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Household of Joshua Riley (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Joshua Riley and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Riley, born in 1833 in Heights, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Ann Riley, born in 1835 in Heights, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Louisa (born 1865 in Heights, Yorkshire, England), Priscilla (born 1869 in Heights, Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1871 in Heights, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1872 in Heights, Yorkshire, England), Elisabeth (born 1877 in Heights, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Heights, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Son In L, John W (born 1858 in Heights, Yorkshire, England), Joshua's Son In L, Alfred (born 1873 in Heights, Yorkshire, England), Joshua's Son In L, John Arthur (born 1876 in Heights, Yorkshire, England) and Joshua's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Heights, Yorkshire, England).


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Joshua Riley's household

Male

Joshua

Riley

Head
Female

Ann

Riley

Wife
Female

Louisa

Riley

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Riley

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Riley

Daughter
Female

Emma

Riley

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Riley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Riley

Daughter
Male

John W

Lewis

Son In L
Male

Alfred

Riley

Son In L
Male

John Arthur

Riley

Son In L
Male

William

Jackman

Lodger
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Heights, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Riley

Head

Married

48

1833

Heights, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Riley

Wife

Married

46

1835

Heights, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Riley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Heights, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Riley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heights, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Riley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Heights, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Riley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heights, Yorkshire, England

Elisabeth

Riley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heights, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Riley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Heights, Yorkshire, England

John W

Lewis

Son In L

Single

23

1858

Heights, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Riley

Son In L

Single

8

1873

Heights, Yorkshire, England

John Arthur

Riley

Son In L

Single

5

1876

Heights, Yorkshire, England

William

Jackman

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Heights, Yorkshire, England

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