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James Riley

(abt.1867 - 1937)


Father: James Riley
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Caroline Pollard


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1867 Birth
  • Estimated from marriage and census records
1895-09-07 Marriage
Caroline Pollard (1874 - 1945)
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow, Burnley
  • Abode: 35 Dall Street, Burnley
  • Age: 28
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: Charles Howarth Duckworth
  • Witness: Jane Ann Gregson
  • Parish record:  F1  T1
  • lan-opc:  Link  T2
  • lancashirebmd:  T3
  • freebmd:  T4
  • familysearch:  Link  T5
  • familysearch:  Link  T6
1901-03-21 Census
  • Age: 34
  • Abode: 8 Dall Street, Burnley
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3869-30-8:  F2  F3  T7
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Roggerham, Briercliffe, Burnley
  • Age: 44
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14PN24819-RD472-SD1-ED41-SN142:  F4  F5  F6  T8
abt.1937-02-01 Death
  • Age: 70
  • Abode: 28 Camp Street, Harle Syke, Burnley
  • Estimated from burial record
1937-02-04 Burial
  • Place: Grave 2782, Burnley Cemetery


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Page 42  1895.  Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Gannow
in the Counties of Burnley & Lancaster
No. 83  7th September 1895
James Riley       28  Bachelor  Weaver  35 Dall Street   James Riley    Collier Deceased
Caroline Pollard  22  Spinster  Weaver  25 Brush Street  Moses Pollard  Collier
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England
after Banns by me, W.J. Gerratt
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  James Riley       }
                                          {  Caroline Pollard  }
in the Presence of us,  {  Charles Howarth Duckworth  }
                        {  Jane Ann Gregson           }
        
T2
Marriage: 7 Sep 1895 St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancs.
James Riley - 28, Weaver, Bachelor, 35 Dall Street
Caroline Pollard - 22, Weaver, Spinster, 25 Brush Street
    Groom's Father: James Riley, Deceased, Collier
    Bride's Father: Moses Pollard, Collier
    Witness: Charles Howarth Duckworth; Jane Ann Gregson
    Married by Banns by: W. J. Gerratt
    Register: Marriages 1894 - 1904, Page 42, Entry 83
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T3
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1895
POLLARD Caroline   RILEY James   Gannow, St John the Baptist   Preston   CE102/2/83
        
T4
Marriages Sep 1895
Riley James        Burnley  8e 364
Pollard Caroline   Burnley  8e 364
        
T5
Groom's Name:  James Riley
Groom's Birth Date:  1867
Groom's Age:  28
Bride's Name:  Caroline Pollard
Bride's Birth Date:  1873
Bride's Age:  22
Marriage Date:  1895
Marriage Place:  Gannow, Lancashire, England
Groom's Father's Name:  James Riley
Bride's Father's Name:  Moses Pollard
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:  M16282-1
System Origin:  England-VR
Source Film Number:  1526145
Reference Number:  2:1PZG3H1
        
T6
Groom's Name:  James Riley
Bride's Name:  Caroline Pollard
Marriage Date:  07 Sep 1895
Marriage Place:  Gannow, Lancashire, England
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:  M16282-1
System Origin:  England-ODM
Source Film Number:  1526145
        
T7
1901 census  RG13 Piece 3869 Folio 30 Page 8

Civil Parish of Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish of Burnley St Stephen
County Borough of Burnley
Ward of Municipal Borough of Burnley Wood
Parliamentary Borough of Burnley

Schedule 44  8 Dall St

James Riley       Head    M  34      Cotton Weaver  [Worker]    Lanc- Burnley
Caroline [Riley]  Wife    M     26                              [Lanc- Burnley]
James [Riley]     Son        1                                  [Lanc- Burnley]
Sarah [Riley]     Daug'r        3mo                             [Lanc- Burnley]
Ann [Riley]       Sister  S     46   Cotton Weaver  [Worker]    [Lanc-] Darwen
Nanny [Riley]     Mother  Wid   74                              [Lanc- Darwen]

        
T8
1911 census  RG14 PN24819 RD472 SD1 ED41 SN142

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  1
Enumeration District       41

Mr Riley
Roggerham
Briercliffe

Schedule 142

Name               Rel       M  F   Status   Ma  C  L  D  Occ                       Worker   Birthplace
James Riley        Head      44     Married               Cotton Weaver             Worker   Lanc Burnley
Caroline Riley     Wife         37  Married  15  6  3  3  -                                  Lanc Burnley
James Riley        Son       11     -                     School                             Lanc Burnley
Sarah Ellen Riley  Daughter     10  -                     School                             Lanc Burnley
George Riley       Son       2      -                     -                                  Lanc Burnley
Ann Riley          Sister       57  Single                Domestic Servant General  Worker   Lanc Darwen

Enumerator TB  Males 3  Females 3  Persons 6    4 rooms. Signed  James Riley  Roggerham Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24819-RD472-SD1-ED41-SN142-cover.jpg and
                 Census-1911-RG14PN24819-RD472-SD1-ED41-SN142.jpg by dh

        
T9
165    BURNLEY CEMETERY    REGISTER OF BURIALS    165
1937
108797  [February] 4  James Riley  70 years  ---  28 Camp Street  2782  C.L.Marriott  Albert H Baker
        
T10
Burnley Cemetery grave register entries for grave 2782

Grave register book 1 page 93

93    BURNLEY CEMETERY    GRAVE BOOK    93
2782  D  1/19/-  James Riley  Dec 24th 1907  299M  --  8ft  68712 108797 118572
[Bracketed with grave 2782]

Family grave register book M page 299
Left page:

299    GRAVE NO 2782  SQUARE D  PLOT [blank]

7 by 3 x 8ft deep  1907 Dec.24.  James Riley  Weaver  Clough Croft
                                                       Roggerham
                                                        Briercliffe

[Note affixed and folded back, words partly visible and reversed]
       COUNTY BOROUGH OF
         CEMETERY DEPART
Dear Sir
    I beg to acknowledge
Grant of Right of Burial
               Yours [?]
 Date: 16 Feb'ry 1937  W

Right page:

GRANT 11617    299

1/5/-  -/14/-  68712   1907 Dec 28    Florence Riley  yrs 5 at foot end  Jno.W.Houlden
       1/14/-  108797  1937 Feb'ry 4  James Riley     yrs 70             Albert H Baker
       1/19/-  118572  1945 Dec 1st   Caroline Riley  yrs 71             Albert H Baker

Transcribed from BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-1--93.jpg and BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-M-299.jpg by dh

        
T11
Burial: 4 Feb 1937 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
James Riley -
    Age: 70yrs
    Abode: 28 Camp St.
    Grave: 2782
    Gender: M
    Register: Burials 1933 - 1940, Page 165, Entry 108797
    Source: Original Registers Book 14
        
T12
Grave: 2782   Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Interments:
   Name            Age    Abode           Gender  Source Register  Date buried
1  Florence Riley  5yrs   Briercliffe     F       Book 9 #68712    28 Dec 1907
2  James Riley     70yrs  28 Camp St.     M       Book 14 #108797  4 Feb 1937
3  Caroline Riley  71yrs  28 Camp Street  F       Book 15 #118572  1 Dec 1945
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Marriage-JamesRiley-CarolinePollard-1895-09-07-StJohnGannow.jpeg
F2 Image Census-1901-RG13-3869-30-8.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3869-30-8-S44-Riley.text
F4 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24819-RD472-SD1-ED41-SN142-cover.jpg
F5 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24819-RD472-SD1-ED41-SN142.jpg
F6 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24819-RD472-SD1-ED41-SN142.text
F7 Image BurnleyCemetery-Burials-1933-1940-165.jpg
F8 Image BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-1--93.jpg
F9 Image BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-M-299.jpg
F10 Transcript BurnleyCemetery-Grave-2782.text


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