Robert Ford Hoy 1/5th Liverpool Regiment

[Mark Abbott]

Robert Ford Hoy is my latest project. He joined the 1/5th Liverpool Regiment in August 1914 and served with the battalion in France.

At Festubert on the 16th May 1915, he was recommended for a DCM, for rescuing wounded under fire. He received a Mention in Despatches instead and a Military Medal in 1916.

He was born in Liverpool, I think, in 1891. Can anyone find him on a census? I have the 191#.

He was employed by the Journal of Commerce prior to the war and then ran his own printing business "Premier Press" in the 1920s.

Any help would be most welcome.

Mark

[Bertieone]

1891,
RG12, P2990, F54, P20,
John J M Hoy, 26, printer, Compositor,
Elizabeth 26
James 4
John 2
Robert Hoy 3/12

1901,
RG13 P3494 F78 P21,

DOB 18 March 1891

[Bertieone]

Not sure where the Ford comes from,


Name:

Robert Hoy

Birth Date:
18 Mar 1891
Baptism Date:
26 Apr 1891
Parish:
Edge Hill St Cyprian
Father's Name:
John Hoy
Mother's name:
Elizabeth Hoy

[dickiesam]

Hi Mark,
Given the printing connection this might be the family in 1901..
RG13 - Piece: 3494 - Folio: 78 - Page: 21
Address: 79 Albany Road, West Derby.
HOY, John Head - Married - 36 - Printer's compositor - Belfast, Ireland
HOY, Elizabeth - Wife - 36 - Belfast, Ireland
HOY, James - Son - 15 - Apprentice Analyst - L'pool, Lancashire
HOY, John - Son - 11 - L'pool, Lancashire
HOY, Robert - Son - 10 - L'pool, Lancashire
HOY, Gladys - Dtr - 5 - L'pool, Lancashire
HOY, Arthur G - Son - 0 (3 MOS) - L'pool, Lancashire
VIPOND, William - Nephew - u/m - 25 - Printers Compositor - Belfast, Ireland

In the 191* John Hoy and his wife Elizabeth are at 16 Barrymore Road, West Derby, Liverpool. Says married 26 years which give abt 1885. Possibly...
Name: John Hoy
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: Oct - Dec 1885
Event Place: Ballymoney, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year: Oct - Dec 1885
Registration District: Ballymoney
Volume Number: 1; Page Number: 207

[dickiesam]

1910+1...
HOY, Robert - Boarder - u/m - 24 - 1887 - Compositor - Liverpool, Lancs.
22 Devonshire Road, Lambeth, London. [Boarding house].

Must have been close to a printers or a newspaper... there are 3 other compositors lodging there.

[Bertieone]

Fathers full name is,




John James Moorehead Hoy
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
9 Dec 1864
Birth Place:
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Father's Name:
James Hoy
Mother's name:
Alice Watson

[Bertieone]

Robert F Hoy
Birth Date:
abt 1893
Age:
40
Port of Departure:
St John, New Brunswick, Canada
Arrival Date:
26 Mar 1933
Port of Arrival:Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage:
Halifax
Ship Name:
Duchess of York

Address in UK, 17 Tiverton Mansions, Gray's Rd, London.
Profession,Printers manager,
Country of last permanent residence, Canada.

[dickiesam]

Name: Robert HOY
Date of departure: 20 February 1930
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: New York, USA
Passenger destination: New York, USA
Date of Birth: 1892 (calculated from age)
Age: 38
Marital status: n/k
Occupation: Printer Manager
Last address in UK: [unclear...] O***gill, Bury Street, London, N9
Country of intended permanent residence: England
Ship: AQUITANIA

Name: Robert HOY
Date of departure: 17 September 1932
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: Montreal, Canada
Passenger destination: Montreal, Canada
Date of Birth: 1893 (calculated from age)
Age: 39
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Printer Manager
Also travelling: Mrs Florence Hoy, spouse [25].
Last address in UK: 17 Silver Grove, London SE15.
Country of intended permanent residence: Canada
Ship: MONTROSE

Lack of a marriage in the GRO suggests he married in the US or Canada. No matching death in England or Wales.

[Bertieone]

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KC7N-KY6

[Bertieone]

Answers above,


Name:
R Ford Hoy
Arrival Date:
23 Jul 1923
Birth Date:
abt 1891
Birth Location: GB
Age:
32
Port of Departure:
New York
Port of Arrival:
New York, New York
Ship Name:
Leviathan

Name of Seaman, R Ford Hoy,
Capacity, Chf Printer
Next of Kin, Wife ,
Address,33 Orrel Pk, Liverpool.

[Katie]

There is also a BT349 card for Robert Ford Hoy on the site no one mentions.

[Bertieone]

US, Naturalisation Records Index 1791/1992.

Robert Ford Hoy
Court District, New York.
115870/233


Unfortunately, No Date.