Mary Tabraham (Hawkes) Boyce (abt. 1838 - 1883)

Born about 1838 in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William John (Andrews) Boyce — married 1 Oct 1862 (to 31 Oct 1883) in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1883 at about age 45 in Norwood, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Mary (Hawkes) Boyce was born in Cambridgeshire, England.

Mary (Hawkes) Boyce came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Mary Tabraham Hawkes was born in about 1838 and was baptised on 6 August 1838 at West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England^[1]. She was the daughter of Christopher Hawkes, a labourer, and Lydia Tabraham.

In the 1841 England Census, Mary Hawkes (aged 2) was recorded living with her father Christopher Hawkes (35 and an Agricultural Labourer), her mother Sarah [sic] Hawkes (30) and her siblings Richard Hawkes (6) and James Hawkes (11 Days) at Witchford, Cambridgeshire.

Mary Hawkes (aged 12) was still recorded living at Witchford, Cambridgeshire in the 1851 England Census. In the household were her father Christopher Hawkes (43 and an Agricultural Horsekeeper), her mother Lydia Hawkes (40) and her siblings Sarah Hawkes (6), Eliza Hawkes (3) and Susanna Hawkes (1).

O 4 October 1852 Mary T. Hawkes (aged 14 and a Nurserymaid) emigrated with her parents and four sisters from England to South Australia aboard the vessel Shackamaxon, departing from Liverpool and arriving on 19 January 1853. She was listed in the "Single women" category^[2][3]. An account of the arrival of the ship was printed on page 3 of the South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) dated Thursday, 20 January 1853, recording that there had been 57 deaths and 19 births^[4]. The majority of the deaths were children suffering from Scarlet Fever.

She married William John Boyce on 1 October 1862 at the residence of Rev. J. Gardner in Adelaide^[5].

They went on to have about seven children:

1. William Christopher Boyce (b. 7 Nov 1867, d. 22 Aug 1870)
2. Richard John Boyce (b. 2 Apr 1870, d. 16 Oct 1945)
3. Robert Leonard Boyce (b. 14 Jan 1872, d. 18 Mar 1965)
4. Amy Elizabeth Boyce (b. 19 Jul 1874)
5. Ada Lydia Boyce (b. 26 Jan 1877, d. 6 Mar 1965)
6. Christe Charles Boyce (b. 12 Sept 1879, d. 18 Jan 1880)
7. Charlotte (Lottie) May Boyce (b. 17 Jan 1881, d. 7 Nov 1954)

Her mother Lydia died on 4 March 1874.

Mary Tabraham Boyce passed away on 31 October 1883.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZH-SFJG : 17 March 2018), Mary Tabraham Hawkes, 06 Aug 1838; citing Baptism, West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Library, England; FHL microfilm 1,574,818.
2. ↑ https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/shackamaxon1853.shtml
3. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:The_voyage_of_the_ship_Shackamaxon_to_South_Australia_in_1852/53
4. ↑ THE EMIGRANT SHIP "SHACKAMAXON." South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) dated Thursday, 20 January 1853, page 3 <https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38459212>
5. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 6 Apr 2022) database entry for William John Boyce (FL age, father William Boyce) and Mary Tylbraham Hawkes (FL age, father Christopher Hawkes) 1 Oct 1862, Res of Rev J Gardner Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 52/239

See also:

• Family Tree for Mary Hawkes found at www.familysearch.org

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRF-WNL : 22 May 2019), Mary Hawkes in household of Christopher Hawkes, Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCY-S23 : 8 November 2019), Mary Hawkes in household of Christopher Hawkes, Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England; citing Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England, p. 12, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search
  • SA Death Registration 131/468 (1883), as "Mary Tabram BOYCE", District: Norwood