Dennis BLOSS

Abt 1829 - 1907  (78 years)

• Name	Dennis BLOSS
  Birth	Abt 1829	Ipswich, Suffolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DCC3C9B9FEB64922A05946AAEBDF4989C51F
  Death	Mar 1907	Camberwell RD   [2]
  Notes	February 2018: in an email, Louis Bloss, a descendant of Dennis Bloss, points out that in the 1871 census, Dennis's wife Louisa Ann appeared as head of the household with 3 of her children by Dennis. In fact, this was also the case in the 1861 census: although she was shown as 'wife' rather than 'head', Louisa was counted in Orsett, Essex with 4 of her children, and Dennis's father. Dennis himself was lodging in Chelsea. It seems clear that Dennis and Louisa separated some time around 1861, with Louisa continuing to live in Essex with her children, while Dennis began a new life in London, with a new partner and family, as shown in censuses from 1871 onwards. As Louis Bloss suggests, divorce was expensive in those days. A marriage between Dennis and Harriett hasn't been found. 1861 census (1) (indexed as BLOP by ancestry.com): in Queen Street, Chelsea, London, Denis BLOSS (ladger, married, 36, carpenter & joiner, born Ipswich, Suffolk). 1861 census (2): in Orsett Heath, Orsett, Essex (all BLOSS), Louisa Ann (wife, married, 35, joiner's wife, born Little Thurrock, Essex), John (son, 14, joiner, born Blackmore, Essex), Lucy (daughter, 11, scholar, born Blackmore, Essex), Frederick (son, 9, scholar, born Romford, Essex) and Thomas (son, 2, born Orsett, Essex). Also John BLOSS (father in law, widower, 75, retired bailiff, born Lindsay, Suffolk). For census details for Louisa Ann and her children for 1871 et seq, see Louisa Ann's Notes. 1871 census: at 5 Edmund Street, Camberwell, London (all BLOSS), Dennis (head, 42, joiner, born Ipswich, Suffolk), Harriett (wife, 33, born Maidenhead, Berks), Charles (son, 7, scholar, born East Dereham, Norfolk), Priscilla (daughter, 5, born Mottingham, Kent), Harriett (daughter, 3, born Camberwell) and William (son, 1, born Camberwell). 1881 census: at 55 Edmund Street, Camberwell, London (all BLOSS), Dennis (head, 52, joiner, born Suffolk), Harriett (wife, 42, born Berks), C (son, 17, grocer, born Norfolk), Priscilla (daughter, 15, born Kent), Harriett (daughter, 13, born Camberwell), Fredk. (son, 11, born Camberwell) and Elen(?) (daughter, 9, born Camberwell). 1891 census: at 146 Wells Street, Camberwell, London (all BLOSS), Dennis (head, 61, carpenter, born Suffolk), Harriett (wife, 49, born Berkshire), C (son, single, 27, carpenter, born E Dereham, Norfolk), William F (son, 20, carpenter, born Camberwell) and Ellen (daughter, 19, art embroidery, born Camberwell). 1901 census: at 34 Harris Street, Camberwell, London, Dinis BLOSS (head, single (sic), 72, carpenter, born Suffolk). Dennis died in 1907. The 1911 census shows Harriett BLOSS, 70, widow, born Maidenhead, Berkshire, living alone in a one-roomed dwelling at 21 Conderton Road, Coldharbour Lane, London SE.
  Person ID	I1755	Folkestone, Kent
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	John BLOSS,   b. Abt 1786, Lindsay, Suffolk d. Dec 1870, Orsett RD (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Lucy Worts HICKS,   b. Abt 1784, Suffolk d. Mar 1845, Orsett RD (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1811  [3]
  Family ID	F603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Louisa Ann WHEELER,   b. Abt 1826, Little Thurrock, Essex d. Mar 1898, Orsett RD (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1846	Orsett RD   [4]
  Children	1. John Dennis BLOSS,   b. Sep 1846, Blackmore, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   2. Henry Thomas BLOSS,   b. Sep 1848, Blackmore, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lucy Mary BLOSS,   b. Dec 1850, High Ongar, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   4. Frederick George BLOSS,   b. Mar 1853, Romford Union, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth BLOSS,   b. Jun 1855, Orsett, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   6. Fanny BLOSS,   b. Jun 1857, Orsett RD d. Yes, date unknown   7. Thomas BLOSS,   b. Mar 1859, Orsett RD d. Yes, date unknown   8. Willie BLOSS,   b. Sep 1861, Orsett RD d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Harriett MINNS,   b. Sep 1837, Maidenhead, Berkshire d. Mar 1921, Brighton RD (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Unnamed BLOSS,   b. Jun 1862, Newington RD d. Jun 1862, Newington RD (Age 0 years)   2. Charles Dennis BLOSS,   b. Dec 1863, East Dereham, Norfolk d. Sep 1937, Brighton RD (Age 73 years)   3. Priscilla BLOSS,   b. Mar 1866, Mottingham, Kent d. Sep 1922, Brighton RD (Age 56 years)   4. Harriett BLOSS,   b. Mar 1868, Camberwell, London d. 6 Jun 1918, Woolwich RD (Age 50 years)   5. Frederick William BLOSS,   b. Mar 1870, Camberwell, London d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ellen Elizabeth BLOSS,   b. 30 Dec 1871, Camberwell, London d. Mar 1958, Brighton RD (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] 1871 census. [S36] BMD index, aged 77, Q1 1907 Camberwell 1d/545. (Reliability: 3). [S256] Louis Bloss, February 2018. [S36] BMD index, Q2 1846 Orsett 12/287. (Reliability: 3).