Risley Family History
Risley Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Risley in Derbyshire and Lancashire
or Riseley in Bedfordshire and Berkshire, all so named from Old
English hris ‘brushwood’ + leah ‘clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Risley
Name Distribution of Risley Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Risley families
 41 - 79  14 - 40 |
 1 - 13  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Risley families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Risley census records
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Risley Family Origin
Risley Emigration Information (US)
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Risley Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Risley families immigrated
to Australia.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Risley Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Risley census records
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Military Service by Risley
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