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got another mystery.... some postcards to a Maggie Riley?


1. 24 Dec 1907 Wolverhampton postmark
to
Mr or Mrs H Riley
mount Rd
Tettenhall Wood

signed by H?? C??

2. 30 July 1910 posted in Wolverhampton
to
Miss M M Riley
C/o Miss Allen
Carrrick house
York Road
Deganwy??
north wales

"dear maggie......
signed by
looks like H?? C

3.
13 Aug 1926 Wolverhampton
to
Miss M Riley
c/0 Mrs Hughes
Arfryn??
Red Wharf bay Anglesey

signed by Doris????

1911 56 MOUNT ROAD TETTENHALL WOOD NEAR WOLVERHAMPTON
RILEY, HENRY HEAD MARRIED M 56 GENERAL FACTORS CLERK STAFFORDSHIRE GODSELL
RILEY, EMMA WIFE MARRIED 34 F 55 STAFFORDSHIRE TETTENHALL WOOD
RILEY, MARGARET MARY DAUGHTER SINGLE F 19 ASSISTANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER STAFFORDSHIRE TETTENHALL WOOD


1901 Mount Hill Tettenhall
Henry Riley Head 46 Hardware Meerchant Clerk Born Codsall
Emma Riley Wife 45 Laundress Own account at home Born Tettenhall
Margaret M Riley Daur. 9 Born Tettenhall

1891 Henwood Road Tettenhall
Henry Riley Head 36 Package Clerk Born Codsall
Emma Riley Wife 35 Laundress Born Tettenhall Wood

1881 Tettenhall Wood
Emma Butler Head Widow 54 Laundress Born Tettenhall Wood
Henry Riley Son in Law 26 Factors Clerk Born Codsall
Emma Riley Daur.25 Laundress Born Tettenhall Wood
Anna Maria Hall Servant 21 Lauundress Born Tettenhall Wood

1871 Compton Hill tettenhall
Thomas Riley Head 49 Ag Labourer Born Tettenhall
Mary A Riley Wife 50 Born Brewood
Edward Riley Son 18 Bricklayers Labourer born Codsall
Henry Riley Son 16 Factors Assistant Born Codsall
Thomas Riley Son 14 Scholar Born Codsall
Frederick Riley Son 11 Scholar Born Codsall
Thomas Riley Father Widow 86 Born Tettenhall

1861 Tettenhall
Thomas Riley Head Widr.79 Carter Born Tettenhall
Thomas Riley Son Mar. 39 Labourer Born Tettenhall
Mary Ann Riley Gran Daur. Mar. 40 Born Brewwod
William Riley Gran Son 14 Born Tettenhall
John Riley Gran son 12 Born Tettenhall
Edward Riley Gran Son 8 Scholar Born Codsall
Henry Riley Gran Son 6 Scholar Born Codsall
Thomas Riley Gran Son 4 Born Codsall
Frederick Riley Gran Son 1 Born Oaken Lane

1861 for Emma
Tettenhall Wood
Benjamine Butler Head 38 Bricklayer Born Sedgley
Emma Butler Wife 34 Laundress Born Tettenhall
Mary Willington Visitor 17 Born Tettenhall
Bessie Hamlet ? Cousin 17 Born Tettenhall
Emma Willington Niece 5 Born Tettnhall

Possible marriage for Henry and Emma
Marriages Dec 1876

BELLINGHAM Sarah Wolverhampton 6b 838
Riley Henry Wolverhampton 6b 838
WILLINGTON Emma Wolverhampton 6b 838

Marriage for Benjamin Butler and Emma
Marriages Jun 1849 (>99%)
Butler Benjamin Wolverhampton 17 356
Cottom Elizabeth Wolverhampton 17 356
Evans Abraham Wolverhampton 17 356
Green John Wolverhampton 17 356
JEAVONS Elizabeth Wolverhampton 17 356
Morris Sarah Wolverhampton 17 356
Parkes Samuel Wolverhampton 17 356
Willington Emma Wolverhampton 17 356

Excellent!!

now there is the name Madge Gay on the postcard in pencil at the top of the 1910 one

is she connected?
did Maggie riley marry?

could this be her

Marriages Dec 1925
Compton Samuel H Riley Tamworth 6b 883
Nunn Frederick H Whetton Tamworth 6b 883
Riley Margaret M Compton Tamworth 6b 883
Whetton Frances Nunn Tamworth 6b 883
Wright Agnes Swain Burton 6b 883

that could be H C
henry Compton

or really Samuel henry

Northern Lass wrote:got another mystery.... some postcards to a Maggie Riley?


1. 24 Dec 1907 Wolverhampton postmark
to
Mr or Mrs H Riley
mount Rd
Tettenhall Wood

signed by H?? C??

2. 30 July 1910 posted in Wolverhampton
to
Miss M M Riley
C/o Miss Allen
Carrrick house
York Road
Deganwy??
north wales

"dear maggie......
signed by
looks like H?? C

3.
13 Aug 1926 Wolverhampton
to
Miss M Riley
c/0 Mrs Hughes
Arfryn??
Red Wharf bay Anglesey

signed by Doris????

deganwy is a part of landudno it where my great aunt lived

Going to flag for help pls adding this to BCC

Have just added all this and i think Annie has already done it

Sorry Annie didn't know you were adding
this is the link
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... d=68983564
I think it is now sorted
Kaye

Thats OK KDW I had deleted the ones that were doubled , I could not believe my eye's I thought I was adding names twice and could not remember.

Annie

Thank you both of you

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