Comments on: The Riley name http://caroleriley.id.au/the-riley-name/ Where it all hangs out Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:46:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Terry Hulme http://caroleriley.id.au/the-riley-name/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Terry Hulme Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:12:18 +0000 http://caroleriley.id.au/?p=95#comment-353 Hi Carole, I have jusr been looking at a copy of a statement by La Lome chief of Barrata dated 12th July 1858 regarding owenership of Naigani island which states in part "I hereby acknowledge, to Matthew Riley (a half caste), son of the late George Riley, a native of Ireland...." The document was registered by the British consulate Will Pritchard on 19th December 1859 [register 12 folio 30] The Naigani hearings of Sep. 1878 also refer to Matthew Riley's children David about 12 Peter 7 or 8 Willy 5 and a girl named Lizzie who was married to a Chinaman on Naigani best regards Terry Hi Carole, I have jusr been looking at a copy of a statement by La Lome chief of Barrata dated 12th July 1858 regarding owenership of Naigani island which states in part “I hereby acknowledge, to Matthew Riley (a half caste), son of the late George Riley, a native of Ireland….” The document was registered by the British consulate Will Pritchard on 19th December 1859 [register 12 folio 30]
The Naigani hearings of Sep. 1878 also refer to Matthew Riley’s children
David about 12
Peter 7 or 8
Willy 5 and a girl
named Lizzie who was married to a Chinaman on Naigani
best regards Terry

]]> By: lavenia http://caroleriley.id.au/the-riley-name/comment-page-1/#comment-16 lavenia Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:14:28 +0000 http://caroleriley.id.au/?p=95#comment-16 Hi Carole, Found the information on the Rileys very interesting. My maternal grandmother was Clara Riley, she was the daughter of Peter RILEY and Eliza BOWER.Clara or Kalara in fijian married the Tui Vagadaci or chief of Vagadaci village in Levuka and had 10 children,7 girls and 3 boys,my mum is one of them.My grandmother passed away in 1993. Thanks for the info very interesting. LAVENIA Hi Carole,
Found the information on the Rileys very interesting. My maternal grandmother was Clara Riley, she was the daughter of Peter RILEY and Eliza BOWER.Clara or Kalara in fijian married the Tui Vagadaci or chief of Vagadaci village in Levuka and had 10 children,7 girls and 3 boys,my mum is one of them.My grandmother passed away in 1993.
Thanks for the info very interesting. LAVENIA

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