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Household of William Foy (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.

William Foy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foy, born in 1841 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Foy, born in 1841 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1862 in England), Margaret E (born 1864 in England) and John (born 1866 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Adopted Daughter, Margaret Mallet, born in 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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William Foy's household

Male

William

Foy

Head
Female

Margaret

Foy

Wife
Female

Mary A

Foy

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Foy

Daughter
Male

John

Foy

Son
Female

Margaret

Mallet

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Foy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foy

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret

Foy

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Foy

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

England

Margaret E

Foy

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

England

John

Foy

Son

-

15

1866

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Mallet

Adopted Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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