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Household of John Foy (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Foy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foy, born in 1838 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Foy, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Michael (born 1830 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, James (born 1857 in Ireland).


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John Foy's household

Male

John

Foy

Head
Female

Mary

Foy

Wife
Male

James

Foy

Son
Female

Mary

Foy

Daughter
Male

Michael

Hyland

Lodger
Male

James

Haney

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Foy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foy

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Mary

Foy

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

James

Foy

Son

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Foy

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Michael

Hyland

Lodger

Widower

51

1830

Ireland

James

Haney

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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