BISHOP, John 1831 12 April Coggs, OXF baptised son of William & Maria, Brickmaker, Newland Original register transcript 1841 7 June Newland, Coggs, OXF Mariah BISHOP 30 Y HO107 889 12 21v Ellinor BISHOP 13 Y John BISHOP 10 Y Emma BISHOP 8 Y Selina BISHOP 4 Y Mary BISHOP 2 Y 1851 30 March Newland, Coggs, OXF William BISHOP Head M 48 Ag Lab Northleigh, OXF HO107 1731 597v o o Maria BISHOP Wife M 41 Glover D D John BISHOP Son U 19 Ag Lab Coggs, OXF / 598 Emma BISHOP Dau U 18 Glover Coggs, OXF Selina BISHOP Dau 13 Glover Do Do Frederick BISHOP Son 9 Scholar Do Do Eliza BISHOP Dau 7 Do Do Mary Ann BISHOP Dau 4 Do Do Harriet BISHOP Dau 2 Do Do 1852 3rd Quarter Oxford, OXF marriage registered John BISHOP = Maria NEWPORT GRO Index 1861 7 April Oxford, St. Ebbe, OXF John BISHOP Head M 29 Musician Newland, OXF RG9 895 50 Maria BISHOP Wife M 26 St. Clements, Oxford 1871 2 April Lambeth, SRY John BISHOP Head M 38 Porter in Provision Newland, OXF RG10 650 85v Warehouse Maria BISHOP Wife M 36 Oxford DAVIES, William Edwards Fiddle 1831 Laugharn, CAR birth 1851 30 March Winchcombe, GLO ...William E. DAVIES U 19 Plumber & Glazier Laugharne, CAR HO107 1971 93 (Journeyman) 1857 4th Quarter Winchcombe, GLO marriage registered William Edwards DAVIES = Mary BALLENGER GRO Index 1858 1st Quarter Winchcombe, GLO birth of Gwenethlion GRO Index Edwards registered 1859 2nd Quarter Winchcombe, GLO birth of John registered GRO Index m c 1861 7 April Winchcombe, GLO W E DAVIES Head M 29 Painter & . Master Llarn, CAR RG9 1792 12 Mary DAVIES Wife M 26 Dumbleton, GLO John DAVIES Son 1 Winchcomb, GLO Gwenthlon DAVIES Do 3 Do Do 1863 3rd Quarter Winchcombe, GLO birth of Lydia Ballinger GRO Index registered 1867 3rd Quarter Winchcombe, GLO birth of George GRO Index Cromwel & William Lewis registered 1869 4th Quarter Winchcombe, GLO birth of Frederick GRO Index registered 1871 2 April Winchcombe, GLO William RG10 2656 103v Edwd DAVIS Head M 39 Painter Laugharne, CAR Mary DAVIS Wife M 37 do wife Dumbleton, GLO Gwenthleon DAVIS Dau 13 Scholar Winchcomb, GLO John DAVIS Son 11 Scholar do do Lydia DAVIS Dau 7 Scholar do do George DAVIS Son 3 do do William DAVIS Son 3 do do Frederick DAVIS Son 1 do do 1881 3 April Winchcombe, GLO William DAVIES Head M 49 Parish Clerk and Laugharne, WLS RG11 2564 90v Painter Mary DAVIES Wife M 47 Dumbleton, GLO Lydia B. DAVIES Dau U 17 Pupil Teacher Winchcomb, GLO George C DAVIES Son 13 Scholar do do William L. DAVIES Son 13 do do do Frederick DAVIES Son 11 do do do 1891 5 April Winchcombe, GLO William DAVIES Head M 59 Parish Clerk and Laugharne, CAR RG12 2039 91v Sexton Mary DAVIES Wife Do 54 Dumbleton, GLO George DAVIES Son S 23 Painter Winchcomb, GLO William DAVIES Do Do 23 Do Do Do Lloyd DAVIES G'son 4 Do Do 1901 31 March Winchcombe, GLO William E. DAVIES Head M 69 Painter Glazier &c. Laugharne, GLA / RG13 2456 88 Mary DAVIES Wife M 64 Dumbleton, GLO 88v William L. DAVIES Son S 33 Painter Winchcomb, GLO Lydia DAVIES Dau S 36 Do Do Lloyd DAVIES G'son S 14 Do Do 1917 1st Quarter Winchcombe, GLO death registered aged 86 [as William E. DAVIES] GRO Index 1917 31 March Winchcombe, GLO buried aged 86 [as William Edwards DAVIES] Original register ELLIS, Thomas 1831 18 September Dewsbury, YKS baptised son of James & Ann IGI 1851 30 March Dewsbury, YKS James ELLIS Head M 42 Woollen Fuller [Dewsbury, YKS] HO107 2324 298v o o Ann ELLIS Wife D 45 D Wife Mirfield, YKS Emma ELLIS Dau U 15 Wasper Dewsbury, YKS Isaac ELLIS Son 14 Scholar Do Do o o o Mary ELLIS Dau 11 D D D William ELLIS Son 9 Do Do Do Robert ELLIS Do 6 Do Do Do Hannah ELLIS Dau 5 Do Do Do / Thomas ELLIS Son U 19 Woollen Fuller Dewsbury, YKS 299 1861 7 April Dudley, WAR ...Thomas ELLIS [Ldg] U 27 Musician Dewsbury, YKS RG9 2059 20v Joseph BRIGG do M 40 do Haworth, YKS Henry BOTTOMLEY do M 40 do Siloden, YKS John ROBINSON do M 43 do Wilsden, YKS... 1871 2 April Burton upon Trent, STS [all given as ...Thomas ELLIS Trav M 40 Musician York, YKS RG10 2906 21v 'Temporarily present'] John WILSON do U 20 do Barnsley, YKS Samuel BENT do do 17 do do do Frederick BENT do do 13 do do do Joseph SPRINGTHORPE do M 30 do Bradsley, STS Edward SCOTT do U 30 do Darlaston, do Henry FORD do do 20 do do do JONES, William 1831 Norwich, NFK birth 1851 30 March Royal Marine Infirmary, Wm JONES [Inmate] 22 [Private in Marines] Norwich HO107 1588 25 Woolwich, MDX c1857 Norwich, NFK birth of Sarah 1871 2 April Upton Mancroft, William JONES Head M 41 Pensioner (Chelsea) [Norwich, NFK] RG10 1817 90 Norwich, NFK Susan JONES Wife M 31 Stratton ?..., NFK Sarah GRAY Ldg U 41 Dressmaker Do Do 1881 3 April Brinton, NFK William JONES Head M 49 Travelling Musician Norwich, NFK RG11 1986 76v Elizabeth JONES Wife M 46 Do Do Sarah JONES Dau U 23 Do Do MACE, James ('Jem') Fiddle 1831 8 April Beeston, NFK birth son of William & Anne Jem Mace, Fifty years a fighter. The life story of Jem Mace (Retired Champion of the World). Told by himself (London: C. Arthur Pearson, n.d. [1908]), 9 1841 Beeston, NFK given his first fiddle at Jem Mace ([1908]), the age of ten 12-13 c1843 Wells, NFK sent to a cabinet maker Jem Mace ([1908]), for instruction, but 13-14 played fiddle for his master instead c1846 Beeston, NFK left home subsequently tramping 'pretty well all over East Anglia' playing the Jem Mace ([1908]), fiddle 15 1849 Yarmouth, NFK his fiddle was smashed Jem Mace ([1908]), and from then on he 18-24 became a fighter full- time 1849 Norwich Hill, NFK fought and beat Charles <www.cyberboxing Pinfold zone.com/boxing/ mace-j.htm> c1849 Horncastle, LIN fought to victory over The Rev. George the local champion at Hall, The Gypsy's the fair Parson. His experiences and adventures (London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1915), 233 1851 30 March Norwich, NFK William EMMS Head M 31 Publican Pulham St.M, NFK HO107 1814 105v Phillis EMMS Wife M 25 Sound, NFK Emma EMMS Dau 2 Norwich, NFK Albert EMMS Son 10mo do Mary YALLOP Serv U 24 Seething, NFK Henry FENWICK Ldg M 40 Tailor Louth, LIN Elizabeth FENWICK do M 30 Henley, BKS / Robert BUNN Ldg U 26 Watch & Clock Little Snoring, NFK 106 Maker George THOMPSON do W 38 Carpenter & Joiner Burnham Wd., NFK James MACE do U 19 Musician Beeston, NFK James REEVE do M 29 Gardener Hethersett, NFK Henry BOWEN do M 48 Hawker London, MDX Ann BOWEN do M 52 do 1851 July Thorpe, NFK married Jem MACE, Horse Dealer = Mary Ann BARTON Marriage certificate; cited at <www.jem mace.com/JemMace Bio.html> 1851 3rd Quarter Blofield, NFK marriage registered James MACE = Mary Ann BARTON GRO Index 1852 Beeston, NFK birth of James <www.jemmace. com/JemMaceBio. html> 1852 3rd Quarter Thetford, NFK birth of James GRO Index registered 1852 3rd Quarter Thetford, NFK death of James GRO Index registered 1852 [Prize fight between James Perowne of Norwich (seconded by Jem The Norfolk Mace) and James High of Ellingham (seconded by Smith of Chronicle, 5 October Ditchingham). High was declared victor. Principles and seconds 1852; quoted in (except Mace) were committed for trial on 18 October at Beccles Norfolk Annals 2. Quarter Sessions and bound over to keep the peace. Mace was 1851-1900 (Norfolk apprehended at Litcham on 2 November and at Beccles Quarter Chronicle, 1901), 16 Sessions on 3 January 1853 was ordered to enter into his own recognizances and to be of good behaviour.] 1852 2 November Litcham, NFK apprehended by the The Norfolk police Chronicle, 5 October 1852; quoted in Norfolk Annals 2, 16 c1852 Norwich Hill, NFK fought with Charlie Jem Mace ([1908]), Pinfold for £10 25-26 c1852 Norwich, NFK fight arranged with subsequently played fiddle for dancing Jem Mace ([1908]), 'Farden' Smith on 26 Mousehill Heath 1853 3 January Beccles, SFK at the Quarter Sessions [ordered to enter into his own recognizances and to be of good The Norfolk behaviour.] Chronicle, 5 October 1852; quoted in Norfolk Annals 2, 16 1860 May fight with Joe Goss THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Bell's Life in London arranged and Sporting A further deposit of £10 a side for this important event was duly Chronicle, 12 May posted on Friday at our office, when the toss for the last deposit 1860, 7 took place, and was won by Nat Langham on behalf of Joe Goss. The final deposit of £40 a side will therefore have to be made good at Nat Langham's, Mitre, Upper St. Martin's-lane, on Thursday next, when all the preliminaries will be arranged for bringing off the affair in comfort. Both men are reported well up to the mark, and looking anxiously forward to the day of the battle, In our next we shall give full particulars as to the "when and the where," so as to enable the sporting fraternity to lay their twigs accordingly. 1860 19 September Wallingford, BKS fight with Bob Brettle The contest for 200l. a side, between Bob Brettle, of Birmingham, The Reading and Jem Mace, of Norwich, commenced on Wednesday morning.