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Household of Peter Hoy (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Peter Hoy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Hoy, born in 1836 in , consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Hoy, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's -, Helen Hoy, born in 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Peter Hoy's household

Male

Peter

Hoy

Head
Female

Mary

Hoy

Wife
Male

John

Hoy

Son
Female

Mary

Hoy

Daughter
Female

Ann

Hoy

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Hoy

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Hoy

Daughter
Female

Helen

Hoy

-
First name(s) Peter
Last name Hoy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Hoy

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

Hoy

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

Hoy

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Hoy

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Hoy

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Hoy

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Hoy

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Hoy

-

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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