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Record #11871
Name :
: Sebastian John RIGBY (1873 - )
  aka : Sebastian Rigley


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Date of Birth
: 7 Jul 1873 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Aug 1886
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Parisian

Placement Family
: Joice
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Catholic Protection Society
NotesA birth registration was found for Sebastian Rigby: Registration: Sep 1873; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 361. Parents: John Rigby and Mary Ann or Marian Finney, married 1864, at West Derby, Lancashire, England.

Sebastianus Rigby, born July 7, 1873, was baptized at St. Anthonys, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on July 10, 1873. Father's Name: Joannis Rigby; Mother's Name: Mariae Annae Feeney.

In 1886, Sebatian Rigby, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 71 children from the Liverpool Catholic Children's Protection Society, accompanied by a Mrs. Lacy and en route to Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Report of Mr. R. Mcpherson, Government Immigration Agent at Kingston, Ontario.

Sebastian Rigley, aged 12, from parish of Liverpool, placed with Pat. Joice, Birmingham P.O., Joiceville. Active intelligent lad, fair scholar in 4th reader, good boy in every way and pleased with his good home."

Sebastian J. Rigby married Eliza Holden, daughter of George Holden and Catherine Martin, on May 29, 1895, at Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Sebastian and Eliza Holden Rigby had at least 3 children: August Rigby, born January 29, 1900, Fall River, Massachusetts; Marion Rigby, born March 31, 1896, at Fall River, Massachusetts; and Sebastian John Rigby, born Fall River, Massachusetts.

Sebastian J. Rigby, born July 7, 1873, in England, was naturalized as a United States citizen on November 16, 1897, in Massachusetts.

Sebastian J Rigby applied and was granted a passport by the United States of America on April 1, 1918. He declared that he was born in Liverpool, England, on the 7th of July, 1873; that he emigrated to the United States, sailing on board the SS Parisian for Canada from Liverpool about August 19, 1886/7; that he resided in the United States for 29 uninterrupted years between 1889 and 1918; and that he resided in Fall River, Massachusetts, occupied as a Postal Clerk.

Sebastian Rigby, 59, PO Clerk, and his wife, Eliza Rigby, 55, returned to visit the United Kingdom on August 28, 1932, on the ship Manhattan. He declared his contact address in the UK was 287 Blackpool Road, Preston, Lancashire, England. Sebastian and Eliza Rigby return to Massachusetts on October 1, 1932, on the ship Georgic.

In 1947, Sebastian J. Rigby was residing at 379 Belmont Street, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-05-27 12:56:50 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-18 19:22:14 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13111 ALLSOP, Ernest1885ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Jun 1896 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15880 BAINES, James1874ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
21887 BARNES, Thomas1875ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
21892 BARRON, James1879ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15992 BEATTY, Sarah Ellen1877ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
13015 BINNS, Eliza1885ENG,     Jun 1896 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
16090 BLACK, Edward1877ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
16091 BLACK, Mary1875ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
8502 BORRMAN, Charles 1880ENG,     Jul 1893 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
21930 BREEN, Ellen1876ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15858 BREEN, James1872ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
23181 BREEN, John1872ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15492 BROWN, Sarah1872ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
8506 CARR, Thomas1880ENG,     Jul 1893 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15990 CARROLL, Martin1880ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15989 CARROLL, William1875ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15861 CHRISTIAN, Alfred1875ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15862 CHRISTIAN, Emma1877ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15894 CLARKE, William1879ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
16167 COBB, James1880ENG,     Jul 1893 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15937 CONROY, Patrick1879ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15443 CORNWALL, Jane1873ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15444 CORNWALL, Margaret1874ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15442 CORNWALL, Mary1872ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15886 COUGHLAN, Thomas1874ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15944 CULKIN, John1874ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15898 DEMPSEY, Catharine1871ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
15899 DEMPSEY, Julia1873ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
11029 DICKMAN, Isaac1877ENG, NTT Jun 1889 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
13013 DIXON, William1879ENG,     Sep 1896 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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