Harry Hodgson RIGDEN

1845 - 1895  (49 years)

• Name	Harry Hodgson RIGDEN
  Birth	Sep 1845	Canterbury, Kent   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	212C218888E64BFB8428CF23A9A1DF4FC0B2
  Death	24 Mar 1895	Mill Hill, London   [2, 3]
  Burial	28 Mar 1895	Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, London   [4]
  Notes	1861 census: see father's Notes. 1871 and 1881 censuses: not found. 1891 census: at 32 Fairholm Road, Fulham, London (all RIGDEN), Harry H (head, 45, civil servant, born Canterbury, Kent), Ellen E (wife, 31, born Dublin, Ireland) and Ellen O (daughter, 1, born Fulham). Also two servants, Esther C WALLACE (32) and Amy F Bennet (15). Harry died before the next census and was buried, aged 49, on 28 March 1895. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995: RIGDEN Harry Hodgson of 12 Heathfield-road Mill hill park Middlesex civil servant died 24 March 1895 Probate London 18 April to Ellen Elizabeth Rigden widow Effects £1390. Following Herry's death, Ellen went to live in Ireland: 1901 census of Ireland: at 6 Oakley Road (Rathmines & Rathgar East, Dublin), Ellen Elizabeth RIGDEN (head of family, Church of Ireland, 41, widow, born Co. Dublin), Eileen Ossory RIGDEN (daughter, Church of Ireland, 11, scholar, born England), William Foley FITZPATRICK (brother, Church of Ireland, 37, insurance agent, not married, born Co. Dublin) and Mary Anne MAGEE (domestic servant, 74). 1926 Census of the Irish Free State: Ellen Elizabeth RIGDEN (head, 66y 3m, widow, born Co. Dublin, Church of Ireland) and Eileen Ossory RIGDEN (daughter, 36y 11m, single, born England, Church of England). Ellen died in 1945 and was buried in the Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland .
  Person ID	I3498	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr George RIGDEN,   b. 20 Dec 1815, Wingham, Kent d. Bef 24 Mar 1904, Canterbury, Kent (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Imogen MASTERS,   b. Abt 1823, Canterbury, Kent d. Mar 1904, Canterbury, Kent (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1842	Canterbury, Kent   [5]
  Family ID	F803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Elizabeth FITZPATRICK,   b. Abt 1860, Dublin, Ireland d. 26 Mar 1945, Ireland (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1882	Dublin South RD   [6]
  Children	1. Ellen Ossory RIGDEN,   b. 5 May 1889, Fulham, London d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2026

  
  

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  [S3] BMD index, Q3 1845 Canterbury 5/71. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index, aged 49, Q1 1895 Brentford 3a/122. (Reliability: 3). [S285] England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1960-2019 at findmypast.co.uk. [S339] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2024 at ancestry.com. [S3] BMD index, Q4 1842 Canterbury 5/134. (Reliability: 3). [S341] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958 at Ancestry.com, Oct 2014 and later, Q3 1882 Dublin South 2/533. (Reliability: 3).