George was born and died on the 16th day. His sons were born on the 29th day and died on the 22nd day. Could this be a coincidence or numerology?

George Oxborough

Born: 16 AUG 1879 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England

Father: Walter Stephen Oxborough (1848 to 1894)
Mother: Eliza Copeman (1847 to 1915)

Spouse: Edith Mills (1875 to 1935)

Married: 26 MAY 1901 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England

Children:

George Clifford Oxborough (29 JUN 1901 to 22 APR 1976)
Henry Walter Oxborough (29 MAY 1904 to 22 JUN 1955)

Died: 16 JAN 1958 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Burial:  Lowestoft Cemetery

Timeline:

1881 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1891 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1894 Death of father, Walter
1901 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1901 Marriage to Edith
1901 Birth of son, George
1904 Birth of son, Henry
1911 Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England
1915 Death of mother, Eliza
1916 Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England
1917 Death of sister, Selina
1927 Death of sister, Eliza
1939 Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England
1935 Death of wife, Edith
1940 Death of brother, Frederick
1945 Death of brother, Walter
1955 Death of son, Henry
1957 Death of brother, Charles
1958 Death and Burial

Occupation: butcher (1901), a carter (1911), corn dealer (1916 and 1939)

Records:

1881 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
The UK, City and County Directories, 1766 – 1946
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Edith Mills:

Edith was born in 1875 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England. She died on 22 MAY 1935 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.

Edith’s father was Charles Mills. He was born on 14 OCT 1843 in Mutford, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1912 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.

Edith’s mother was Harriet Hall. She was born on 26 AUG 1850 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1922 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.

Edith had nine brothers and sisters:

Charles George Mills (1871)
Laura Mills (1873)
Frederick William Mills (1877)
William Edward Mills (1878)
Maud Harriet Mills (1882)
Ethel Phoebe Mills (1884)
Clifford George Mills (1887)
Harriet Ellen Mills (1889)
Sidney Arthur Mills (1893)

Coincidence or Numerology?

I am not familiar with numerology, although I have heard the word spoken throughout the years. One definition said it was the study of numbers and how they affect a person’s life.  If I am using the wrong word, please let me know through the Comments Section of this post.

As I was writing this post, I found two items that drew my attention to numbers.

The first was the “days” of George’s birth and death:

The second was the “days” of his sons’ births and deaths:

I cannot explain this occurrence. Could it be a coincidence? Or, could it have something to do with numerology?

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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