I have an ancestor whose birthplace was either 'Repton, Derbyshire' or 'Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire' on the various censuses.
As it turns out, he was born in Repton, but raised in Skellingthorpe, so I guess he felt he could give either.
I wonder whether it is the same for John? Perhaps he was born in
Scowes and raised in Barnsley?
On the topic of
Scowes, I couldn't figure out where this actually is until I stumbled on a website that described Scholes in Wigan as "Scowes."
Unfortunately, between 1800 and 1809, there were quite a few John Rigbys born in Wigan.
Queenie
