Constance’s mother died in 1931 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. She was 42 years old. In 1935, her husband, Arthur Talbot, married a widow named Hannah Clayson. Do you know who Hannah Clayson was?

Leonard Oxborough

Born: 23 DEC 1912 in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England

Father: William Oxborough (1875 to 1958)
Mother: Emma Salter Eggleton (1868 to 1953)

Spouse: Constance Talbot (1914 to 1991)

Married: 1931 in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England

Children:

Jack Leonard Oxborough (23 APR 1932 to 9 JUL 2006)
Betty J Oxborough (1939 to Unknown/Still Living)

Died: 28 APR 1961 in Boscombe, Hampshire County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1919 Death of brother, Frederick
1931 Marriage to Constance
1932 Birth of son, Jack
1939 Birth of daughter, Betty
1939 Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England
1953 Death of mother, Emma
1958 Death of father, William
1961 Death and Burial

Occupation: master shoe repairer (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 & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: None

Spouse:

Constance Talbot:

Constance was born on 14 MAY 1914 in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England. She died in 1991 in Poole, Dorset County, England.

Constance’s father was Arthur Talbot. He was born on 29 NOV 1888 in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England. He died in 1956 in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England.

Constance’s mother was Elizabeth Lowe. She was born in 1889 in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England. She died in 1931 in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England. Elizabeth was 42 years old when she died.

Constance had one sister who died in infancy:

Constance Lydia Talbot (1911 to 1912)

After Elizabeth died, Arthur married a woman named Hannah Clayson, in 1935 in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England. Hannah was 51 years old when she married Arthur. The surname, Clayson, is likely a married name. I do not know Hannah’s maiden name.

Probate:

The 1939 England and Wales Register does provide her full birth date. Hannah died on 9 NOV 1961 at Marlpits Hospital in Honiton, Devon County, England.

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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