Henry
Riley
Born in Lindley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of Samuel Riley
and Ann (Dyson) Riley
Brother of
William Dyson Riley
Husband of
Martha (Beever) Riley
— married
10 Jun 1872 in St Mary's Church, Woodkirk, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Ethel (Riley) Punshon and William Henry Riley
Died
at age 69
in Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, Clifton Hill. Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jul 2022
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Biography
Henry Riley was born in Yorkshire, England.
Henry Riley migrated from England to Australia.
Henry was born in 1837. [1] He was the son of Samuel Riley and Ann Dyson.
On 30 March 1851 Samuel Riley (50) Coal Miner, wife Ann Riley (49) with children Lilla Riley (20), Elizabeth Riley (18), Samuel Riley (15), Sarah Riley (14), Henry Riley (12), Martha Riley (10), Ann Riley (6) and niece Eliza Dyson (18) lived in Lindley cum Quarmby, Yorkshire, England. [2]
Henry Riley married Martha Beever on 10 June 1872 at St Mary's Church, Woodkirk, Yorkshire, England by Banns.[3]
Henry Riley, coal miner aged 44, wife Martha Riley (40) with children Annie (12), Aaron (10), Mary (8), Sarah (5) and Ethel Riley (3) departed London, England on board the vessel Arawa and arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on 22 November 1886. [4]
In 1903 Henry Riley (Labourer), Martha Riley (Home Duties), Aaron Riley (Labourer), Mary Riley (Home Duties) and Sarah Riley (Home Duties) lived at 86 Ferguson St, Williamstown North, Victoria. [5]
He passed away in 1906, aged 69. [6]
Sources
- ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ↑ 1851 England Census; Class: HO107; Piece: 2296; Folio: 593; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87495-87496
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935; West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP108/1/5/2
- ↑ Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957; Archives Office of Tasmania; Tasmania, Australia; Descriptive List of Immigrants; Film Number: SLTX/AO/MB/142; Series Number: CB7/12/1/12-13
- ↑ Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980; Victoria, 1903, Melbourne Ports, Williamstown North
- ↑ Victoria, Australia Death Registration Number 12493/1906
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for their children
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~3.12%
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