John Rigby

Brief Life History of John

When John Rigby was born on 24 February 1813, in Aspull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Rigby, was 28 and his mother, Alice Pemberton, was 28. He lived in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died in 1886, in Hindley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

William Rigby
1784–1839
Alice Pemberton
1785–1876
William Rigby
1806–1881
Nancy Rigby
1807–
John Rigby
1809–1812
Lidia Rigby
1811–1886
John Rigby
1813–1886
Alice Rigby
1815–
William Rigby JR.
1817–1827
Moses Rigby I
1820–1893
Ellen Rigby
1822–1898
Aaron Rigby
1824–1900

Sources (5)

  • John Rigby in household of Alice Rigby, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • John Rigbey, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Rigby, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

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World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1825 · Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842

The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from Ribby in Lancashire, named with Old Scandanavian hryggr ‘ridge’ + ‘farmstead, village’. Compare Rigsby .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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