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Household of William Hoy (born 1844, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

William Hoy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hoy, born in 1844 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hoy, born in 1852 in Norham, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1876 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William (born 1878 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Mary Hoy (born 1880 in Wooler, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Richard Donaldson, born in 1837 in Scotland.


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William Hoy's household

Male

William

Hoy

Head
Female

Margaret

Hoy

Wife
Female

Catherine

Hoy

Daughter
Male

William

Hoy

Son
Female

Mary Hoy

Hoy

Daughter
Male

Richard

Donaldson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Hoy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hoy

Head

Married

37

1844

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hoy

Wife

Married

29

1852

Norham, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Catherine

Hoy

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Hoy

Son

Single

3

1878

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Hoy

Hoy

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wooler, Northumberland, England

Richard

Donaldson

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Scotland

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