Richard Birley
1812 Born in Blackburn, son of Joseph Birley and his wife Jane
1816 Born in Blackburn
1861 Richard Birley 45, cotton manufacturer, magistrate and deputy lieutenant, lived in Pendleton with Isabella Armstrong 38, governess, Helen Birley 21, Mary J Birley 18, Margaret Birley 20, Josephine Birley 17, Richard R Birley 16, Janet Birley 14, Henrietta Birley 12, Amelia J Birley 7[1]
1874 Died in Didsbury; his wife was recorded as Amelia Garforth Birley (died 1859); children: Walter Houson Birley, Amelia Jane Birley, Amelia Josephine Birley, Amelia Gertrude Harter, Helen Fairbairn[2]