The 1939 England and Wales Register shows that Edward worked for Trinity House. They were responsible for maintaining all the lighthouses around the British Isles. Edward worked at their supply depot.

Edward Barrington Oxborough

Born: 8 JAN 1915 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Father: Edward Barrington Oxborough (1890 to 1964)
Mother: Emily Edith Lee (1888 to 1973)

Spouse: Iris Rose Pearl Palmer (1919 to 1989)

Married: 1942 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Children: None

Died: 14 JAN 1986 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Burial: Caister Cemetery

Probate:

Timeline:

1939 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1942 Marriage to Iris
1964 Death of father, Edward
1973 Death of mother, Emily
1984 Death of sister, Emily
1986 Death and Burial

Occupation: lighthouse depot worker (1939)

Records:

1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014
UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: none

The 1939 England and Wales Register shows that Edward worked for Trinity House. This organization was responsible for maintaining all the lighthouses around the British Isles. Edward worked at their supply depot in Great Yarmouth.

Spouse:

Iris Rose Pearl Palmer:

Iris was born on 15 SEP 1919 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 2 SEP 1989 in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England. Iris died at the James Paget Hospital.

Probate:

Iris’ father was Owen Palmer. He was born on 26 MAR 1872 in Runham, Norfolk County, England. He died on 1 DEC 1940 in Mundham, Norfolk County, England.

Probate:

Iris’ mother was Agnes Rose Alice Barnard. She was born on 27 DEC 1881 in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England. She died on 17 FEB 1950 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Probate:

Iris had three brothers and sisters:

Owen Jack Palmer (1898)
Gladys Rose May Palmer (1900)
Charles Edward Palmer (1909)

Notes:

The surname, Oxborough, originated in Norfolk County, England. It appears in church registers as early as the mid-16th century. As the world population grew, these Oxborough ancestors moved to other counties in England. By the late 19th century, some had immigrated to Canada and Australia.

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