Isabella (Bowker) Riley (abt. 1833)

Born about 1833 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of George Cleminson Riley — married 1855 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Isabella Bowker was born about 1833. She is the daughter of Thomas Bowker and Elizabeth.

Occupation

• 1851 - Weaver

Marriage

• George Cleminson Riley 1855^[1]

Children

1. Jane Ann Riley 1856^[2]

Census

• 1851 England & Wales Census - Isabella is resident with parents Thomas, Elizabeth and siblings, Alice, Mary, William, James and Thomas, at George Street, Lancaster, Lancs, England. Also resident is cousin, Mary Ann Vipond.^[3]

• 1861 England & Wales Census - Isabella is resident with husband George Cleminson Riley and daughter, Jane Ann, at Lancaster, Lancashire, England.^[4]

• 1871 England & Wales Census - Resident at Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, with husband George and daughter Jane Ann.^[5]

• 1881 England & Wales Census - Resident at Inkerman Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, with husband George and daughter Jane Ann.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DQ3-9QP : 13 December 2014), Isabella Bowker, George Cleminson Riley 1855; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1855, quarter 4, vol. 8E, p. 752, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSTP-SV4 : 30 December 2014, George Clemenson Riley in entry for Jane Ann Riley, 30 Nov 1856); citing SAINT MARY, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,526,200.
3. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGY3-D8M : 27 October 2017), Isabella Bowker in household of Thomas Bowker, Lancaster, Lancashire, England; citing Lancaster, Lancashire, England, p. 36, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7YZ-ZJ8 : 12 December 2017), Isabella Riley in household of George C Riley, Lancaster, Lancashire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZPK-KNR : 11 December 2017), Isabella Riley in entry for George C Riley, 1871.
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q275-KYMV : 13 December 2017), Isabella Riley in household of George C Riley, Blackburn, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 32, Piece/Folio 4197/78, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,186.