RILEY Family Lancashire

[ros]

I AM RESEARCHING THE NAME "RILEY" IN THE LANCASHIRE AREA,
SO FAR MY FAMILY SPREADS FROM BOLTON .PENDLETON ECCLES AND PRESTON.
IF ANYONE THINKS THEY MAY HAVE A CONECTION WITH MY TREE OR CAN HELP IN ANY WAY I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE CONTACT AS I AM NOW STUCK ON MY RESEARCH

[RootsChat]

Hello Ros,

Well Riley is certainly a Lancashire name, it thought to originate around the Burnley/Blackburn area.

If you are a little stuck why not tell us a little more so we may help you.

What year are you interested in ??  

[RootsChat]

Dear Ros,

I have found the following Marriages for Robert Riley which took place in Preston which could be worth some investigating !

Marriages Mar 1852
Riley  Robert     Preston  8e 509

Marriages Mar 1868
Riley  Robert     Preston  8e 685

Marriages Dec 1868
Riley  Robert     Preston  8e 785

Marriages Dec 1873
RILEY  Robert     Preston  8e 831

Marriages Sep 1874
Riley  Robert     Preston  8e 832

Marriages Sep 1878
Riley  Robert     Preston  8e 852

Marriages Jun 1883
Riley  Robert     Preston  8e 844

Marriages Dec 1891
Riley  Robert     Preston  8e 896

These records would be held at Bow Street Preston where you could view the records to identify the father. This is easily in walking distance from the train station.

A possible connection to Preston and Pendleton could have been the cotton mills ! It would be interesting to know of Roberts trade during this time.

I feel it is quite possibe that Robert's father would have travelled for the Wedding in Pendleton.

 

[brendaponting]

Hi Ros
          Not sure if you are still a member of roots chat, but I wanted to tell you that my grandmothers name was Betty Riley , she was born in Burnley , her father was Henry Riley ,( he married Rosanna Chadwick) as was his father, I have a few other names as well. Feel free to contact me.

Kind Regards Brenda from Canada

[bodger]

My mother was Riley, the earliest known location is in Bangalore, India,b. 19/12/1843, John Riley. 
 
His father John Riley, b. where & when  unknown, other than in, Dublin, 1834, he is the father of Elizabeth, b1834, and in 1839 he is the father of John H Riley born Hamilton, Scotland, from information it appears he had these two children with a first "partner" before going to India with Jane Unknown to start another family

John unknown was a farrier in the 15th Hussars, hence the moving around and from the ages of the first two children i guess he was b. c. 1810/15, maybe in Lancashire?. so if you do link to any of the above please let me know.
          Bodger

[onefortheroad]

Hi everyone.
My surname is Riley and a good friend once old me that it was a racing certainty that my decendants would have come originally from Ireland. Obviously, the spelling has altered over the years.
I was later informed that my surname had its' roots in Lancashire.
Well, Ive traced my ancestors back as far as 1771 and not one of the blighters has come from anywhere other than Yorkshire.
Having said that, one of them did marry a Lancashire lass - one Jane Squires, born Blackstone Edge 1833 -  and I can't trace her for love nor money !

Kind regards,

David - Yorkshire.

[brendaponting]

Hi DAvid, My Riley family came from Lancashire, I believe my great grand dad was born in habergham eaves, around 1830

[onefortheroad]

Hi Brenda.
Checked on the map this morning - Habergham is only 20 or so miles from Blackstone Edge - you never know.......?

Regards,
David.

[brendaponting]

Good Morning or should I say afternoon david,
Well I havent really did much research on my RILEY family as of yet, I have only my grandmother's mother Betty Riley, her parents Henry Riley and Roasanna Chadwick, and Henry's Dad , who was also named Henry, I dont know who or when he married, I ve run across a WILLIAM , JOHN, CYRUS, SUSANNAH, ALICE THOMAS AND SARAH RILEY,all of habergham , however I still need to dedude who is who, and where it fits in my tree, if at all, will be checking the 1841 and 1881 census for that info, let me know if you have anything interesting, I will certainly keep you posted