Foy Family

[heywood]

There is a birth on Free BMD for Patrick Fay September quarter 1864 which would fit with the burial in Ford cemetery.

[heywood]

Also a death for Peter Foy, 23 yrs in 1874 which matches a burial December 1874 Ford cemetery.
This matches with 1871 census. The address is Collingwood Street

[heywood]

The only Margaret I can see with the family is Margaret Burke, Luke' s daughter 

[VICTORIA]

Thank you. Peter Foy must have been the brother of Martin Foy and brother to my Ellen Foy.
Perhaps Margaret Foy married??
Victoria

[VICTORIA]

? Do you think that perhaps Mary Foy was pregnant before her husband Patrick SNR died ?

[heywood]

1871 looks to have 2 families- the Foys and the Burkes.

Peter Foy 19 yrs ...dies 1874
Margaret Burke 15 yrs
Ellen Foy 13 yrs
Mary Burke 11 yrs
Martin Foy 10 yrs
Ellen Burke 8 yrs

The Foys are all listed as 'adopted'

I would say that this indicates that the Burke children are Luke's.

Ellen Burke is born in Ireland so, if the death in 1864 is Patrick, then Mary Foy will not be the mother.

I hope this is what you meant 

[heywood]

I don't know where the info re Margaret comes from but she is not with the family in 1871. She could be older than Peter and away from home or married as you say.
When was she born?

[VICTORIA]

I think Luke Burke who was born in Co Mayo had been married before ? Ireland ? Ellen Foy age 13 was my great grandmother in 1877 when she married was a minor. Dont know when Margaret was born this was information sent to me by relative. Where were Luke and Mary Burke 1871. As you suggested Margaret Burke 15 Mary 11 Ellen 8 were possibly from a first marriage.
Thank you so much the family are coming together.
Victoria

[heywood]

In 1871 Luke and Mary and children are at 5 House 9 Court Collingwood Street.

Yes it looks as though Luke Burke was a widower with those 3 girls- all born Ireland.

I was thinking that someone in your family must have the marriage certificate of Luke and Mary in order to have her maiden name and her father's name.

Thinking on those lines, I wondered where you would get Daniel Foy from as father to Patrick since there is no marriage found yet for him and Mary and then his early death.