FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS

THE MARRIAGE OF ROBERT & MARY RIGBYE:

 

GROOM:
Name: Robert Norris Rigbye, shopkeeper, of Croston
Father: Thomas Rigbye (deceased)
Mother: Ann "Nanny" Norris (deceased)
Birthdate: 20 February 1796
Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Mary Farrington, spinster, of Croston
Father: Roger Farrington
Mother: Ann Almond
Birthdate: 23 May 1799
Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 14 March 1821 by Licence
Place: St Michael and All Angels Parish Church (C of E)
Location: Croston, Lancashire, England
Priest: Robert Mosley Master
Witnesses: John Smith & John Park Jr.

 

THEIR ELEVEN CHILDREN:
Ann Rigbye Born: 7 Jan 1822 Her Family
Thomas Rigbye (1) Born: 27 Oct 1823 (infant)
Ellen Rigbye Born: 8 Jan 1825 Her Life
Roger Rigbye Born: 23 Apr 1826 His Family
Alice Rigbye Born: 28 Dec 1827 (young)
Thomas Rigbye (2) Born: 17 Jul 1830 (infant)
Margaret Rigbye Born: 14 Oct 1831 (infant)
Thomas Rigbye (3) Born: 21 Apr 1833 His Family
James Rigbye (1) Born: 3 Jun 1835 (infant)
James Rigbye (2) Born: 1 Jul 1837 His Family
Agnes Rigbye Born: 16 Sep 1838 (infant)

 

DEATHS:
Thomas Rigbye (1) [ 3 yrs] Buried: 8 Jun 1827
Thomas Rigbye (2) [1 mth] Buried: 17 Aug 1830
Margaret Rigbye [1 mth] Buried: 19 Nov 1831
James Rigbye (1) [3 mos] Buried: 10 Sep 1835
Agnes Rigbye [7 wks] Buried: 9 Nov 1838
Robert Rigbye [51 yrs] Died: 10 Nov 1847
Alice Rigbye [25 yrs] Died: 23 Nov 1853
Mary Rigbye (Mrs) [63 yrs] Died: 24 Feb 1863
Ellen Rigbye [57 yrs] Died: 3 Oct 1882
Thomas Rigbye (3) [60 yrs] Died: 5 Aug 1893
Ann Critchley (Mrs) [81 yrs] Died: 1903
Roger Rigbye [78 yrs] Died: 4 Feb 1905
James Rigbye (2) [79 yrs] Died: 16 Mar 1917

 

NOTES:
1: Robert Rigbye was christened plain Robert and his marriage record is the only time that I have found him to have used the middle name Norris.
2: The entry in the Croston marriage register states that they were married "with consent of parents" but this is an obvious error. Robert was 25 and Mary was almost 22 - so they would not have needed the consent of their parents to marry.
3: The spelling of the family surname varied depending on which clergy was entering the information in the registers. Earlier records tend to spell the name without the final E but all of the later records spell the name as shown above.
4: Ann (Rigbye) Critchley was buried with her husband in the churchyard at Tarleton Parish Church but the burial records at the Lancashire Record Office end at 1883.
5: The above information is taken from Baptism, Marriage and Burial records held at the Lancashire Record Office in Preston.

 

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