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Household of William Riley (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

William Riley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Riley, born in 1822 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Riley, born in 1827 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grand Child, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Edwin (born 1852 in Chester, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, Samuel (born 1862 in Chester, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Marple, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, Samuel (born 1859 in Chester, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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William Riley's household

Male

William

Riley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Riley

Wife
Female

Mary

Riley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Grand Child
Male

Edwin

Kendrick

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Kendrick

Boarder
Male

James

Jones

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Rogers

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Bryon

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Wray

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Riley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Riley

Head

Married

59

1822

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Riley

Wife

Married

54

1827

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Riley

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Adams

Grand Child

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Kendrick

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Chester, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Kendrick

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Chester, Cheshire, England

James

Jones

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Marple, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Rogers

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Chester, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Bryon

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wray

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Chester, Cheshire, England

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