Arthur Patrick Riley

[heywood]

Good finds - I was hoping we would find Annie 

[avm228]

There’s actually a possibility that the female marriage witness is still alive, married & living in Sheffield.

Can’t give full details here, but I suppose the family might consider trying to contact her as she is likely to know something about Annie, I’d imagine (who would have been two or three years older).

[chempat]

Cannot see any Arthur Rileys on 1911 Irish census.

[chempat]

'She was born in 1929 '

There is an Annie Riley born in Belper in 1930, no father.  Could she have invented Arthur?

Added:
Forget her, died age 0.

[sachaB]

Thank you for all your time and effort. 

 I will pass on the info to my friend. If she wants to find out more it looks as if the marriage witness is the person to trace.

I will let you know if she finds out more about Annie and her father/ancestors.

Thank you!

[avm228]

If Annie was 20 when she married on 15 January 1949, her birthdate is more likely to be 1928 than 1929.

Do let us know what you & your friend discover.  PM me if you need a pointer on the marriage witness.

[CarolA3]

The name RILEY isn't necessarily Irish.  I knew a family of that name who'd lived in a Suffolk village for donkey's years, and they'd discovered that it derived from 'Rye lea' = field of rye.

Carol

[chempat]

'If Annie was 20 when she married on 15 January 1949, her birthdate is more likely to be 1928 than 1929.'

I was assuming she might not have been completely truthful.