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Household of John Foy (born 1845, Mayo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foy, born in 1845 in Mayo, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Foy, born in 1845 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Matthew (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Miniefon (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Matthew (born 1858 in Mayo, Ireland), John's Boarder, Michael (born 1821 in Mayo, Ireland), John's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Mayo, Ireland), John's Boarder, Tom (born 1851 in Mayo, Ireland) and John's Boarder, Pat (born 1861 in Mayo, Ireland).


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John Foy's household

Male

John

Foy

Head
Female

Mary

Foy

Wife
Male

Matthew

Foy

Son
Female

Miniefon

Foy

Daughter
Male

John

Foy

Son
Male

Matthew

Foy

Boarder
Male

Michael

Cannon

Boarder
Male

John

Roach

Boarder
Male

Tom

Gollacher

Boarder
Male

Pat

Gollacher

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Foy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Mayo, Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foy

Head

Married

36

1845

Mayo, Ireland

Mary

Foy

Wife

Married

36

1845

London, Middlesex, England

Matthew

Foy

Son

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Miniefon

Foy

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Foy

Son

Single

3

1878

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Foy

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Mayo, Ireland

Michael

Cannon

Boarder

Married

60

1821

Mayo, Ireland

John

Roach

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Mayo, Ireland

Tom

Gollacher

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Mayo, Ireland

Pat

Gollacher

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Mayo, Ireland

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