George and Elizabeth had six children and 23 grandchildren, all born in Beccles, England. I wonder how many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren were born to this part of the Oxborough family?

George Oxborough

Born: 1860 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England

Father: Charles Oxborough (1813 to 1863)
Mother: Elizabeth Brady (1819 to 1883)

Spouse: Elizabeth Hammond (1858 to 1935)

Married: 1882 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England

Children:

Elizabeth Alice Oxborough (9 JUN 1883 to 1963)
Edith Ethel Oxborough (1884 to 1899)
Elsie Oxborough (2 OCT 1886 to 1955)
Ella May Oxborough (14 FEB 1888 to 3 MAR 1961)
Archie George Oxborough (7 MAY 1891 to 1959)
Lily Gertrude Oxborough (27 JUN 1895 to 24 FEB 1980)

Died: 1912 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England

Timeline:

1861 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1863 Death of father, Charles
1871 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1875 Death of sister, Elizabeth
1881 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1882 Marriage to Elizabeth
1883 Birth of daughter, Elizabeth
1883 Death of mother, Elizabeth
1884 Birth of daughter, Edith
1886 Birth of daughter, Elsie
1888 Birth of daughter, Ella
1891 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1891 Birth of son, Archie
1894 Death of brother, Walter
1895 Birth of daughter, Lily
1899 Death of daughter, Edith
1899 Death of sister, Frances
1901 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1911 Death of sister, Selina
1911 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1912 Death and Burial

Occupation: printer’s warehouseman

Records:

1861 to 1911 England Census Records
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Elizabeth Hammond:

Elizabeth was born on 26 JUL 1858 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1935 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

Elizabeth’s father was James Hammond. He was born in 1835 in Wymondham, Norfolk County, England. He died in 1894 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

Elizabeth’s mother was Charlotte Pain. She was born in 1833 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1892 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

Elizabeth had two known sisters:

Priscilla Hammond (1866)
Agnes Emily Hammond (1872)

Daughters:

Elizabeth Alice Oxborough:

An Ancestry.com member added this photo to their family tree. The memorial can be found on the BillionGraves website under Alice Elizabeth Spall.

Elizabeth was born on 9 JUN 1883 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1963 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

Elizabeth married Albert Robert Spall in 1903 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. Eight known children were born to this marriage:

Elsie Edith Irene Spall (1905)
Leslie Robert Spall (1907)
Stanley James Spall (1909)
Catherine Elizabeth Spall (1911)
Lloyd Edward Spall (1913)
Jack Bernard Spall (1920)
Evelyn Cissie Spall (1922)
Peter Kenneth Spall (1925)

Albert Robert Spall was born on 15 DEC 1877 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. He died on 4 FEB 1959 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England.

Edith Ethel Oxborough:

Edith was born in 1884 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1899 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. Edith was 15 years old when she died.

Elsie Oxborough:

Elsie was born on 2 OCT 1886 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1955 in the Deben Registration District of Suffolk County, England.

Deben is a Registration District. There were 53 Civil Parishes in this district between 1935 and 1974. I do not know which parish she was living in at the time of her death.

Elsie married Charles Ernest Archer in 1911 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. Three known children were born to this marriage:

Edward Charles Archer (1911)
Joseph Walden Archer (1912)
Lily Elsie Archer (1920)

Charles Ernest Archer was born on 13 JAN 1886 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1968 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.

After Elsie died, Charles married a widow, Matilda Smith. She was born in 1890. Her maiden name and birthplace are unknown. She died in 1968 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.

If any Archer descendants have information on Matilda, please contact me. My email address is dlwakenight@yahoo.com. You can also leave a message on the Comments Section of this post.

Ella May Oxborough:

An Ancestry.com member added this photo to their family tree. The memorial can be found on the BillionGraves website under Ella May Spall.

Ella was born on 14 FEB 1888 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. She died on 3 MAR 1961 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

Ella married James Howard Spall in 1916 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. Eight known children were born to this marriage:

James Robert George Spall (1917)
Catherine Elizabeth Spall (1919)
Lilian May Spall (1919)
Reginald A Spall (1920)
Cyril John Spall (1923)
Joyce Betty Spall (1925)
Irene Elsie Spall (1927)
Margaret Jean Spall (1930)

James Howard Spall was born on 18 MAR 1881 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. He died on 31 AUG 1943 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

Lily Gertrude Oxborough:

Lily was born on 27 JUN 1895 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. She died on 24 FEB 1980 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

Lily married Alfred George Frederick Hurren in 1919 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

John Alfred Hurren (1923)

Alfred George Frederick Hurren was born on 20 AUG 1893 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. He died on 18 JUL 1969 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

The Spall Family:

You may have noticed that there are two men with the surname of Spall. In 1903, Elizabeth Alice Oxborough married Albert Robert Spall. In 1916, Ella May Oxborough married James Howard Spall.

Their father was Robert Spall. He was born in 1853 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1912 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

Their mother was Catherine E Howard. She was born in 1858 in Geldeston, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1918 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

Robert Spall married Catherine E Howard in 1876 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. The Spall family was very large. The 1911 England census shows that 18 children were born to this marriage, with 11 children still living when the census was enumerated.

Another Ancestry.com family tree member added this to Catherine’s profile. It was an article published in the Let’s Talk Magazine.

Catherine gave birth to her oldest daughter right before they were married. This would have meant the child was born out of wedlock. However, to ensure this child’s legitimacy, Robert added his surname to her birth certificate.

Edith Kate Spall Howard (1876)
Albert Robert Spall (1877)
Ellen Roberta Spall (1879)
James Howard Spall (1881)
William Leonard Howard Spall (1883)
Victor George Spall (1889)
Clarence Edward Spall (1892)
Harry Ernest Spall (1893)
Reginald Herbert Spall (1895)
Francis Nelson Spall (1897)
Edna Lilian May Spall (1898)

Link:  BillionGraves Headstone, Alice Elizabeth Spall
Link:  BillionGraves Headstone, Ella May Spall
Link: Let’s Talk Magazine on Facebook

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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