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Household of Alexander Riley (born 1840, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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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.
Alexander Riley and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Riley, born in 1840 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Riley, born in 1843 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1862 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emelie (born 1866 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alice (born 1881 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella Welsh, born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Alexander Riley's household
Alexander
Riley
Head
Isabella
Riley
Wife
Jessie
Riley
Daughter
Ellen
Riley
Daughter
Isabella
Riley
Daughter
Emelie
Riley
Daughter
Robert
Riley
Son
Elizabeth
Riley
Daughter
James
Riley
Son
Alice
Riley
Daughter
Isabella
Welsh
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Riley |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Riley | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Riley | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Riley | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Riley | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Riley | Daughter | - | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Emelie | Riley | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Riley | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Riley | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Riley | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Riley | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Welsh | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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