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Household of Abraham Riley (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Abraham Riley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Riley, born in 1846 in Hapton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Riley, born in 1853 in Downham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Lee (born 1877 in Hapton, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1879 in Hapton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Hapton, Lancashire, England) and Richard H (born 1881 in Hapton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Father In Law, Henry (born 1821 in Rimington, Yorkshire, England), Abraham's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1860 in Downham, Lancashire, England) and Abraham's Servant, Elizabeth E (born 1862 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Riley's household

Male

Abraham

Riley

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Riley

Wife
Female

Sarah Lee

Riley

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Riley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Riley

Daughter
Male

Richard H

Riley

Son
Male

Henry

Ridge

Father In Law
Female

Margaret

Ridge

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth E

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hapton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Riley

Head

Married

35

1846

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Riley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Downham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Lee

Riley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Riley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Riley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Richard H

Riley

Son

Single

0

1881

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Ridge

Father In Law

Married

60

1821

Rimington, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Ridge

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Downham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Mitchell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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