William Boyce (abt. 1812 - 1895)

Born about 1812 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Anne (Cave) Boyce — married 20 May 1842 in Ocean Bay, Port Underwood, Marlborough, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1895 at about age 83 in Motueka, Tasman, New Zealand

Biography

William Boyce was born in about 1812. His parents are thought to be John Boyce and his wife Elizabeth Boyce of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

He was a sea-captain working out of Te Whanganui (or Port Underwood as the whaling station became known), a sheltered harbour in Cloudy Bay on the east coast of the Marlborough Sounds, in the northeast of New Zealand's South Island.

He married Ann Cave on 20 May 1842 in Ocean Bay, Port Underwood, Marlborough, New Zealand. They went on to have about 12 children.

William became a farmer in Motueka, on the coast of Tasman Bay, a little further west at the top of the South Island.

He passed away on 14 March 1895 was buried in Motueka Cemetery, Motueka, Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand^[1]. PLOT: Old 2-52

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154352882/william-boyce: accessed 08 December 2022), memorial page for William Boyce (1813–14 Mar 1895), Find A Grave: Memorial #154352882, citing Motueka Cemetery, Motueka, Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand; Maintained by River (contributor 48269447

• Katherine W. Orr. 'Boyce, Ann', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 30-Oct-2012 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/1b28/boyce-ann

• N.Z. BDM DEATHS - 1895/174 - Boyce, William aged 82 years https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search

• Motueka Cemetery Records