The Lancashireman's family history

Elizabeth Rigg

(abt.1857 - ?)

Father:	John Rigg
Mother:	not known

Siblings:

Children:

None

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
abt.1857	Birth		Estimated from census records
1876-08-19	Marriage John Brown (1850 - ?)	Place: St Anne, Fence-in-Pendle, Lancashire Abode: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire Occupation: Weaver Witness: James Brown Witness: Mary Potter	Parish register: F1 T1 lan-opc: Link T2
1881-04-03	Census	Abode: Pollard Row, Wheatley Lane, Barrowford Age: 24 Birthplace: Carlisle, Cumberland	Census record RG11-4166-25-5: F2 F3 T3
?	Death		Assumed; date not known

Transcripts of sources

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T1	Page 126 1876. Marriage solemnized at -St Anne's Fence in the Parish of Fence in the County of Lancaster No. 252 Aug'st 19th 1876 John Browne of full age Bachelor Weaver Wheatley Lane Henry Browne Weaver Elizabeth Rigg Minor Spinster Weaver Wheatley Lane John Rigg Weaver Married in the Parish Church of Fence according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, after banns by me, Wm Haworth This Marriage { John X Browne's mark } in the { James X Browne's mark was solemnized { } Presence { between us, { Elizabeth X Rigg's mark } of us, { Mary Potter
T2	Marriage: 19 Aug 1876 St Anne, Fence, Lancs. John Browne - (X), of full age, Weaver, Bachelor, Wheatley lane Elizabeth Rigg - (X), Minor, Weaver, Spinster, Wheatley Lane Groom's Father: Henry Browne, Weaver Bride's Father: John Rigg, Weaver Witness: James Brown, (X); Mary Potter Married by Banns by: William Haworth Register: Marriages 1838 - 1925, Page 126, Entry 252 Source: LDS Film 1471066
T3	1881 census RG11 Piece 4166 Folio 25 Page 5 Civil Parish or Township of Barrowford Village of Barrowford Rural Sanitary District of Burnley Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas Schedule 22 Pollard Row John Brown Head Mar 28 [Cotton Weaver] [Lancashire Wheatley Lane] Elizabeth Brown Wife Mar 24 House keeper Cumberland Carlisle John Henry Brown Son 3 Lancashire Wheatley Lane Margaret Brown Daur 2 [Lancashire Wheatley Lane] William Rigg Boarder Unmar 14 Cotton Weaver Cumberland Carlisle Margaret Rigg [Boarder] Unmar 12 [Cotton Weaver] [Cumberland Carlisle] Schedule 25 Wheatley Lane Henry Brown Head Mar 67 Cotton Weaver [Lancashire] Admergill Margaret Brown Wife Mar 65 House keeper [Lancashire] Goldshaw Mary Brown Daur Unmar 28 Dress Maker Wheatley Lane Elizabeth Brown Daur Unmar 26 Cotton Weaver [Lancashire Wheatley Lane] Margaret Brown Daur Unmar 22 [Cotton] Beamer [Lancashire Wheatley Lane] Eleanor Brown Daur Unmar 19 Cotton Weaver [Lancashire Wheatley Lane] Phillis Haken Grand D 10 Scholar [Lancashire Wheatley Lane] Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4166-25-5.jpg by dh

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Transcript

Page 126  1876.  Marriage solemnized at -St Anne's Fence in the Parish of Fence in the County of Lancaster
No. 252  Aug'st 19th 1876
John Browne     of full age  Bachelor  Weaver  Wheatley Lane  Henry Browne  Weaver
Elizabeth Rigg  Minor        Spinster  Weaver  Wheatley Lane  John Rigg     Weaver

Married in the Parish Church of Fence according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after banns by me, Wm Haworth

This Marriage   {  John X Browne's mark     }  in the    {  James X Browne's mark
was solemnized  {                           }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Elizabeth X Rigg's mark  }  of us,    {  Mary Potter

Marriage: 19 Aug 1876 St Anne, Fence, Lancs.
John Browne - (X), of full age, Weaver, Bachelor, Wheatley lane
Elizabeth Rigg - (X), Minor, Weaver, Spinster, Wheatley Lane
    Groom's Father: Henry Browne, Weaver
    Bride's Father: John Rigg, Weaver
    Witness: James Brown, (X); Mary Potter
    Married by Banns by: William Haworth
    Register: Marriages 1838 - 1925, Page 126, Entry 252
    Source: LDS Film 1471066

1881 census RG11 Piece 4166 Folio 25 Page 5

Civil Parish or Township of   Barrowford
Village of   Barrowford
Rural Sanitary District of   Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish of   St Thomas

Schedule 22  Pollard Row

John Brown        Head       Mar    28     [Cotton Weaver]    [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
Elizabeth Brown   Wife       Mar       24  House keeper       Cumberland Carlisle
John Henry Brown  Son               3                         Lancashire Wheatley Lane
Margaret Brown    Daur                 2                      [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
William Rigg      Boarder    Unmar  14     Cotton Weaver      Cumberland Carlisle
Margaret Rigg     [Boarder]  Unmar     12  [Cotton Weaver]    [Cumberland Carlisle]

Schedule 25  Wheatley Lane

Henry Brown       Head       Mar    67     Cotton Weaver      [Lancashire] Admergill
Margaret Brown    Wife       Mar       65  House keeper       [Lancashire] Goldshaw
Mary Brown        Daur       Unmar     28  Dress Maker                     Wheatley Lane
Elizabeth Brown   Daur       Unmar     26  Cotton Weaver      [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
Margaret Brown    Daur       Unmar     22  [Cotton] Beamer    [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
Eleanor Brown     Daur       Unmar     19  Cotton Weaver      [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
Phillis Haken     Grand D              10  Scholar            [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4166-25-5.jpg by dh

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	StAnneFence-Marriages-1838-p126.jpg
F2	Image	Census-1881-RG11-4166-25-5.jpg
F3	Transcript	Census-1881-RG11-4166-25-5-Brown.text