Henry Russel Riley

30 April 1898–11 September 1949 (Age 51)
Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

The Life of Henry Russel

When Henry Russel Riley was born on 30 April 1898, in Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Timothy J Riley, was 38 and his mother, Ellen M Sutcliffe, was 35. He died on 11 September 1949, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

Timothy J Riley
1860–1951
Ellen M Sutcliffe
1862–
Ruth Sutcliffe Riley
1890–
Martha Catherine Riley
1893–1910
Lucy Caroline Riley
1896–
Henry Russel Riley
1898–1949
Alice Josephine Riley
1901–1908

Parents and Siblings

    Timothy J Riley

    Male1860–1951Male

    Ellen M Sutcliffe

    Female1862–Female

siblings

(5)

    Ruth Sutcliffe Riley

    Female1890–Female

    Martha Catherine Riley

    Female1893–1910Female

    Lucy Caroline Riley

    Female1896–Female

    Henry Russel Riley

    Male1898–1949Male

    Alice Josephine Riley

    Female1901–1908Female

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 2

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1907 · Larchmont sinks

Age 9

On February 11, 1907, a passenger ship gets rammed by a coal carrier just southwest of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. It takes only 10 minutes for the Larchmont to sink. Only 19 of those on board survive. The next day bodies of those that had been on the ship continue to wash up onto the shore.
1912 · The Girl Scouts

Age 14

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

1 Irish: variant spelling of Reilly .2 English: habitational name from Ryley in Lancashire, so named from Old English ryge ‘rye’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. There is a Riley with the same meaning in Devon, but it does not seem to have contributed to the surname, which is more common in northern England.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • H Russell Riley in household of Timothy Riley, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Russel N Riley in household of Tiggot Riley, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Russell H Riley in household of Timothy J Riley, "United States Census, 1910"

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