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Household of Benjamin Riley (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Benjamin Riley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Riley, born in 1844 in Rossendale, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Riley, born in 1839 in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1868 in Rossendale, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1869 in Rossendale, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1871 in Rossendale, Lancashire, England), Jesse (born 1873 in Blackley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1880 in Blackley, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1878 in Blackley, Lancashire, England) and Eli H (born 1881 in Blackley, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Riley's household

Male

Benjamin

Riley

Head
Female

Margaret

Riley

Wife
Female

Jane

Riley

Daughter
Female

Annie

Riley

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Riley

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Riley

Son
Female

Mary

Riley

Daughter
Female

Florence

Riley

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Riley

Daughter
Male

Eli H

Riley

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Riley

Head

Married

37

1844

Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Riley

Wife

Married

42

1839

Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Riley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Annie

Riley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Riley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Jesse

Riley

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Riley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Florence

Riley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Riley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Eli H

Riley

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackley, Lancashire, England

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