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Household of Thomas Riley (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

Thomas Riley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Riley, born in 1847 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Matilda Riley, born in 1850 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Matilda (born 1875 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1880 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Agnes (born 1862 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Antony (born 1865 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Child, Kate (born 1881 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Riley's household

Male

Thomas

Riley

Head
Female

Matilda

Riley

Wife
Male

William

Riley

Son
Female

Matilda

Riley

Daughter
Female

Annie

Riley

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Riley

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Law

Boarder
Female

Mary

Paytron

Servant
Male

Antony

Paytron

Boarder
Female

Kate

Law

Child
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Riley

Head

Married

34

1847

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Matilda

Riley

Wife

Married

31

1850

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

William

Riley

Son

Single

8

1873

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Matilda

Riley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Riley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ellen

Riley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Agnes

Law

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Paytron

Servant

Single

18

1863

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Antony

Paytron

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Kate

Law

Child

Single

0

1881

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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