The son of Robert Riley of Bristol, yeoman, he was the father of Joseph Riley (A, F).
| 1717 | 21 Feb. He was apprenticed to Thomas and Sarah Dickson, £10 paid with the apprentice (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1727 | 1 May. He became a free gallypotmaker (F, G). |
| 1729 | 6 Jul. ‘Mary the daughter of Richard Reley was baptised’ (BrisPR). |
| 1734 & 1739 | Gallypotmaker, Brislington (P). |
| 1750 | 25 Nov. Possibly the ‘Richd Rely’ buried (BrisPR). |
| 1756 | 28 Jul. ‘Shusanah Riley was buried’ (BrisPR). |
| 1774 | 19 Oct. He was dead when his son, Joseph, became a free potter (F, G). |
| Rate book entries: 1733-46 Richard Riley (Brislington-Highway) |