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Household of John Riley (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riley, born in 1837 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Riley, born in 1841 in Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Cheshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).


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John Riley's household

Male

John

Riley

Head
Female

Sarah

Riley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Riley

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Riley

Daughter
Male

John

Riley

Son
Female

Jane

Riley

Daughter
Female

Emma

Riley

Daughter
Male

William

Riley

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riley

Head

Married

44

1837

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Riley

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Riley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Hannah

Riley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

John

Riley

Son

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Jane

Riley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Emma

Riley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

William

Riley

Son

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

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