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Household of John Riley (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

John Riley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riley, born in 1846 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Riley, born in 1848 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1873 in Durham, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1875 in Durham, Durham, England), Winifred (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Huyton Quarry, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Samuel Speekman, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Riley's household

Male

John

Riley

Head
Female

Eliza

Riley

Wife
Female

Mary E

Riley

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Riley

Daughter
Female

Winifred

Riley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Riley

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Speekman

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riley

Head

Married

35

1846

Chester, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Riley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Riley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, Durham, England

Catherine

Riley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Durham, Durham, England

Winifred

Riley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Riley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Huyton Quarry, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Speekman

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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