George’s father, Robert, was an engine driver for the Great Eastern Railway that had a station in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. The 1939 census shows that George became an engine driver for the railway, too.

George Herbert Oxborough

Born: 30 NOV 1877 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Father: Robert Oxborough (1850 to 1933)
Mother: Mary Ann Woolsey (1848 to 1887)

Spouse: Jessie Beatrice Scott (1878 to 1966)

Married: 14 DEC 1901 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Children:

Walter George Oxborough (4 SEP 1902 to 1971)
Harold Edgar Oxborough (1904 to 1924)
George Harris Oxborough (4 JAN 1916 to 26 JUN 1988)

Died: 1962 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Timeline:

1881 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1882 Deaths of siblings, Elizabeth and Frederick
1885 Death of sister, Ethel
1887 Death of mother, Mary Ann
1891 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1901 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1901 Marriage to Jessie
1902 Birth of son, Walter
1904 Birth of son, Harold
1911 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1916 Birth of son, George
1924 Death of son, Harold
1928 Death of sister, Lily
1933 Death of father, Robert
1939 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1943 Death of brother, William
1962 Death and Burial

Occupation: railway engine fireman (1911), locomotive engine driver (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
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Jessie Beatrice Scott:

Jessie was born on 21 SEP 1878 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 18 JUL 1966 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Probate:

Jessie’s father was John Joseph Scott. He was born on 28 JAN 1839 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. He died on 13 OCT 1921 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Probate:

Jessie’s mother was Sarah Ann Bowles. She was born on 21 NOV 1839 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1915 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Jessie had eight brothers and sisters:

John Thomas Scott (1861)
William Henry Scott (1862)
Henry Edmond Scott (1866)
James Scott (1868)
Alice Sarah Scott (1872)
Arthur Isaac Scott (1875)
Walter Martin Scott (1881)
Emma Laura Scott (1883)

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.

Creating Your Family Tree

Interested in building a great family tree? Remember these important steps:

Look in your photo albums. You may have old pictures that your parents or grandparents gave you. Or, ask them for copies of photos that they have in their possession. Many people will write names and dates on the backs of photographs. Letters, diaries, and family bibles are also excellent sources for births, marriages, and deaths.

Talk to your older relatives to find out about your ancestry. They may relate stories about an ancestor that you can add to your family tree. Family history is usually not found in newspapers. It is more of a verbal memory that is passed down from generation to generation.

Find the right family tree builder that suits your needs. You can choose one that has a paid subscription like Ancestry.com. There are also free sites like FamilySearch.org.

When you start building your family tree, add documentation to your ancestor’s profile. The records can include birth, marriage, death, census, military, city, and county directory listings. Any information that you can find will help create a life story about your ancestor.

If you have a unique surname, like Wakenight, you may find databases on the internet that are useful in your search. I use SurnameDB.com for my English surnames. There are many others on the internet for other countries like Ireland, Italy, and Germany.

Genealogy is the study of a person’s “line of descent.” As you create your family tree, you would typically start with one individual and go “back into time.” You would add their parents, grandparents, and so on.  There are also family trees that go “forward into time.”  Many of these family trees start with a famous person, such as a president or royalty, and move forward into the present time.  The purpose of this type of pedigree is to establish a person’s bloodline with that famous person.

There is no limit on how big your family tree can grow. The blank canvas is there for you to use. Cherish your family history, and it will be there for generations to come!