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Household of Richard Riley (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Richard Riley and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Riley, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Riley, born in 1840 in Burscough, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Henry (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), Lawrence C (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), John Dobson (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Thomas Frank (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Lydia Jane (born 1877 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Margaret Alice (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Eva (born 1881 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Lilly (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Riley's household

Male

Richard

Riley

Head
Female

Jane

Riley

Wife
Male

Henry

Riley

Son
Male

Lawrence C

Riley

Son
Male

John Dobson

Riley

Son
Male

Thomas Frank

Riley

Son
Female

Lydia Jane

Riley

Daughter
Female

Margaret Alice

Riley

Daughter
Female

Eva

Riley

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Higginson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Riley

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Riley

Wife

Married

41

1840

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Henry

Riley

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Lawrence C

Riley

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

John Dobson

Riley

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Thomas Frank

Riley

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Lydia Jane

Riley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southport, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Riley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Eva

Riley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southport, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Higginson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walker

Servant

Single

26

1855

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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