_. Rodney John Derek [Roddy] Blois, who died 7 January, 2021, aged 79, was a scion of the Blois baronets.
He was born 12 November, 1941, second son of Sie Gervase Blois, 10th Baronet [1901-68], and his wife the former Audrey Winifred Johnson [who died 1997].
He married 2 November,, 1968 [divorced 1992], the Lady Elizabeth Caroline Elinor Evelyn Giffard [born 4 March, 1939], a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Halsbury [1908-2000], and his wife the former Elizabeth Adeline Faith Godley [d 1983], descended from the Earls Annesley.
He inherited the Cockfield Hall estate in Suffolk on his father;s death, but later sold the property. He served as High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1989.
He is survived by two daughters, Camilla and Susanna.
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