James Joy (1848 - 1921)

Born 10 Oct 1848 in Rowledge, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Marshall) Joy — married 3 Jun 1867 in Frensham, Surrey, England

Died 10 Feb 1921 at age 72 in Kingsley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

James Joy was born in Surrey, England.

James was born on 10 October 1848 the son of James Joy, a labourer, and Elizabeth Cooper at Rowledge, Surrey, England.^[1] He was baptised on 5 November 1848 in St Mary, Frensham, Surrey.^[2]

In the 1851 census James (age 2) was living with his parents as lodgers with Thomas and Mary Kirk in Dockenfield, Surrey, England.^[3]

In 1861 James was 12, an agricultural labourer boy, living with his parents and three brothers in Dockenfield.^[4]

On 3 June 1867, James was a 19-year-old bachelor living in Frensham, Surrey, as a labourer when he married a 19-year-old spinster, Mary Anne Marshall, after Banns in Frensham. Mary Anne's father was recorded as William Marshall, a labourer, and the witnesses were Charles and Charlotte Bidwell.^[5][6]

In 1871, James, an agricultural labourer, and Mary, both 22, lived at Shortfield Common, Frensham, in the household of Mary's uncle, David Marshall (66), a widower and agricultural labourer. The household also included Ann Marshall, David's niece and a domestic servant.^[7]

James and Mary's family, now living at Halls, Frensham, had got well underway by 1881 and included three boys: Alfred (9), James (8), and Arthur (6). Mary's uncle David, now 77, was still living with them. Both James and David were still agricultural labourers.^[8]

By 1891, James, now 42 and still an agricultural labourer, was living at Spreakley, Frensham, with his family Mary and currently four sons: Alfred (19), a shepherd, Arthur (16), a Carter, Frederick (8), a scholar and Harry (2).^[9] Ten years later, in 1901 James (52) was a general farm labourer living at Woodhill Cottage, Frensham. The family then comprised Mary, Alfred (30), who was still single and a labourer bricklayer, and Harry (12).^[10]

In 1911, they lived at Worlham Hill, East Worldham, near Alton, Hampshire, England. The family comprised James, a farm labourer, Mary, Harry, now 24, and grandson Frederick James, 9, a scholar. By then, James and Mary had had six children, three of whom had died.^[11]

James' wife Mary died on 17 June 1920 and James died soon after on 10 February 1921 aged 72, of Mitral regurgitation and syncope at Malthouse Cottages, Kingsley Rural Sanitary District, Hampshire.^[12] He was buried in the parish of Worldham on 15 Feburary 1921.^[13]

James Joy Death 1921

Research Notes

There is a Criminal Register record for the trial of a James Joy for Embezzlement on 5 February 1886 at Newington, Surrey. James was acquitted and discharged. It is not known if this is the same James Joy.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 23 March 2024)
   Joy, James (Mother's maiden name: -).
   GRO Reference: 1848 Oct-Nov-Dec in Farnham Volume 04 Page 163.
2. ↑ Baptism: "Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921"
   Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: FREN/4/1
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 4772 #149297 (subscription required, accessed 23 March 2024)
   James Joy baptism on 5 Nov 1848, child of James Joy & Elizabeth Joy, in St Mary, Frensham, Surrey, England.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1595; Folio: 408; Page: 12; GSU roll: 193493; ED, institution, or vessel: 9; Household schedule number: 40
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 8860 #1212611 (subscription required, accessed 23 March 2024)
   James Gory (2) son in household of Thomas Kink (66) in Dockenfield in Farnham registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Frensham, Surrey, England.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: Rg 9; Piece: 433; Folio: 42; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542637; ED, institution, or vessel: 15; Household schedule number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 8767 #6803089 (subscription required, accessed 23 March 2024)
   James Joy (12) son in household of James Joy (44) in Dockenfield in Farnham registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Frensham, Surrey, England.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937"
   Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: FREN/2/4
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 4779 #153216 (subscription required, accessed 23 March 2024)
   James Joy (19) marriage to Mary Anne Marshall on 3 Jun 1867 in St Mary, Surrey, England.
6. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008068699; FHL microfilm: 991754
   FamilySearch Record: N28S-B8D (accessed 23 March 2024)
   James Joy marriage to Mary Anne Marshall on 3 Jun 1867 in Frensham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
7. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 822; Folio: 163; Page: 9; GSU roll: 838701; ED, institution, or vessel: 16; Household schedule number: 46
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 7619 #13414264 (subscription required, accessed 24 March 2024)
   James Joy (23) nephew in household of David Marshall (66) in Frensham in Farnham registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Frensham, Surrey, England.
8. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 789; Folio: 80; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341185; ED, institution, or vessel: 15
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 7572 #21397110 (subscription required, accessed 24 March 2024)
   James Joy (32), married, Agricultural Laborer, head of household in Halls, Frensham in Farnham registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Frensham, Surrey, England.
9. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 570; Folio: 88; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6095680
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 6598 #18424769 (subscription required, accessed 24 March 2024)
   James Joy (43) head of household in Frensham in Farnham registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Frensham, Surrey, England.
10. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
    Class: RG13; Piece: 616; Folio: 79; Page: 17; ED, institution, or vessel: 5; Household schedule number: 103
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry Record 7814 #4664012 (subscription required, accessed 24 March 2024)
    James Foy (52) head of household in Frensham in Farnham registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Frensham, Surrey, England.
11. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 108; ED, institution, or vessel: 05; Piece: 6226
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry Record 2352 #43084598 (subscription required, accessed 24 March 2024)
    James Joy (62), married, Form Labourer, head of household in Worldham Hill, East Worldham, Nr Alton, Hants, East Worldham, Hartley Mauditt and West Worldham, Hampshire, England. Born in Frensham, Surrey, England.
12. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 24 March 2024)
    Joy, James (Age at death: 73).
    GRO Reference: 1921 Jan-Feb-Mar in Alton Volume 02C Page 231.
13. ↑ Burial: "Hampshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1921"
    Hampshire Archives and Local Studies; Winchester, England, UK; Reference: Anglican Bishops' Transcripts
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry uk Record 62424 #244285 (subscription required, accessed 24 March 2024)
    James Joy burial (died in about 1921) on 15 Feb 1921 in East Worldham, Hampshire, England. Born in about 1848.
14. ↑ Criminal Register: "England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892"
    Class: HO 27; Piece: 145; Page: 110
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry uk Record 1590 #286110 (subscription required, accessed 25 March 2024)
    Name: James Joy; Date of Trial: 5 Feb 1866; Trial Year: 1866; Location of Trial: Surrey, England; Sentence: Acquittal.