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William Rigby 1909–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1909

Birth Location: Rainford, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1996

Death Location: West Lancashire, Lancashire, England

Father: Joseph Rigby

Mother: Sarah Wainwright

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The story of William Rigby began in 1909 in Rainford, Lancashire, England. In 1911, William Rigby resided in Rainford, Lancashire, England. William Rigby passed away in 1996 in West Lancashire, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Rigby began in 1909 in Rainford, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1911, William Rigby resided in Rainford, Lancashire, England.
  • William Rigby passed away in 1996 in West Lancashire, Lancashire, England.

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William Rigby's Ancestors

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William Rigby
1909–1996
Birth Place: Rainford, Lancashire, England
Parents
Joseph Rigby
1876–1952
Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England
Sarah (Hannah) Wainwright
1875–1960
Rainford, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Wainwright
1844–1893
Rainford, Lancashire, England
Jane Hall
1849–1911
Bickerstaffe, Lancashire
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wainwright
1806–1853
Sarah Valentine
1809–1878
Thomas Hall
1820–1860
Harriet Birchall)
1826–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wainwright
1753–1810
Ellen Valentine
1762–1806
Henry Valentine
1775–1835
Alice Clare
1769–1836
Thomas Hall
1790–1826
Jane Rigby
1790–1850
Thomas Birchall
1794–1869
Deborah Birch
1791–1855

William Rigby's Timeline

3 Records

1909
1909
Birth of William Rigby in Rainford, Lancashire, England
Rainford, Lancashire, England
1911
1911
Age 2
William Rigby resided here in Rainford, Lancashire, England
Rainford, Lancashire, England
1996
18 Oct 1996
Age 87
Death of William Rigby in West Lancashire, Lancashire, England
West Lancashire, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Rainford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Rainford, 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 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1996
    Event Place: West Lancashire, Lancashire, England

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