomas Rigby married Ellen Fishwick, and had children including John Rigby.
  • Thomas Rigby passed away in 1868 in Preston, Lancashire.

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Rigby's Ancestors

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Thomas Rigby
1802–1868
Birth Place: Catforth, Lancashire, England
Parents
Nicholas Rigby
1771–1846
Kirkham Lancashire, England
CATHERINE SMITH
1776–1842
Bartel, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Rigby
1736–1810
Ellin Boyes
1735–1805
Thomas Smith
1750–1831
Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England
Mercy Wright
1752–1839
St Andrew's Church, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Rigby
1700–1773
Alice
–1758
George Boyes
1706–1765
Elizabeth Arkwright
1710–1792
William Wright
1720–
Alice Heaton
1723–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Rigby's Descendants

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Thomas Rigby (1802–1868) m. Ellen Fishwick (abt 1806–)
  1. 1. John Rigby 1839– m. Elizabeth 1839–
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Rigby 1868–
    2. 2. Thomas Rigby 1869–
    3. 3. John Helm 1862–

Thomas Rigby's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Thomas Rigby in Catforth, Lancashire, England
Catforth, Lancashire, England
1868
1868
Age 66
Death of Thomas Rigby in Preston, Lancashire
Preston, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Catforth, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire

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