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Charles Riley b. St. Helena about 1857.

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Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Aug 2019 13:43

British Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service Records 1912-1939

Cecil Riley

Record: First World War Record

Location: Yorkshire, England

Year of service: 1916

Cecil Riley

Record: First World War Record

Location: Yorkshire, England

Year of service: 1918

Cecil Riley

Record: First World War Record

Location: Yorkshire, England

Year of service: 1916
First name(s) Cecil Meyer
Last name Riley
Birth year 1899
Birth date 08 Apr 1899
Occupation Clerk
Attestation year 1918
Attestation date 17 Aug 1918
Attestation age 19
Service number 182255
Archive reference AIR 79/1647
Next of kin first name(s) -
Next of kin last name Riley


father - charles riley
kazerfield ??? livingstone street rhodisia sa (hard to read)

South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005
Family Histories, Journals & Biographies
Name: Cecil Myer Riley
Event Type: Marriage
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1899
Birth Place: Mafeking
Residence Year: 1947-1948
Marriage Date: 1927
Father: Charles Riley
Mother: Riley
Spouse: Margorie Frances
Occupation: Merchant
Notes: Other: Became Town Councillor in February 1945, 1 son and 1 daughter
Page Number: 609


1911 England Census

Name
Cecil Myer Riley
Birth
Mafeking abt 1900
Residence
Islington London England 02 Apr 1911

at school with his brother
Ernest William Riley
Age in 1911: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1897
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Mafeking
Civil Parish: Islington
Search Photos: Search for 'Islington' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 53 Tollington Park College, London N
Occupation: SCHOOL
Registration district: Islington
Registration District Number: 10
Sub-registration district: Tollington
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Piece: 8


UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940
Draft, Enlistment and Service
Record information.
Name
Cecil Meyer Riley
Other
Charles Riley
Birth
08/04/1899 Maye King Buchamaland S. A.
Military
17/08/1918

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Aug 2019 13:25

Were the children by his first marriage?

If so their birth records should name their mum

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Aug 2019 13:24

probably not yor man but a tree o nancestry has this

Birth
1859 • St Helena ??

It appears that Charles Riley was baptised on St. Helena in 1859 according to Carol Archibald at Wits U. Charles arrived in Mafeking about 1880, was unsuccessful in business there - perhaps colour prejudice - and went to the Bechuanaland Protectorate by 18

1859

(AGE)
Birth of Son Ernest William Riley(1896–)
abt 1896

1896

37
Birth of Son Cecil Myer Riley(1899–)
8 Apr 1899 • Mafeking

1899

40
Birth of Son Harry Riley(1910–)
1910

1910

51
Death
1941 • Maun

It appears that Charles Riley was baptised on St. Helena in 1859 according to Carol Archibald at Wits U. Charles arrived in Mafeking about 1880, was unsuccessful in business there - perhaps colour prejudice - and went to the Bechuanaland Protectorate by 18

Spouse

Alice

Spouse & Children

Daphney
Ernest William Riley

1896–
Cecil Myer Riley

1899–
Harry Riley

1910–
Vi Riley

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Aug 2019 13:08

As you have all the details of the second marriage, you must have his father’s name

Victor

Victor Report 15 Aug 2019 12:40

Charles emigrated to South Africa about 1879 and I know a lot about him from there on. He is my late wife's grandfather.

I have tried through various channels to discover his birth details without success. I hope to trace his ancestry back to another Riley, a retired gunner in the East India Artillery who took discharge on the island and about whom I have a lot of info.

Charles married twice and lived in Bechuanaland. I have all the details of his second marriage but do not know the name of his first wife who died about 1890 and is supposed to be buried in Kanye, Botswana. She had two children James (my wife's father) and Katherine of whom again I have all the details but records of births, marriages and deaths in Botswana or Mafeking at that time were very sketchy..