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Household of John Riley (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1828 in Laneshaw Bridge, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah H Riley, born in 1827 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William Cowgill (born 1855 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England) and Hannah Eliz C (born 1868 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Henry (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John's Visitor, M Ann (born 1858 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Ida Bailey (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Ethel (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Riley's household

Male

John

Riley

Head
Female

Hannah H

Riley

Wife
Male

William Cowgill

Riley

Son
Female

Hannah Eliz C

Riley

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cowgill

Nephew
Female

M Ann

Williamson

Visitor
Female

Ida Bailey

Scott

Visitor
Female

Ethel

Scott

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Laneshaw Bridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riley

Head

Married

53

1828

Laneshaw Bridge, Lancashire, England

Hannah H

Riley

Wife

Married

54

1827

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

William Cowgill

Riley

Son

Single

26

1855

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah Eliz C

Riley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Cowgill

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

M Ann

Williamson

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ida Bailey

Scott

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Scott

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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