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BOICE

Boice in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Somerset

0.0021

15.1676

Aberdeenshire

0.0030

21.0915

Nottinghamshire

0.0015

10.8676

Suffolk

0.0008

6.0132

Lincolnshire

0.0004

3.0539

Stirlingshire

0.0019

13.2363

Sussex

0.0004

2.8965

Hampshire

0.0003

2.3824

Cambridgeshire

0.0005

3.8551

Devon

0.0002

1.1729

Cornwall

0.0003

2.1566

Gloucestershire

0.0002

1.2449

Cumberland

0.0004

2.8361

Cheshire

0.0002

1.1061

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0003

1.8225

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

0.0158

112.6761

Walcot

Somerset

0.0279

199.4302

North Leverton

Nottinghamshire

2.0000

15000.0000

Mildenhall

Suffolk

0.0793

566.0377

Bardney

Lincolnshire

0.1436

1000.0000

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

0.0079

56.4972

Taunton St James

Somerset

0.0292

208.3333

Hove

Sussex

0.0093

66.0066

West Calder

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0130

92.5926

Stapeley

Cheshire

0.1661

1250.0000

Southampton St Mary

Hampshire

0.0027

18.9394

Southampton All Sts

Hampshire

0.0097

69.4444

Preston Quarter

Cumberland

0.0142

101.0101

Moreton In Marsh

Gloucestershire

0.0697

500.0000

Long Sutton

Somerset

0.1142

833.3333

Falmouth

Cornwall

0.0085

60.9756

Exeter St David

Devon

0.0192

136.9863

Chatteris

Cambridgeshire

0.0212

151.5152

Top male forenames

William Boice
George Boice
John Boice
Samuel Boice
Alfd.Willm. Boice
David Boice
Frederick Boice
Joseph Boice
Richard Boice
Walter Boice

Top female forenames

Mary Boice
Ann Boice
Adelaide Boice
Edith Boice
Elizabeth Boice
Kate Boice
Minnie Boice
Rachel Boice
Virtue Boice

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Housemaid Domestic
(Coster) News Vendor
Baker Out Of Business
Barmaid
Bootmaker
Carpenter
Coal Miner
Cordwainer
Pupil (Scholar)
Retired Farmer
Wine Merchants Clerk