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Household of Thomas Foy (born 1842, Mayo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Thomas Foy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Foy, born in 1842 in Mayo, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Foy, born in 1831 in Mayo, Ireland. They had 2 children; John (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1844 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Ann (born 1835 in Sligo, Ireland), Thomas's Lodger, Michael (born 1847 in Mayo, Ireland) and Thomas's Lodger, Michael (born 1841 in Mayo, Ireland).


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Thomas Foy's household

Male

Thomas

Foy

Head
Female

Hannah

Foy

Wife
Male

John

Fannon

Son
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Howard

Lodger
Female

Ann

Devine

Lodger
Male

Michael

Cunane

Lodger
Male

Michael

Cannon

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Foy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Mayo, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Foy

Head

Married

39

1842

Mayo, Ireland

Hannah

Foy

Wife

Married

50

1831

Mayo, Ireland

John

Fannon

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Howard

Lodger

-

37

1844

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Ann

Devine

Lodger

Widow

46

1835

Sligo, Ireland

Michael

Cunane

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Mayo, Ireland

Michael

Cannon

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Mayo, Ireland

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