Alexander Rufus Riley

1862 - 1950  (88 years)

• Name	Alexander Rufus Riley
  Birth	15 Aug 1862	Halifax, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Nov 1950	Vroomanton, Brock, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Burial	South Wilberforce Cemetery, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I197	Settlers of Highlands East | 1901 Census of Canada - Monmouth resident
  Last Modified	5 May 2024

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 1	Anne Mary Ennis,   b. 11 Sep 1867, Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada d. 31 May 1894 (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1890	Cardiff, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. John Clement Riley,   b. 15 Jan 1892, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Jan 1894 (Age 2 years) + 2. Richard Ernest Riley,   b. 8 Sep 1893, Wilberforce, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Martha or Mary Green,   b. 31 Mar 1864, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Jan 1932, Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1897	Victoria, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Elsie May Riley,   b. 10 Nov 1901, Verulam, Victoria, Ontario, Canada   2. William Alexander Riley,   b. 15 Jul 1904, Verulam, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2016

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mr & Mrs Alex Riley and son Willie. The picture was taken at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1906
  		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.
  		William Riley and his wife Harriet Mansley with children Ruth, Julia and Alexander. Picture taken in May 1865 at Halifax,England just before sailing for Canada. Ruth later married John Sharp & Julia married Isaac Austin. William Riley and his wife are buried in South Wilberforce Cemetery
  		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

  [S1] Census of Canada, 1901, District: ON PETERBOROUGH (East/Est) (#106) Subdistrict: Monmouth S Page 2, Family 12. [S21] Ontario Canada Deaths, Reg# 39763-50, MS 935. Cause: coronary thrombosis. Had lived in Vroomanton for one year. [S35] Gravestone - South Wilberforce Cemetery. [S20] Ontario Canada Marriages, Reg# 04665-91, MS 932.