Brief Life History of William
When William Rigley was born in 1778, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Rigley, was 42 and his mother, Dorothy Leadbeter, was 38.
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Family Time Line
John Rigley
1737–
Dorothy Leadbeter
1740–1815
Millicent Rigley
1761–1828
Dorothy Rigley
1761–1833
Samuel Rigley
1785–1829
Robert Rigley
1763–
Joseph Rigley
1768–1842
Catherine Rigley
1769–
James Rigley
1770–1841
Ellen Rigley
1772–
Elizabeth Rigley
1776–1781
William Rigley
1778–
Nanny Rigley
1781–1796
Sarah Rigley
1784–1786
Sources (3)
- Will Rigley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Will Rigley, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
- Will. Rigley, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
Parents and Siblings
1737– Male
1740–1815 Female
Siblings (12)
1761–1828 Female
1761–1833 Female
1763– Male
1768–1842 Male
1769– Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 23
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 30
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 37
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Wrigley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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