Hoy Family
A Memory of Great Dunmow.
My gt,gt grandfather Abijah Hoy was born in Great Dunmow in 1813 and was a farm worker all his working life. He died at an address in the High St in 1881 and on his death certificate his occupation was a "Cow Man".
Most of the Hoy family lived in a row of very early 19thC cottages at Church End, just by the bridge over the River Chelmer. These basic 2up 2down cottages are now Grade 2 listed. Nearly all the family were baptised married and buried at St Mary the Virgin Church opposite the cottages.
I have done extensive research regarding the Hoys, and if anyone is interested, I would be happy to help in anyway.
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It’s quite easy to research people up to 1911, then after that time it gets more difficult! So not sure if the people you named were part of my Hoy family or not. In all likelihood they probably were as such a large family. My mother was one of 11 children and my gt grandmother had 15. Heaven knows how they all lived in such small cottages.
Did you know Violet Edlington, nee Hoy? She was my aunt and lived in Dunmow all her life, dying only last year.
Thank you once again, would always be pleased to hear from you, kind regards, Christine.
He is on the 1841 living at Ford, which is probably the cottages at Church End as at the time there was no bridge over the River Chelmer. Charles died in 1851. Hope this helps. Christine.
Kind regards
Joanne