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Household of James Riley (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

James Riley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Riley, born in 1844 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Riley, born in 1849 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1879 in Woolwich, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Stephen J (born 1855 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), James's Lodgers Wife, Annie (born 1854 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), James's Lodgers Daughter, Annie (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodgers Son, George (born 1881 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England).


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James Riley's household

Male

James

Riley

Head
Female

Sarah

Riley

Wife
Male

Stephen J

Peall

Lodger
Female

Annie

Peall

Lodgers Wife
Male

James

Riley

Son
Female

Annie

Peall

Lodgers Daughter
Male

George

Peall

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Riley

Head

Married

37

1844

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Riley

Wife

Married

32

1849

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Stephen J

Peall

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Annie

Peall

Lodgers Wife

Married

27

1854

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

James

Riley

Son

Single

2

1879

Woolwich, Kent, England

Annie

Peall

Lodgers Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

George

Peall

Lodgers Son

Single

0

1881

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

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