Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Edward Riley (born 1852, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Edward Riley and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Riley, born in 1852 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Catherine Riley, born in 1855 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), Edward (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother In Law, Ann Higgins, born in 1828 in Ireland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Edward Riley's household

Male

Edward

Riley

Head
Female

Catherine

Riley

Wife
Male

John

Riley

Son
Male

Edward

Riley

Son
Male

James

Riley

Son
Male

William

Riley

Son
Female

Ann

Higgins

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Riley

Head

Married

29

1852

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Catherine

Riley

Wife

Married

26

1855

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

John

Riley

Son

Single

8

1873

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Edward

Riley

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Riley

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Riley

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Higgins

Mother In Law

Widow

53

1828

Ireland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Edward Riley in Sheffield in 1881, and follow the Riley family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Edward Riley

We’ve found Edward Riley in 226 family trees. Find out more about Edward Riley's household and view the Riley family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census