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Harriet Riley 1805–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1805

Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: May / June 1891

Death Location: Salford, Lancashire, England

Father: Jonas Riley

Mother: Hannah Bates

Spouse(s): David Briggs

Children(s): Hannah Briggs, Mary Briggs, Abraham Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Pheba Briggs, William Briggs, Job Briggs

The story of Harriet Riley began in 1805 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. Harriet Riley married David Briggs, and had children including Abraham Briggs, Hannah Harriet Briggs, Job Briggs, Mary Briggs, Pheba Briggs, Sarah Briggs, William Briggs. Harriet Riley passed away in 1891 in Salford, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Harriet Riley began in 1805 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England.
  • Harriet Riley married David Briggs, and had children including Abraham Briggs, Hannah Harriet Briggs, Job Briggs, Mary Briggs, Pheba Briggs, Sarah Briggs, William Briggs.
  • Harriet Riley passed away in 1891 in Salford, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonas Riley
1762–1836
Birth Location: Illingworth, Yorkshire, England
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Hannah Bates
1761–1837
Birth Location: Illingworth, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

David Briggs
1802–1868
Birth Location: Whitefield, Prestwich, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Hannah Briggs
1829–1895
Birth Location: Mixenden Moor End Yorkshire England
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Mary Briggs
1832–1902
Birth Location: Ovenden Yorkshire, England
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Abraham Briggs
1835–1895
Birth Location: Ovenden Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Sarah Briggs
1838–1902
Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
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Pheba Briggs
1841–
Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
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William Briggs
1825–1905
Birth Location: Manningham, Yorkshire, England
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Job Briggs
1841–
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire West Riding, England
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Harriet Riley's Ancestors

Self
Harriet Riley
1805–1891
Birth Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Jonas Riley
1762–1836
Illingworth, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Bates
1761–1837
Illingworth, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Riley
1724–1770
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Bairstow
1737–1824
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
John Bates
1737–1798
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Grace Cockcroft
1737–1778
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Reyley)
1680–1724
Mary Riley
1688–1752
Jo Bairstow
1690–1762
Susannah Gaukroger
1690–
Isaac Bates
1718–
Rebecca Heap
1724–1776
Cockroft
1717–1745
Grace
1717–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ryley)
1654–1700
Margaret Marshall
1657–1713
John Bairstow
1668–
Abraham Gaukroger
1667–1766
Elizabeth Ramsden
–1734
Jonas Bates
1700–
James Heap
1700–
John Cockcroft
1692–1741
Sarah Sheard
1691–1739

Harriet Riley's Descendants

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Harriet Riley (28 Mar 1805–May / June 1891) m. David Briggs (07 Dec 1802–19 Apr 1868)
  1. 1. Hannah ((Harriet)) Briggs 1829–1895 m. James (North (Shared) Ancestor) 1827–1900
    1. 1. John (William North (Aarons Family) Line) 1853–1926 m. Harriett Smith 1854–1925
      1. 1. Rose (Ellen) North 1884–1906 m. Thomas (Charles) Giles 1878–1918
      2. 2. James (William North (Died aged 1) year) 1887–1888
      3. 3. Mary (Harriet) North 1880–1957 m. Joseph (Mitchell) Nordstrand 1877–1953
        1. 1. Gladys (Amelia North 3rd) Wife 1900–1991 m. Joseph (Mitchell) Nordstrand 1877–1953
        2. 2. Andrew (Mitchell) Nordstrand 1907–1970 m. Annie ((Nancy) Elizabeth) Wiechern 1913–1983 m. Rosemary (Jean) Brocas 1923–2008
        3. 3. Hilda (May) Nordstrand 1909–1980 m. George (Edwin Stanton) Green 1906–1978
        4. 4. Gordon (Stanley) Nordstrand 1919–1989
        5. 5. Victor (Rould) Nordstrand 1913–1977 m. Martha ((May) Janet) Nordstrand 1912–2013
        6. 6. Olaf (Abraham) Nordstrand 1908–1932 m. Cecilia (Veronica) Michaelis 1908–1967
        7. 7. William (Joseph) Nordstrand 1917–1994 m. 'Laurel' (Laurence Ida Philomena) Nordstrand 1907–1981
        8. 8. Mary (Harriet) North 1880–1957
      4. 4. Hannah (Elizabeth) North 1882–1902
      5. 5. Emma North 1885–1906 m. Joseph (Mitchell) Nordstrand 1877–1953
        1. 1. William (Joseph) Nordstrand 1904–1904
    2. 2. Hannah (North (Jess Family) Line) 1863–1933 m. Edwin (Joseph "Ned") Courtney 1854–1896 m. William (Richard (Bill)) Cossill 1870–1953
      1. 1. Georgina (Florence Courtney) (Clarke) 1881–1965 m. Albert (Edward) Clarke 1877–1947
        1. 1. William (Edward Clarke) (Bigamy) 1911–1956 m. Hazel (Clara) Alach 1913–2007 m. Muriel (Gladys) Oliver 1896–1982
        2. 2. Jessie Clarke 1920–1951 m. Geoffrey (Bernard) Hart 1920–2001
        3. 3. Clarice Clarke 1918–1982 m. Nelson (John) Thorburn 1916–1987
        4. 4. Irene (( Rene )) Clarke 1913–2005 m. Frederick (William) Jennings 1910–1992
        5. 5. Albert (Edward) Clark 1915–
        6. 6. Maud (Elizabeth) Clark 1912–
      2. 2. Eliza (Hannah Courtney) (Copland) 1886–1961 m. John (James) Copland 1880–1975
        1. 1. Cecil (John James) Copland 1910–2007
        2. 2. Lennard (Courtney) Copland 1911–2000
      3. 3. Amelia ((Emelia) Alice Myrtle) Courtney 1894–1927 m. W Sherman 1889–1945
        1. 1. Mavis (Hannah) Sherman 1919–1994
        2. 2. Revel (Joseph) Sherman 1915–1979
        3. 3. Hazel (Myrtle May) Sherman 1917–2007
        4. 4. Edwin (William) Sherman 1922–2002
        5. 5. Feona (Doris) Sherman 1923–2014
        6. 6. Ella (Margaret) Sherman 1917–2007
      4. 4. William (Edwin) Courtney 1884–1947 m. Ruby (Frances) Wright 1891–1938
        1. 1. Clarence Courtney 1918–1988
        2. 2. Mavis (Isabella) Courtney 1916–2001
        3. 3. Frederick (Trevor) Courtney 1915–1997
        4. 4. William (Edward) Courtney 1913–1937
      5. 5. Arthur (Charles) Courtney 1890–1969 m. Isabella Beattie 1888–1975
        1. 1. Jean Courtney 1917–2003
        2. 2. Edwin (James) Courtney 1916–2011
      6. 6. Clarence (Leslie Darryl Tannie) Courtney 1897–1972 m. Doreen (Ann) Gavin 1902–1994
        1. 1. Maurice (Joseph) Courtney 1933–2018
        2. 2. Clarence (Edwin Richard Clarry) Courtney 1929–2008
      7. 7. James (Henry (Harry)) Courtney 1888–1948 m. Rose (Gay Olivia) Addison 1887–1920 m. Mabel (Gertrude) Addison 1896–1972
        1. 1. Winsome (Olivia) Courtney 1917–1975
        2. 2. Henry (Gay) Courtney 1925–1994
        3. 3. Edwin (Ian) Courtney 1927–1990
      8. 8. Frederick (George) Courtney 1883–1957 m. Isabella (Johnston) Manderson 1884–1922
        1. 1. Georgina ("Ena" Hannah) Courtney 1909–1980
        2. 2. Thelma Courtney 1910–1953
        3. 3. Wilhelmina (Courtney (Died aged 5) yrs) 1914–1919
        4. 4. Mavis (Isabella) Courtney 1916–2001
        5. 5. Clarence Courtney 1918–1988
        6. 6. Bella (Courtney (Died under 1) yr) 1907–1907
        7. 7. Edwin (George) Courtney 1912–1972
      9. 9. Charles (Louis Richard Henry) Cossill 1900–1962
      10. 10. Harold (Andrew) Cossill 1899–1901
      11. 11. Andrew (Eric) Cossill 1902–1958
      12. 12. Leo ((Mick)) Cossill 1904–1964
      13. 13. Hazel (Thelma) Cossill 1906–1983
      14. 14. Cecil (Vernon (Billy)) Cossill 1908–1983
      15. 15. Vera (Rose) Cossill 1911–1959
    3. 3. James North 1866–1959 m. Alice (Emily) Morgan 1872–1960
      1. 1. Percy (Walter) North 1891–1966
      2. 2. Thomas (Lewis) North 1893–1915
      3. 3. Victor (Clinton) North 1895–1964
      4. 4. Montague (Stanley North Died aged 21 yes in WWI in) France 1896–1916
      5. 5. Ivan (James) North 1898–1984
      6. 6. Keith (Noel) North 1900–1906
      7. 7. Frederick (Oscar) North 1901–1942
      8. 8. George (Arthur) North 1904–1977
      9. 9. Lena North 1906–1994
      10. 10. Norman (Keith) North 1908–1917
      11. 11. Eric (Hall) North 1910–1990
      12. 12. Alma (Alice) North 1912–1992
      13. 13. Blanche North 1890–1984
    4. 4. Arthur (Edward) North 1868–1946 m. Clara (Annie) Morgan 1870–1945
      1. 1. Ethel North 1896–1923
      2. 2. Robert North 1891–1929
      3. 3. Edward North 1894–1918
      4. 4. Eliza (Jane) North 1889–1973
      5. 5. Florence (Emily) North 1908–1988
      6. 6. Clara (Annie) North 1901–1985
    5. 5. Walter North 1851–1858
    6. 6. Fred North 1855–1899
    7. 7. Jessie (Matilda) North 1877–1915 m. George (Herbert (Bert)) Cambie 1875–1957
      1. 1. Muriel (Gwendolen Doris) Cambie 1898–1980
      2. 2. Herbert (Roy) Cambie 1902–1981
      3. 3. Myrtle (Lillian) Cambie 1904–1983
      4. 4. Audrey (Jessie) Cambie 1911–2008
    8. 8. Florence (Anne) North 1871–1874
    9. 9. George (Robertson (Richardson)) North 1861–1940 m. Sarah (Ann 'Annie') Ford 1862–1943
      1. 1. Florence ((Florrie)) North 1888–1934
      2. 2. Carl (Samuel) North 1900–1992
      3. 3. James (Albert) North 1885–1963
      4. 4. Ethel (Parry North (Died age 1) yr) 1886–1887
      5. 5. Mabel North 1889–1946
      6. 6. Harold North 1891–1955
      7. 7. Leslie North 1893–1972
      8. 8. Walter North 1895–1986
      9. 9. Jessie North 1896–1990
      10. 10. Desmond (Parry) North 1905–1977
      11. 11. Laurie North 1898–1987
    10. 10. Harriet North 1858–1922 m. Samuel (Whitehead Cox Booth) Rawnsley 1852–1931
      1. 1. Samuel (James Booth) Rawnsley 1879–1946
      2. 2. James (William Booth) Rawnsley 1877–1939
      3. 3. Grace (Booth) Rawnsley 1881–1924
      4. 4. Hannah (Waima Booth) Rawnsley 1886–1966
      5. 5. Charles (John Booth) Rawnsley 1889–1961
      6. 6. Dora (Booth) Rawnsley 1891–1972
      7. 7. Harriet ((Tilley) Booth) Rawnsley 1894–1944
      8. 8. Edward (Booth) Rawnsley 1899–1987
      9. 9. George (Frederick Booth) Rawnsley 1884–1955
      10. 10. Rita (Rose Booth) Rawnsley 1896–1960
    11. 11. Mary (Alice) North 1873–1938 m. Walter Smith 1872–1941
      1. 1. Myrtle (Lurline) Smith 1900–1984
      2. 2. George (Adlowe) Smith 1898–1969
      3. 3. Olive (Marjorie) Smith 1903–1966
    12. 12. Rosella North 1857–1857
    13. 13. Alice (Mary) North 1878–
  2. 2. Mary Briggs 1832–1902 m. James Smith 1829–1885
    1. 1. Emma Smith 1856–
    2. 2. Fred Smith 1860–
    3. 3. James Smith 1866–1944
    4. 4. David Smith 1863–1936
    5. 5. John (William) Smith 1869–1946
    6. 6. Joseph Smith 1872–1925
    7. 7. Abraham Smith 1856–1856
    8. 8. Eliza (Ann) Clark 1850–1935 m. James (Stewart) Smith 1850–1899
      1. 1. Nellie Smith 1883–1962
      2. 2. James (Henry) Smith 1872–1904
      3. 3. Charles Smith 1874–
      4. 4. Ann (E) Smith 1877–
      5. 5. Florence Smith 1878–1939
      6. 6. Eliza (A) Smith 1881–
      7. 7. Alice (Maude) Smith 1880–1930
      8. 8. Lettie Smith 1886–
      9. 9. Louisa Smith 1884–
      10. 10. Emily (Jane) Smith 1870–1934
      11. 11. Thomas (B) Smith 1870–
      12. 12. Lizzie Smith 1890–
    9. 9. Harriett Smith 1854–1925 m. John (William North (Aarons Family) Line) 1853–1926
  3. 3. Abraham Briggs 1835–1895 m. Mary (Ann) Firth 1840–1892
    1. 1. Melena Briggs 1865–
    2. 2. Sam Briggs 1868–1915
    3. 3. Harry Briggs 1870–1948
  4. 4. Sarah Briggs 1838–1902
  5. 5. Pheba Briggs 1841–
  6. 6. William Briggs 1825–1905 m. Alice Illingworth 1831–1905 m. Sarah Bradley 1826–1857
    1. 1. William Briggs 1870–1888
    2. 2. Mitchell Briggs 1850–1914
    3. 3. Thompson Briggs 1853–1904
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Briggs 1847–
    5. 5. Selina Illingworth 1851–
  7. 7. Job Briggs 1841–

Harriet Riley's Timeline

7 Records

1805
28 Mar 1805
Birth of Harriet Riley in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
1808
Apr 1808
Age 3
Harriet Riley was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1839
October 1839
Age 34
Harriet Riley was married in Halifax, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
Halifax, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
1841
1841
Age 36
Harriet Riley resided here in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 46
Harriet Riley resided here in Southowram, Yorkshire, England
Southowram, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 76
Harriet Riley resided here in Norwich St Mary at Coslany, Norfolk, England
Norwich St Mary at Coslany, Norfolk, England
1891
May / June 1891
Age 86
Death of Harriet Riley in Salford, Lancashire, England
Salford, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1805
    Event Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Apr 1808
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP53118

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1839
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1303; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Halifax; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 20; Folio: 26; Page: 18; Line: 6; GSU roll: 464263

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Southowram, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Norwich St Mary at Coslany, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1937; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341467

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May June 1891
    Event Place: Salford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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