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Household of Thomas Riley (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Thomas Riley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Riley, born in 1825 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Riley, born in 1826 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1851 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Eliza E (born 1863 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin T (born 1867 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Annie, born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth Riley, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Riley's household

Male

Thomas

Riley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Riley

Wife
Male

James

Riley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Riley

Daughter In Law
Female

Eliza E

Riley

Daughter
Male

Benjamin T

Riley

Son
Female

Annie

Riley

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Riley

Head

Married

56

1825

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Riley

Wife

Married

55

1826

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James

Riley

Son

Married

30

1851

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Riley

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza E

Riley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Benjamin T

Riley

Son

Single

14

1867

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Riley

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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