Many thanks, Anne. If it isn't too much trouble, was there a Hoy at Higham on any cencus in the 19th C?   Fairbairns Family Crests, 1905, lists a crest for Hoy of Higham Lodge, Suffolk. There is no explanation as to who he was or when he lived there. In the 16th C there was an association between Sir Clement Higham of Barrow ( near Higham) and George Hoy, yeoman of Acton, Suffolk, (they traded land) and it's possible that the two families forged a close alliance at some time before say 1841.   The term son in law is a legal one (obviously) used from at least the Middle Ages. Under english law, no man may disadvantage his family by giving Real or Personal estate to a stranger (non family), so the only way that a Testator may reward say a business partner is to designate him as a 'son in law' That 'son' might be older than himself! Lawful issue had to be provided for, of course.   Best wishes, David. New Zealand. --- On Mon, 31/1/11, Anne Chambers <anne.chambers@bigpond.com> wrote: From: Anne Chambers <anne.chambers@bigpond.com> Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Hoy To: suffolk@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, 31, January, 2011, 9:29 AM In 1891 all the HOYs in Suffolk (16 of them) are living in Whitton cum Thurlston 1901 - 14 HOYs, Troston (1), Whitton with Thurlston(9),Walton(3), Bury St E..(1) I also tried HOYE with no results in Suffolk. Anne South Australia David Hoye wrote: > Could a kind soul with access to 1891&1901 cencii please tell me if a Hoy was living in Higham, there are 2 such places, Edmundsbury more likely but could be Baberg. Is there an address? > Best wishes. > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is the only one: 1851 Higham Villa, Higham Mary Theen 74 W Head Land proprietor & fundholder b Stoke by Nayland Jane Anastosea Hoy U sister 69 do do Sarah Dyer 21 Servant The term I hadn't come across before was 'son BY law' - 'son in law' is common and could mean one's daughter's husband or one's stepson. In this case, he was a teenager, so presumably a stepson. Anne South australia David Hoye wrote: > Many thanks, Anne. > If it isn't too much trouble, was there a Hoy at Higham on any cencus in the 19th C? > > Fairbairns Family Crests, 1905, lists a crest for Hoy of Higham Lodge, Suffolk. There is no explanation as to who he was or when he lived there. > In the 16th C there was an association between Sir Clement Higham of Barrow ( near Higham) and George Hoy, yeoman of Acton, Suffolk, (they traded land) and it's possible that the two families forged a close alliance at some time before say 1841. > > The term son in law is a legal one (obviously) used from at least the Middle Ages. > Under english law, no man may disadvantage his family by giving Real or Personal estate to a stranger (non family), so the only way that a Testator may reward say a business partner is to designate him as a 'son in law' > That 'son' might be older than himself! > Lawful issue had to be provided for, of course. > > Best wishes, David. > New Zealand.