Hit a Wall - Ref: Tracing a birth

[Horsley2016]

Trying to track down birth records for one Elizabeth Ann Rigby. Estimated born Toxteth Park (Liverpool) in circa 1851.  I understand MMN was Ann (e) Molloy (although this may be Maloy/Mahoy or another derivative.) Ann Molloy 'may' have been the daughter of a Sarah Corns but I have nothing concrete for that.

Elizabeth's Father is a 'Josiah (Joseph?) Rigby' born circa 1828 in Liverpool. But I can't find any marriage details for him and Ann Molloy which has me now scratching my head!! 

Wondering if anyone is able to help me please?

Thanks
M

[KGarrad]

Possible from FreeBMD?

Mar qtr 1850
Liverpool Registration District     vol XX (20), page 363

Rigby, Elizabeth Ann

[rosie99]

Possible from FreeBMD?

Mar qtr 1850
Liverpool Registration District     vol XX (20), page 363

Rigby, Elizabeth Ann

The index on FindMyPast has mmn Burnett

[rosie99]

Where do you have Elizabeth Ann on census.  I presume she married, who is named as her father and what was his occupation

Ignore this I have found it 

[Milliepede]

If she married Charles Hessey 21 Jan 1872 father is down as Josiah Rigby labourer

[Horsley2016]

Thank you.

I think I must have gone wrong somewhere 

I know Elizabeth Ann Rigby definitely married Charles Edward Hessey in 1872 at St Nicholas's Church. On their cert. it states 'Josiah' as the Father.

I then made a link to the 1871 Census (which is so faded to read it's not true!) which records a JOSHUA Hessey (who I assumed was Josiah) living with Ann and with daughter Elizabeth... But maybe I was wrong to make that assumption of Joshua/Josiah being one and the same?

I was especially drawn to this Census as it also has an 'Ann' aged 1 living here. I know from family hearsay that Elizabeth had a daughter (Ann) out of wedlock and that it was passed off as a daughter of Elizabeth's mother therefore...the dates of all of that info tally.  Maybe Elizabeth's Mother Ann wasn't a Molloy? 

I just can't find a Rigby with a MMN Molloy (or similar) anywhere?!! In fact I can't find any children in and around the area with MMN Molloy which is interesting as I came across an 1851 Census in Oliver Street of an Ann Molloy unmarried and a daughter Elizabeth Molloy aged 1?

[rosie99]

Thank you.

I think I must have gone wrong somewhere 

I know Elizabeth Ann Rigby definitely married Charles Edward Hessey in 1872 at St Nicholas's Church. On their cert. it states 'Josiah' as the Father.

I then made a link to the 1871 Census (which is so faded to read it's not true!) which records a JOSHUA Hessey (who I assumed was Josiah) living with Ann and with daughter Elizabeth... But maybe I was wrong to make that assumption of Joshua/Josiah being one and the same?

I was especially drawn to this Census as it also has an 'Ann' aged 1 living here. I know from family hearsay that Elizabeth had a daughter (Ann) out of wedlock and that it was passed off as a daughter of Elizabeth's mother therefore...the dates of all of that info tally.  Maybe Elizabeth's Mother Ann wasn't a Molloy? 

Ref for 1871  RG10/3799 f18 p29  - It is a dreadful copy, I also think it reads Joshua 

I think that Joshua and Josiah could easily be the same person

[bbart]

I understand MMN was Ann (e) Molloy

Molloy may have been her first married name, as there is a baptism (11 Mar 1850) in Toxteth, for an Elizabeth, daughter of Josiah and Ann Molloy.  He was a labourer, and I can't quite make out the abode.... it looks like Ashby St.

[rosie99]

1861
RG9/   2704 f95 p36
all born Toxteth Park
Joseph Rigby 29 (Dock Labourer) Ann 28, Elizabeth 10

1851 - There is a married Joseph Rigby age 19 occ labourer in Toxteth lodging with a Rigby family - place of birth Winwick.  HO107/2188 f249 p15