The Rigby Family began in the New World in 1765 by a man 
named Isaac Rigby who was at that time the personal secretary
of Edward the Duke of Kent.

Isaac had 10 sons and one daughter:

SAMUEL RIGBY B. 1793
JOHN RIGBY B. 1795
ISAAC RIGBY B. 1789
CHRISTINA ELIZABETH B.1801 - DIED YOUNG
GEORGE THOMAS B. 1803 - DIED YOUNG
EDWARD B. 1805 
CHARLES HENRY B. 1807
PREVOST FREDERICK B. 1811
DOUGLAS GORDON RIGBY B.1813
THOMAS B. 1815

The family of C.H.Rigby continues to live in Nova Scotia to
this day.  His family line goes as such:
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Five children of C.H. Rigby:

##C.H. (II) - Had six children
**SARAH CATHERINE - Married Dr. Marcus Dodd had two daugthers
E. DOUGLAS - married (no children)
HENRY - married (no children)
MARY RACHAEL - (never married)


**SARAH CATHERINE had two girls FRANCIS DODD (never married) 
and a Mrs. Daly who moved to Calgary Alberta.

##C.H. had six children:

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Arthur and Geraldine (died young) 
Florence Elizabeth  (never married)
Archibold (never married)
Dorothy (never married)
Charles Lawrence B.1890 married Sadie MacNeil had 3 children:

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Charles A. b.1946
Douglas b. 1949
Alexander b. 1953 - d.1970

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The Rigby Family

This is a site put together by another Rigby ancestor - Thomas' (a son of Isaac's) relatives

Rigby Guestbook

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Rigby Families' Holdings at the Cape Breton Archives

A discription of the holdings at Beaton House Archives in Cape Breton

If you have any information about this Rigby Family starting in Nova 
Scotia or any other line of the Rigby's please get in touch with me
at my e-mail address.