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Household of Joseph Foy (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Foy and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Foy, born in 1828 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret E Foy, born in 1831 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen M (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Charlotte (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Edith Wilkes, born in 1856 in Brampton, Gloucestershire, England.


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Joseph Foy's household

Male

Joseph

Foy

Head
Female

Margaret E

Foy

Wife
Female

Ellen M

Foy

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Foy

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wilkes

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Foy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Foy

Head

Married

53

1828

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Foy

Wife

Married

50

1831

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen M

Foy

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Foy

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edith

Wilkes

Servant

Single

25

1856

Brampton, Gloucestershire, England

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