John Riley was a bit of a lad and fathered illegitimate children. He was a bachelor up to late age and in 1841 was still living at Broadfolds with elderly father Timothy and brother Timothy `junior`. He got Martha Harrison* (later Mrs John Briggs*) pregnant and they married on 14th May1846 at St Peter/Bradford Cathedral when he was 55 and she was only 21 (wedding certificate incorrectly noted ages as 50 and 22). They went to live at Cowgill House farm, and had the house remodelled with a key stone inscribed `J. R. M 1849` above the barn door. He farmed his 16 acres there, along with inherited Pasture Side Farm. He died of Marasumus` likely cancer aged 63 at Cowgill House and was buried on the front wall side at St John`s, Clayton along with two infant sons. His estate properties & monies (reputed to be worth £20,000) were put in trust until son John Henry Riley became eligible at 21 years.

John Henry Riley 1848-1889. J.H.R. had a privileged private education boarding at Pannal Ash College Harrogate, but was irresponsible and profligate with his large inheritance throughout his short life. He married at St John`s at just 19 years and fathered 9 children with wife Sara (Ackroyd) a Clayton girl who`s family can be traced back to the 15th c in Akroyd/ Wadsworth above Hebden Bridge. John Henry was a drunk and womaniser and had several illegitimate children, including one allegedly with Riley Tidswell`s grandmother. 

On 12th Feb 1875 he sold his pastures `Well Field, The Ing, and Little Ing (approx 3.5 acres) to `The Great Northern Railway Co` to support his large family, sociable lifestyle, and travel by horse & trap to play in wagered knurr & spell match`s. On 14th April 1875 aged 28, he bought The `Crown Inn` public house on Bradford Road for
£153.12.10. The 1881 cencus notes him as `Retired farmer` aged just 32, so about this time actual farming` by the Riley`s in Clayton ended.  He re mortgaged several times his closes of land at Deep Lane known as The Little Three Nook, The Longlands, The Netherfield and Mill Lands in Oct 1881 for £400, again in 1882
for £300, and in 1886 for £350. He owned the `Royal Hotel` where he died aged just 40 of the `delirium tremors for 7 days` through excessive Whisky consumption. He was interred in the Riley family vault (which he had built c1870 at massive cost with from Deep Lane Quarry that he fully owned up to March 1881`. The Riley vault stands today minus its original vase & flowers finial at St Johns churchyard, and is full with about 25 family members. 

Timothy Riley 1872-1946.
Timothy, like his father was `Hedonistic and Spendthrift` by nature. He was born at
Cowgill House farm, & when became of age (21 years) in July 1893 he inherited the
remainder of father John Henry`s estate including a portion of Deep Lane stone quarry.

During years 1892 to 1895, he was in partnership with brother in law Herbert Robinson as `speculative builders` and built `four villas called Carlton Villas/ on Pasture Lane, 11 Houses and a shop plus a further 14 cottages. By 1899 he was the manager and living at the `Sportsman Inn` Clayton. The Telegraph & Argus in October 1900 notes a receiving order made against Timothy and Herbert for Bankruptcy! He ran the Royal Hotel with his mother Sara until becoming bankrupt for a second time in 1907. He had irresponsibly frittered away his inheritance over a short period of only 14 years (when aged 21 to 35) and had lost the lot! The Ryley/ Riley`s hard earned family farming fortune was finally gone! Timothy then had various engineering jobs, but ended up being a fish seller pulling a hand cart, whilst still living at 37, Aberdeen Terrace up to his death in May 1946.

William (Willie) Riley 1899-1972.
Timothy`s 3rd son, William (Willie) was born at the Royal Hotel, and brought up at 37,
Aberdeen Terrace off Pasture Lane. In his younger days he played football as a defender for local teams Clayton Greenside, St John`s and Horton Morovians. During WW1 he served briefly with the Royal Navy. February 1922 he married at St John`s, local girl Ethel Gertrude Garrett of 31 Lavinia Terrace, and went to live in Chrisharben Park Lodge . He was an engineer, motor mechanic, and like his older brother John Hubert Riley of 12, Greenwell Row was a personal chauffer for a Clayton Woollen Mill owner. He lived out his years at 49, Pasture Lane and was a kind, humble, sociable and humorous man, but just a little bit resentful that his father and grandfather had blown the family fortune.