Hi Murray, Went to the library this afternoon,and looked at every RILEY ref.in the White Abbey & W.A Road area,and found this-- Bradford Census 1861,West Ward 6,Jowett Street [All named RILEY,all born Bradford] Elizabeth,head,widow,aged 32,Worsted weaver Hannah,dau.aged 12,Scholar John,son,aged 11,Worsted spinner Henrietta,dau.aged 9,Scholar James,son,aged 7,Scholar Joseph,son,aged 4,Scholar Georgiana,dau.aged 12 months ======================================== It doesn't take a genius to realise who Georgiana was named after ! She must have been born in the Spring of 1860.Whether George was alive or dead then,we may find out eventually.BUT he must have been alive in the Summer of 1859,when Georgiana was 'created'!! ======================================== I'm so glad that the family has been found at last !! Cheers------Derek.

Derek, Thank you so much for your help. I have forwarded this on to my contact relative in New Zealand. His grandmother was named Henrietta, the daughter of John Riley - so we now know who she was named after. We were completely unaware of Joseph and Georgiana. Would it be possible to look at the 1871 census to see if they are there also. When Elizabeth Riley died in New Zealand in 1910, John (a cabinet maker) was known to be deceased (blood poisoning in 1885 - caused by a cut from glass when glass top of coffin broke!) and the surviving children identified on the death certificate although not named were the ages for Hannah, James and Henrietta. Of course in those days it was not unusual for children to die before adulthood. Murray ----- Original Message ----- From: "derek deShelfe" <derekdeshelfe1@activemail.co.uk> To: <murray.mitchell@shaw.ca>; <eng-yks-bradford-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: 2003, April 26, Saturday 11:15 Subject: Re: 1861 Census Bradford,George RILEY > Hi Murray, > Went to the library this afternoon,and looked at every RILEY ref.in the > White Abbey & W.A Road area,and found this-- > Bradford Census 1861,West Ward > 6,Jowett Street > [All named RILEY,all born Bradford] > Elizabeth,head,widow,aged 32,Worsted weaver > Hannah,dau.aged 12,Scholar > John,son,aged 11,Worsted spinner > Henrietta,dau.aged 9,Scholar > James,son,aged 7,Scholar > Joseph,son,aged 4,Scholar > Georgiana,dau.aged 12 months > ======================================== > It doesn't take a genius to realise who Georgiana was named after ! She > must have been born in the Spring of 1860.Whether George was alive or dead > then,we may find out eventually.BUT he must have been alive in the Summer > of 1859,when Georgiana was 'created'!! > ======================================== > I'm so glad that the family has been found at last !! > Cheers------Derek. >