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Henry Riley 1540–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1540

Birth Location: Elland, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Nov 1585

Death Location: Soyland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: George (Rylay)

Mother: Margaret Riley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Crossley

Children(s): Henry Riley

Henry Riley was born in 1540 in Elland, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Georgius Riley Rylay And Margaret Riley. Henry Riley married Elizabeth Crossley, and had children including Henry Riley. Henry Riley passed away in 1585 in Soyland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Henry Riley was born in 1540 in Elland, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Georgius Riley Rylay And Margaret Riley.
  • Henry Riley married Elizabeth Crossley, and had children including Henry Riley.
  • Henry Riley passed away in 1585 in Soyland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

George (Rylay)
1512–1580
Birth Location: Soyland Town, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Riley
1515–1561
Birth Location: Elland, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Crossley
1542–1598
Birth Location: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Henry Riley
1579–1633
Birth Location: Elland, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Riley's Ancestors

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Henry Riley
1540–1585
Birth Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England
Parents
George (Georgius) Riley (Rylay)
1512–1580
Soyland Town, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Riley
1515–1561
Elland, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Riley's Descendants

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Henry Riley (Abt. 1540–Nov 1585) m. Elizabeth Crossley (Abt. 1542–1598)
  1. 1. Henry Riley 1579–1633 m. Jana (Moore) (Jane) 1577–1623
    1. 1. Susanna Ryley 1593– m. George Normanton 1605–1637
      1. 1. Gratia (Grace) Normanton 1627–1693 m. Wilmus Astmall\Aspinall 1624–
        1. 1. Joseph Aspinall 1653–1730 m. Susannah Gibson 1651–

Henry Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1540
Abt. 1540
Birth of Henry Riley in Elland, Yorkshire, England
Elland, Yorkshire, England
1585
Nov 1585
Age 45
Death of Henry Riley in Soyland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Soyland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1585
    Event Place: Soyland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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