Hi,
I have looked on Ancestry, and this is how I got to find out about Daniels son Edward. Edward as stated was born in Edmonton in 1825 got married in Brighton in 1848. I have found a number of Hoeys in Sussex, but cannot find a connection. Frances Hoey born Lewes in 1795, could be a brother to Daniel?
Edward was a coastguard and this is how I got back to the RN connection, via Martin who researches coastguards and told me I would need to go to Kew, and will get round to it at some time.
I know a lot about Edward, as I say, but Daniel Hoey is proving difficult, I have got his pension records but they do not tell me his birth place only that he was 24 when he joined his first ship HMS Ramillies on 1 Apr 1824 and a record of the ships he served on and that he left the navy in on 9 Dec 1843, nothing found after this?
I don't subscribe to Find my Past, but guess I might get something with the Daily Mail offer!
Kind regards Peter