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Household of John Riley (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Riley, born in 1832 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1859 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John (born 1869 in Wrekenton, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Wrekenton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Gram, born in 1866 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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John Riley's household

Male

John

Riley

Head
Female

Mary

Riley

Wife
Male

James

Riley

Son
Female

Mary A

Riley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Riley

Son
Male

John

Riley

Son
Female

Mary

Riley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gram

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riley

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Riley

Wife

Married

49

1832

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

James

Riley

Son

Single

22

1859

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Mary A

Riley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Riley

Son

Single

15

1866

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Riley

Son

Single

12

1869

Wrekenton, Durham, England

Mary

Riley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wrekenton, Durham, England

Thomas

Gram

Lodger

Single

15

1866

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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