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Household of John Riley (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

John Riley and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riley, born in 1846 in , consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Riley, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Bridget (born 1874 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England), Bernard (born 1876 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Patrick (born 1851 in Ireland), John's Nephew, Thomas (born 1873 in Ireland), John's Niece, Alice (born 1875 in Ireland), John's Niece, Bridget (born 1878 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, George (born 1821 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1856 in Ireland), John's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1853 in Scotland).


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John Riley's household

Male

John

Riley

Head
Female

Alice

Riley

Wife
Female

Bridget

Riley

Daughter
Male

Bernard

Riley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Riley

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Wood

Brother In Law
Male

Thomas

Wood

Nephew
Female

Alice

Wood

Niece
Female

Bridget

Wood

Niece
Male

George

Prise

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Foye

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Coile

Boarder
Male

John

Gilligan

Boarder
Male

James

McFarlane

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riley

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Alice

Riley

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Bridget

Riley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Bernard

Riley

Son

Single

5

1876

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Riley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Patrick

Wood

Brother In Law

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Thomas

Wood

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Ireland

Alice

Wood

Niece

Single

6

1875

Ireland

Bridget

Wood

Niece

Single

3

1878

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

George

Prise

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

Ireland

Thomas

Foye

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

Patrick

Coile

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Ireland

John

Gilligan

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

James

McFarlane

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Scotland

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