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John Riley Sr.

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John Riley Sr.

Birth
England
Death
12 Feb 1945 (aged 85–86)
British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Celista, Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Death Registration Number: 1945-09-658565


Memoirs of the John Riley Sr. family and emigration from England to Canada in March 1903 were documented by his granddaughter Annie Dalin Lockerby and published in the North Shuswap Historical Society, Shuswap Chronicles, 1993 Volume 4, pages 30 - 32, "Margaret and John Dalin".


John's family initially settled in Exeter, Ontario. About 1904, Mrs Riley was pregnant with her seventh child , developed toxaemia of pregnancy and died in child birth. The older siblings, William, Charles and Margaret headed west for job opportunities. When homestreading opened up at the Shuswap, John moved west with his younger sons John, Edgar and Chris.

Death Registration Number: 1945-09-658565


Memoirs of the John Riley Sr. family and emigration from England to Canada in March 1903 were documented by his granddaughter Annie Dalin Lockerby and published in the North Shuswap Historical Society, Shuswap Chronicles, 1993 Volume 4, pages 30 - 32, "Margaret and John Dalin".


John's family initially settled in Exeter, Ontario. About 1904, Mrs Riley was pregnant with her seventh child , developed toxaemia of pregnancy and died in child birth. The older siblings, William, Charles and Margaret headed west for job opportunities. When homestreading opened up at the Shuswap, John moved west with his younger sons John, Edgar and Chris.


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John Riley
1859 - 1945
Father (footstone)



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  • Created by: Don
  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191694219/john-riley: accessed ), memorial page for John Riley Sr. (1859–12 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191694219, citing North Shuswap Cemetery, Celista, Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Don (contributor 48772863).