The Bloyce Family

this family name is also often spelled as Bloice, Blois or Bloss

Ada Bloyce

Birth: 29 July 1863, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
12 August 1866, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Walter Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Bird) Bloyce

Census:
1871: Norton, Suffolk

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Anna Bloyce

Birth: 4 March 1859, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
10 April 1859, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Walter Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Bird) Bloyce

Census:
1861: Street, Norton, Suffolk

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Beatrice Elizabeth Bloyce

Birth: 1877, in Finningham, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Walter Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Bird) Bloyce

Census:

1881: Finningham, Suffolk
1891: Blacksmith Road, Cotton, Suffolk

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Catherine (Bloyce) Biggs

Birth: 1848, in Richmond, Surrey, England

Father:
James Henry Biggs

Mother: Sarah Ann (Bloyce) Biggs

Census:

1861: 27 Chambers Street, Whitechapel, Middlesex

Notes: Catherine was born a number of years before the marriage of James Henry Biggs and Sarah Bloyce. She is listed as James's daughter (with the surname Biggs) in the 1861 census, but is reasonably likely that James is an adoptive father.

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Charlotte Bloyce

Baptism: 3 October 1821, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

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Ellen Lavinia Bloyce

Birth: 1865, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Robert Bloyce

Mother: Mary Ann (Heath) Bloyce

Occupation: Domestic Servant

Census:

1871: 43 Long Bracklane, Suffolk
1881: 2 Short Brackland, Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk

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Emily Helen (Bloyce) Payne

Birth: 1868, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Walter Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Bird) Bloyce

Married:
James Brewster Payne in 1890 in Hartismere district, Suffolk, England. Hartismere district includes the town of Cotton, where Emily's parents were living at the time. In the 1891 census, James is listed as a railway porter, aged 28 and born in Kentford, Suffolk.

Census:

1871: Norton, Suffolk
1881: Finningham, Suffolk
1891: Blacksmith Road, Cotton, Suffolk

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Florence Harriet Bloyce

Birth: 1875, in Finningham, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Walter Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Bird) Bloyce

Census:

1881: Finningham, Suffolk

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Frederick Bloyce

Birth: 1834, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
1 June 1834, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

Married: Mary Cutting on 15 February 1862, in Norton, Suffolk, England. The marriage was witnessed by Thomas Cutting and Betsy Cutting. Frederick is recorded as aged 27, a labourer and bachelor of Norton and the son of James Blois, a labourer. Mary is listed as aged 27, a spinster of Norton, and the daughter of Thomas Cutting, a stockman. Mary is listed as a housekeeper in the 1871 census, as a cook in 1881 and a pork butcher in 1891.

Occupation:
Agricultural labourer (1861, 1862); General Servant (1871); Groom (1881); Pork Butcher (1891)

Death:
14 February 1896

Buried: 20 February 1896, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Census:
1861: Dog Corner, Norton, Suffolk
1871: Rectory, Bromeswell, Suffolk
1881: Rectory, Boyton, Suffolk
1891: 17 Eastgate, Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk

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George Bloyce

Baptism: 17 October 1824, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

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James Bloyce

Birth: 1795, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
8 November 1795, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
Stephen Bloyce

Mother: Sarah (_____) Bloyce

Married:
Harriet Cock on 17 February 1818, in Woolpit, Suffolk, England. The marriage was witnessed by Anthony Shipp, Rebecca Cock and John Stokes. Harriet is recorded as single, of Woolpit, and James as single, of Norton.

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Occupation: Agricultural labourer (1853, 1857, 1861, 1862, 1871)

Death:
1880, aged 86,  in Stow district, Suffolk, England

Buried: 25 January 1880, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Census:
1861: Dog Corner, Norton, Suffolk
1871: Norton, Suffolk

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James Bloyce

Birth: 1817/8, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
27 December 1818, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

Occupation: Higler (1861), Ostler (1871)

HIGLER, Eng. law. A person who carries from door to door, and sells by retail, small articles of provisions, and the like. (Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856))

An ostler is someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses.

Census:
1861: Greyhound Inn, High Street, Ixworth, Suffolk
1871: 19 Butter Market White Horse, Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk

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John Bloyce

Birth: 27 June 1861, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
12 August 1866, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Walter Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Bird) Bloyce

Occupation: Agricultural labourer

Census:

1871: Norton, Suffolk
1881: Finningham, Suffolk

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Keziah Bloyce

Birth: 1829/30, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism: 30 May 1830, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

Occupation: Dressmaker

Census:

1861: Dog Corner, Norton, Suffolk

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Laura Anna Bloyce

Birth: 1867, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, probably on 12 July

Baptised:
19 February 1872, in Saint John The Evangelist, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The baptism record lists Laura's birthdate as 12 July 1868, a year out from the civil registration.

Father:
 Robert Bloyce

Mother: Mary Ann (Heath) Bloyce

Census:

1871: 43 Long Bracklane, Suffolk
1881: 2 Short Brackland, Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk

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Laura Mabel Bloyce

Birth: 1870, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Walter Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Bird) Bloyce

Census:

1871: Norton, Suffolk
1881: Finningham, Suffolk

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Mary Ann Bloyce

Birth: 1870, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Robert Bloyce

Mother: Mary Ann (Heath) Bloyce

Census:

1871: 43 Long Bracklane, Suffolk
1881: 2 Short Brackland, Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk

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Rebecca (Bloyce) Osborne

Birth: 1828, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
about 25 May 1828, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

Married: Daniel Osborne on 29 October 1853, in Norton, Suffolk, England. The marriage was witnessed by Walter Bloice and Elizabeth Rawlinson. Daniel is recorded as aged 25, as a bachelor and labourer of Drinkstone, the son of Henry Osborne, a labourer. Rebecca is recorded as aged 24, a spinster of Norton, the daughter of James Bloice, a labourer.

Children:
Death: 1899, in Thingoe district, Suffolk, England, aged 72

Census:
1861: Drinkstone, Suffolk
1881: Common, Troston, Suffolk

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Robert Bloyce

Baptism: 28 May 1822, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

Death: 9 December 1824

Burial: 9 December 1824, in Norton, Suffolk, England

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Robert Bloyce

Birth: 16 June 1837, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
22 January 1850, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

Married: Mary Ann Heath in 1862, in Bury St Edmunds district, Suffolk, England. Mary Ann was born in 1846/7, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Children:
Occupation: Labourer

Census:
1861: High Street, Barnes, Middlesex: Robert Bloyce, aged 23 born in Norton, Suffolk, an unmarried agricultural labourer, is a lodger at the house of Charles Wickins and family
1871: 43 Long Bracklane, Suffolk
1881: 2 Short Brackland, Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk
1891: 88 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk

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Rose Bloyce

Birth: 8 May 1866, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
12 August 1866, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Walter Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Bird) Bloyce

Census:
1871: Norton, Suffolk

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Sarah Ann (Bloyce) Biggs

Birth: 1826, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
25 December 1826, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

Married: James Henry Biggs in 1851, in Chelsea district, Middlesex, England

Children:
Death: 1873

Census:
1861: 27 Chambers Street, Whitechapel, Middlesex
1871: 8 Jones Buildings, Whitechapel, Middlesex

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Walter Bloyce

Birth: 8 January 1832, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Baptism:
22 April 1832, in St Andrew, Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
James Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Cock) Bloyce

Married: Harriet Bird on 31 October 1857, in Norton, Suffolk, England. The marrige was witnessed by Robert Bloice and Kezia Bloice. Walter is recorded as aged 25, a labourer and bachelor of Norton, the son of James, a labourer. Harriet is recorded as aged 22, a spinster of Thurston, the daughter of John, a labourer.

Children:
Occupation: Agricultural labourer (1857, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891); Working Foreman (1901)

Census:
1861: Street, Norton, Suffolk
1871: Norton, Suffolk
1881: Finningham, Suffolk
1891: Blacksmith Road, Cotton, Suffolk
1901: Pot Ash Farm, Wyverstone, Suffolk

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Walter James Bloyce

Birth: 1873, in Norton, Suffolk, England

Father:
 Walter Bloyce

Mother: Harriet (Bird) Bloyce

Occupation: Agricultural labourer

Census:

1881: Finningham, Suffolk
1891: Blacksmith Road, Cotton, Suffolk

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