Settlers of Highlands East

Henry Ernest Riley

Henry Ernest Riley

Male 1876 - 1957  (81 years)


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  • Name Henry Ernest Riley 
    Birth 6 Jan 1876  Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Mar 1957 
    Burial South Wilberforce Cemetery, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I977  Settlers of Highlands East | 1901 Census of Canada - Monmouth resident
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2020 

    Father William Riley,   b. 15 Mar 1830   d. 3 Jan 1888 (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Harriet Mansley,   b. 19 Nov 1830, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1902, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Winnifred Cornell,   b. 16 Dec 1887, Elzevir, Hastings, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1962 (Age 74 years)  [5
    Marriage 4 Apr 1917  Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Mavis Mary Riley,   b. 4 Aug 1918, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 2013, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     2. Keith Riley,   b. 2 Aug 1921
     3. Julia Riley,   b. 20 Sep 1922
    +4. William Riley,   b. 23 Sep 1925   d. 1984 (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2020 

  • Photos
    Riley's boarding house, store and post office, Wilberforce
    Riley's boarding house, store and post office, Wilberforce
    sign in window at left reads "Post Office"
    poster at right reads "De Neelands, Dentist"
    This building was built in 1910 after the previous store and boarding house burned down. The building was sold in 1919 to the Mulloys who sold to Agnews. The building burned down in the 1920's.
    L to R - Henry Ernst Riley, Ruth (Riley) Sharp, Rufus Alexander Riley.
    L to R - Henry Ernst Riley, Ruth (Riley) Sharp, Rufus Alexander Riley.
    Rufus Riley operated a boarding house. store and post office in Wilberforce.

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] Ontario Canada Births, Reg# 21610-76, MS 929.

    2. [S1] Census of Canada, 1901, District: ON PETERBOROUGH (East/Est) (#106) Subdistrict: Monmouth S Page 5, Family 42.

    3. [S9] Census of Canada, 1921 , Ontario / Temiskaming / Harley / Page 6, Family 65.
      Age 46 on this census.

    4. [S35] Gravestone - South Wilberforce Cemetery.

    5. [S20] Ontario Canada Marriages, reference ID - 009617-17, MS 932.

    6. [S20] Ontario Canada Marriages, GS film number - 002130762-17, MS 932.