Catherine (Devlin) Rigby (abt. 1840 - 1880)

Born about 1840 in Ireland

Wife of William Rigby — married 6 Jan 1866 in St. Paul's, CoE, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1880 at about age 40 in North Paywit, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Catherine Devlin was born c1840 most likely Ireland & possibly to Bernard Devlin & Annie McTeague.

Catherine's Irish heritage was referred to in an 1954 article in the Herald Sun Weekly Magazine on fishing at St Leonards "FISHERS .... for loaves" where her grandson George Francis Rigby (son of George Rigby) refers to Catherine as of Irish & Celtic background (Fleetwood grandfather & Irish grandmother) & (Lancashire grandfather, Celtic grandmother) which means she is most likely from Ireland. ^[1]

In 1866 Catherine Devlin (most likely from Ireland) married William Rigby (a widower from Co. Lancashire, England) in Geelong at St. Paul's, CoE, Geelong, Victoria.

Catherine passed away in 1880 aged 40 after childbirth at her home at North Paywit a farming district near the shore 3 miles (east) from Portarlington. North Paywit is now most likely Indented Head as North Paywit is now no longer a suburb since the early 1900's.

Birth

Catherine Devlin was most likely born in c1840 in Ireland. [6]

Parents

Unconfirmed parents:- Father: Bernard Devlin & Mother: Annie McTeague ^[2]

Immigration

Catherine Devlin may have immigrated 23 Jul 1859 in Melbourne on the ship 'Telegraph' from Liverpool as Catharine Devlin, aged 22. ^[3]

Married

Catherine Devlin (most likely from Ireland) married William Rigby (likely a widower from Co. Lancashire, England) in St. Paul's, CoE, Geelong, Victoria on 6 Jan 1866. ^[4]

Children

Catherine Devlin & William Rigby had six children:- George (1866-1943), Mary Jane Rigby [Robinson] (1867-1930), Catharine (1868-Unknown), Hannah (1870-1949), William Edward (1874-1952) & Elizabeth Cecilia (1877-1908).

Residence

1866-1900 The Rigbys were living at North Paywit a farming district near the shore 3 miles (east) from Portarlington.

Death

Catherine Rigby died 2 Mar 1880 at North Paywit ^[5]

Death Inquest

5 Mar 1880 - Death Inquest Finding:- Died in labour of rupture of the womb before being confined aged 40 years. She told Alice Cox, who was employed as a midwife & nurse that she had two dead children before, but this child she was bearing was not dead. Alice's mother Catherine Pywell was the other woman attendant. ^[6]

Burial

Portarlington Cemetery ^[7]

William Edward Rigby

Catherine's son William Edward Rigby (Ned Rigby) was a fisherman-farmer, who lived opposite the Batman Memorial, No. 358 (The Esplanade, Indented Head) was a member of the original Batman Park Committee of Management (17 June 1925)

Sources

1. ↑ 3 Jul 1954: Francis Rigby "FISHERS .... for loaves" - Francis was a third-generation fisherman with the gentle doggedness of his Fleetwood grandfather, and the lively humour of his Irish grandmother Fleetwood grandfather" & "Lancashire grandfather, Celtic grandmother.." Ref: The Herald (Weekend Magazine) [1]
2. ↑ Unconfirmed parents: Bernard Devlin & Annie McTeague. Ref - MyHeritage Library Edition, site managed by Yolanda Hughes
3. ↑ 1859: The ship Telegraph arrived Port Phillip 23 Jul 1859. Ref: The Ship List [2]
4. ↑ 6 Jan 1866: Marriage at St. Paul's, CoE, Geelong, Victoria - Catherine Devlin (most likely from Ireland) & William Rigby ( widower from Co. Lancashire, England Ref - MyHeritage Library Edition - site managed by Yolanda Hughes.
5. ↑ Death Report - Catherine Rigby - Geelong Advertiser- Frid 5 Mar 1880 - Town Talk [3]
6. ↑ 5 Mar 1880: Death Inquest - Catherine Rigby :- PROV 1880/67 [4]
7. ↑ Portarlington Cemetery 696291 [5]