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Household of James Riley (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Riley, born in 1839 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Riley, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Peter (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Catherine (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Roger (born 1841 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Matthew (born 1841 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1838 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Ireland).


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James Riley's household

Male

James

Riley

Head
Female

Ann

Riley

Wife
Male

John

Riley

Son
Male

James

Riley

Son
Male

Peter

Riley

Son
Male

Joseph

Riley

Son
Female

Catherine

Riley

Daughter
Male

Roger

Slain

Boarder
Male

Matthew

Corrigan

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Crowsin

Boarder
Male

John

Mc Guinnes

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Riley

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Ann

Riley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

John

Riley

Son

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Riley

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Peter

Riley

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Joseph

Riley

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine

Riley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Roger

Slain

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Ireland

Matthew

Corrigan

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Ireland

Patrick

Crowsin

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Ireland

John

Mc Guinnes

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ireland

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