Jonathon RIGBY was born ca 1850 in Staffordshire England, son of William RIGBY and Sarah BROUGH and married in 1873 to Mary Grace OWENS, born c 1847 Holyhead, Wales, daughter of Owen OWENS and Catherine LEWIS and they had the following family:
- Mary Grace RIGBY b. 1874 Digby, Vic;
- Owen Stanley RIGBY b. 1877, Digby, Vic, mar. Flora ALLARDICE;
- Catharine Sarah RIGBY b. 1879, Digby, Vic;
- Elizabeth Ann RIGBY b. 1882, Digby, Vic;
- Victoria May RIGBY b. 1884, Digby, Vic,
- mar. 1912, Claude Alfred Wallis HOLT, b. 1881, Sydney, NSW, Aus
- son of Alfred William & Ludwina HOLT
- WW1 1st AIF, 7th Light Horse, enlisted 24-11-1915
- RTA 4-03-1919
- Digby Avenue of Honour Tree No 78, planted by Mrs HOLT
- Helen Myra RIGBY b. 1886, Digby, Vic;
- Gweneth Lewis RIGBY b. 1889, Digby, Vic, mar William Thurston HOGARTH;
- Kathleen Ray RIGBY b. 1892, Digby, Vic, mar. ? ROSS.
J. RIGBY was listed as a buyer on the original list of Digby town allotments.
1879 - J. RIGBY listed as Chief Ranger for Court Perseverance No 3319, Ancient Order of Foresters at Digby.
Jonathon RIGBY built a residence three miles west of Digby. He was a bridge builder operating under the name of RIGBY & SHARPE.