Joyce

My earliest Joyce ancestor, to date, is John but that's all I have on him except that he was married to Sarah Jepson and they had a daughter named Sarah (baptised at Astbury 6 Nov. 1816) and a son named Edward. Now, here is an insert from the St. Peter's Parish register -

"Baptism, Congleton St. Peters: 27 Apr 1836, Edward son of John and Sarah Joyce, butler, living in Congleton, born 15 Feb 1819". This Edward Joyce was not baptised in his infancy but as an adult on the 27th of April 1836 by me Wm. Hadfield, curate of Congleton." This entry appears in the baptism register with the 1819 entries, penned at the bottom of the page.

Note: In the baptism register with the 1836 entries it says that Edward was born 14 Feb 1819 and that he was the son of the late John and the late Sarah Joyce, butler to Mrs. Jane Antrobus.

He states in all census that he was born in the Congleton area of Cheshire. I believe the previous generation come from elsewhere as they are pretty thin on the ground.

Sarah (1816) was unmarried in the 1841, 1861 and 1871 census returns. In 1841 she was a female servant in Eaton, Cheshire and in 1861 and 1871 she was working as a female servant at Haigh Hall, Wigan, Lancashire in the household of Alexander Lindsay, Earl of Crawford.

Edward the schoolboy.

STONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, MANCHESTER

Edward was later to finish off his education in Germany and was apparently fluent in the language. Unfortunately his education was of little use to him later as he settled in colonial New Zealand.

By 1881 both Sarah Elizabeth and Edward were living with their half sister, Ann Jane Wild, who was married to Charles Holt of Manchester who was a manufacturer of Cotton Goods. Three female servants in residence including a cook, waitress and housemaid.

At this stage they were residing in Street Lane, Ashdale, Cheshire but I note that all their older children were born in Manchester. The oldest Holt son was just 4 years Edward's junior.

The next Edward Joyce was born 18th July 1860 in Congleton. Three years earlier in 1857 his sister Sarah Elizabeth (known as Sally) was also born there. There was another child born earlier in the 4th quarter of 1855 - a John Edward Joyce who died in the 1st quarter of 1856.

History of Congleton

Edited by W.B. Stephens

Manchester University Press

pg. 170 - "Since the eighteenth century local people had been buying newspapers printed as far afield as Chester and London. From 1825 short-lived attempts to issue a newspaper for Congleton and Macclesfield together bankrupted several men. Then in 1856 Edward Joyce, the Bridge Street bookseller and printer, began to publish the Congleton Advertiser. This survived until economic depression destroyed much of its local readership in 1861. It then functioned until 1876 as Congleton, Sandbach and Crew Advertiser. In 1858 during the final years of Congleton's silk boom Robert Clarkson of Bridge Street began to issue the Congleton and Macclesfield Mercury. It was this journal which Robert Head set out to rival."

Congleton St. Peter Parish Registers

LDS Film #1,941,872

Burial, Congleton St. Peters: 8 Mar 1849, John Wild, draper of Congleton, age 34.

Burial, Congleton St. Peters: 20 Jan 1864, Ellen Joyce, Congleton, age 45

Congleton St. Peter Parish Registers

LDS Film #1,941,871

Baptism, Congleton St. Peters: 9 July 1857, Sarah Elizabeth dau. of Edward and Ellen Joyce, printer, living in Congleton.

Baptism, Congleton St. Peters: 10 Aug 1860, Edward son of Edward and Ellen Joyce, stationer and printer, living in Congleton.

In 1854 he married the widow Ellen Wild, nee Perry, in Congleton.

Ellen was baptised on the 6th of August 1820 at St Peter's, Congleton and was the daughter of John Perry and Ann Walley. (For more on the Perry family click onto the link at the top of the page).

Ellen was first married in 1839, at the church in Astbury, to John Wild and they had a daughter, Ann Jane (June), by that marriage. Also possibly another daughter Ellen was born to them - found Ann 10 and Ellen 8 in 1851 census as students in North Meols, Southport, Bickerstaffe, Lanc. 1851census - Ellen 32 Head, widow, draper, 53 Victoria St., also in residence is her sister Hannah Broadhead (also a widow) 44, saddler, and her son Samuel 23 an asst. draper. There is a servant in the household as well.

John Wild died in Congleton on the 15 March 1849 aged 34 yrs and is buried in Ellen's parents family plot, Gravestone 77, St Peter's church, Congleton.

Astbury Church where John and Sarah's daughter, Sarah, was baptised.

St John's Church St Peter's Church

Buglawton. Congleton.

Photos taken around 1898.

Edward first married in 1846 to Mary Ann Blackshaw at St. John's, Buglawton, Cheshire (3rd quarter X1X 47). I think she was the daughter of William and Hannah Blackshaw and was baptised at Astbury on the 22nd Sept. 1819.

In 1851 the couple were residing in Little Street (south ward) along with a young 19 year old general servant and an even younger apprentice printer. Mary Anne died aged 26 years in 1852 (2nd Q 8a 216).

It is said that later Edward senior's business got into strife and young Edward's education was paid for by the Masonic Lodge.

By 1881 Edward senior was lodging at 9 Howey Lane, Congleton, aged 62, with a farmers widow, Mary Yarwood and her daughter. He died three years later in 1884.

At the time of the marriage Edward was a Printer and Book Binder. Ann Jane Wild was living with them at the time of the 1861 cencus. By this time they were residing in Bridge Street in the north ward and had two young children, Sarah Elizabeth, aged 3, and Edward aged 8 months.

By the 1871 census Edward is once again widowed with Ellen having died in 1864 at the age of 45 years. She was buried at St Peter's, Congleton on the 20th January.

In 1871 Edward is living with the young 10 yr old Edward at 9 Howey Lane, Congleton and his profession is stated as master printer. There is no sign of his daughter Sarah at this census.

Astbury church interior.

EDWARD JOYCE senior.

Photograph taken by James Brown, 12 Peter St., Manchester, England

Sarah Elizabeth and young Edward Joyce.

These photos were taken by E. Gregson Photographer, Waterhouse St. Halifax or 1 Talbot Rd., Blackpool, Eng.

Sarah Elizabeth and Edward Joyce.

These two photos taken at the same time by A & G Taylor 60A Market Street, Manchester.

Edward Joyce pre NZ.

Edward Joyce at rear, presumeably with his three Holt nephews with whom he was living in 1880s. The fact that it is taken in Keswick is puzzling - on holiday in the Lake District perhaps!

The Park, Congleton.

The Deserted Village, Congleton.

This page was last updated: 5/8/2011

John Joyce m. Sarah Jepson

28 Feb 1809 c. 25 Mar 1785

Brereton St Oswald's, Brereton

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Sarah Edward

c. 6 Nov 1816 b. 15 Feb 1819

Astbury Congleton

c. 27 Apr 1836

Congleton St. Peters

m. 1846 m. 1854

Buglawton Congleton

Mary Ann Blackshaw Ellen Wild (nee Perry)

c. 22nd Sep 1819 c. 6 Aug 1820

Astbury Congleton St Peter

d. 2Q 1852 bur. 20 Jan 1864

Congleton Congleton St Peter

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John Edward Sarah Elizabeth Edward

b. 4Q 1855 c. 9 Jul 1857 c. 18th July 1860

Congleton Astbury Congleton St. Peters

d. 1Q 1856 d. 1Q 1904

Congleton Stockport

m. 24 Jun 1886

Fairfield, Derbyshire

Walter Wrangham Woodcock

b. 1855

Manchester

d. 6 Aug 1904

Bramhall, Chester

NOTES:

EDWARD JOYCE 1819:

Wife MARY ANN BLACKSHAW 1819: Daughter of William and Hannah. Died aged 26 yrs.

Wife ELLEN WILD nee PERRY: Daughter of John Perry and Ann Walley. Burial - 20 Jan 1864, Ellen Joyce, Congleton, age 45.

JOHN JOYCE: Butler to Jane Antrobus.

Wife SARAH JEPSON 1785: Daughter of George Jepson and Elizabeth Noden.

SARAH JOYCE 1816: Unmarried in the 1841, 1861 and 1871 census returns. In 1841 she was a female servant in Eaton, Cheshire and in 1861 and 1871 she was working as a female servant at Haigh Hall, Wigan, Lancashire in the household of Alexander Lindsay, Earl of Crawford.

SARAH ELIZABETH JOYCE 1857: 1891 - 31 yrs, dwelling 29 Rectory Rd with husband.

1901 dwelling Hazel Grove cum Bramhall. Sarah aged 41 with husband. No sign of any children in 1901 cencus. Died aged 44 yrs.

Husband WALTER WRANGHAM WODCOCK 1855: Son of Cannane Woodcock. 1881 - 26 yrs, shipping agent living with parents 8 St Marys Rd, Crumpsall, Lancashire. 1891 - 36 yrs, manufacturers agent. On Cheadle Register of Electors between 1894 to 1900. 1901 - 46 yrs, silk agent working on own account, dwelling 27 Davenport Rd.