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Household of John Riley (born 1812)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riley, born in 1812 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Riley, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1854 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Mary (born 1859 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Mary (born 1862 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, William (born 1857 in Ireland).


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John Riley's household

Male

John

Riley

Head
Female

Mary

Riley

Wife
Male

Thomas

Riley

Son
Female

Mary

Riley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bencley

Lodger
Male

William

Hanway

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riley

Head

Married

69

1812

Ireland

Mary

Riley

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Thomas

Riley

Son

Single

27

1854

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Riley

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Bencley

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Ireland

William

Hanway

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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