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Household of Josh Riley (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, 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.

Josh Riley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josh Riley, born in 1849 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Josh was the head of the household, married to Emma Riley, born in 1844 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Dick (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1877 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1878 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England) and Elizephan (born 1880 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josh's Boarder, James Woodwin, born in 1854 in Derbyshire, England.


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Josh Riley's household

Male

Josh

Riley

Head
Female

Emma

Riley

Wife
Male

Dick

Riley

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Riley

Daughter
Male

Ben

Riley

Son
Female

Elizephan

Riley

Daughter
Male

James

Woodwin

Boarder
First name(s) Josh
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josh

Riley

Head

Married

32

1849

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Riley

Wife

Married

37

1844

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Dick

Riley

Son

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Riley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Riley

Son

Single

3

1878

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Elizephan

Riley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

James

Woodwin

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Derbyshire, England

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