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John Riley Snr (abt. 1808 - 1856)

John Riley Snr
Born about in Whitley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 31 Dec 1829 in Witton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 48 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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John Riley Snr was born in Cheshire, England.

John Riley aka Ryley was born in about 1808 in Whitley, Cheshire, England.

John Ryley married Catharine Thomson [aka Thompson] on 31 Dec 1829 in Witton-cum-Twambrooks, Cheshire.[1]

John and Catherine had seven children:

  1. Thomas Riley (1830-1841)
  2. John Riley (1832-1907)
  3. James/Samuel Riley (1835-) [the 1851 census has his name transcribed as Samuel, but his christening has James]
  4. Catherine Riley (1838-)
  5. William Riley (1841-)
  6. Elizabeth Riley (1844-)
  7. Joseph Riley (1848-)

In 1841 John Ryley (age 30-34) lived at Grove Yard in Warrington, Lancashire with his wife Caterhine (30-34) and four children: Thomas (10), John (5 [~8]), Caterhine (1[~3]), and William (0).[2]

In 1851 John Riley (age 43, Warehouse Man) lived at Golden Grove Yard in Warrington with his wife Catherine (40) and six children: John (17, Apprentice to Smith), Samuel (16), Catherine (12), Elizabeth (7, Scholar), William (10, Candle Work), and Joseph (2).[3]

John's wife passed away in 1854.

John Riley passed away on 3 Aug 1856, aged 48 years. His death was registered in Warrington in the third quarter of the year.[4][5]

Sources

  1. "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F365-C62 : 7 December 2017), John Ryley and Catharine Thomson, 31 Dec 1829, Marriage; citing item 4 p 100, , Witton-cum-Twambrooks, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,094,517.
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQLQ-6F6 : 22 May 2019), John Ryley, Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYX-3WS : 12 September 2019), John Riley, Warrington, Lancashire, England; citing Warrington, Lancashire, England, p. 13, 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 Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N22-DBX : 31 December 2014), John Riley, 1856; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Warrington, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [age at death included on the GRO Index: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp]
  5. "England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XDF-Q9JM : 22 April 2022), John Riley.




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