William Frederick Oxborough was my maternal great-grandfather. His daughter, Gladys May Oxborough was my grandmother. This branch of the family lived in the Halesworth area of Suffolk County, England.

William Frederick Oxborough

Born: 23 APR 1884 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England

Father: Frederick Oxborough (1858 to 1936)
Mother: Ellen Elizabeth Winter (1860 to 1929)

Spouse: Mary Self (1881 to 1958)

Married: 1911 in Walpole, Suffolk County, England

Children:

Vera Evelyn Oxborough (19 JUN 1911 to 1995)
Gladys May Oxborough (22 APR 1913 to 1977)
George William Oxborough (13 OCT 1914 to 8 FEB 1943)
Hilda Mary Oxborough (23 DEC 1921 to 2003)

Died: 27 DEC 1947 in Halesworth, Suffolk County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1889 Death of sister, Anna
1891 Wissett, Suffolk County, England
1901 Wissett, Suffolk County, England
1911 Marriage to Mary
1911 Walpole, Suffolk County, England
1911 Birth of daughter, Vera
1912 Death of brother, Bertie
1913 Birth of daughter, Gladys
1914 Birth of son, George
1921 Birth of daughter, Hilda
1929 Death of mother, Ellen
1936 Death of father, Frederick
1939 Wissett, Suffolk County, England
1943 Death of son, George
1947 Death and Burial

Occupation: farm laborer (1911), cowman (1939)

Records:

1891 and 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Web: The UK, Royal Naval Reserve Service Records Index, 1860-1955
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: Oxbourgh (birth index), Oxbrough (1891 and 1901)

Spouse:

Mary Self:

Mary was born on 24 JUN 1881 in Huntingfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1958 in Halesworth, Suffolk County, England.

Mary’s father was Stephen Self. He was born in 1833 in Sibton, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1922 in Southwold, Suffolk County, England.

Mary’s mother was Eliza Pearce. She was born in 1840 in Huntingfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1910 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England.

Mary had eleven brothers and sisters:

George Self (1861)
Eliza Elizabeth Self (1862)
William James Self (1865)
Robert Stephen Self (1867)
Charles William Self (1868)
Ellen Self (1870)
Anna Self (1872)
Jemima Self (1873)
Emily Self (1875)
Henry Self (1877)
Sarah Self (1879)

Mary gave birth to one child out of wedlock:

Ruby Geraldine Self:

Ruby was born on 23 SEP 1906 in Huntingfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1990 in Halesworth, Suffolk County, England.

Ruby married Andrew Frederick Greenwood in 1928 in Halesworth, Suffolk County, England. Seven known children were born to this marriage:

Maureen M Greenwood (1931)
George W Greenwood (1932)
Ernest S Greenwood (1935)
John A Greenwood (1937)
Miriam J Greenwood (1938)
Cecil B Greenwood (1944)
Phyllis R Greenwood (1947)

Andrew Frederick Greenwood was born on 18 MAY 1903 in Walpole, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1988 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

William and Mary’s Daughters:

Vera Evelyn Oxborough:

Vera was born on 19 JUN 1911 in Walpole, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1995 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England.

Vera married Sydney Walter Aldridge in 1930 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England. Four known children were born to this marriage:

Reginald S Aldridge (1931)
Daphne V Aldridge (1933)
Cecil W Aldridge (1935)
Anthony W Aldridge (1939)

Sydney Walter Aldridge was born on 29 SEP 1902 in Walpole, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1976 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England.

Gladys May Oxborough:

Gladys was born on 22 APR 1913 in Walpole, Suffolk County, England. She died on 31 AUG 1977 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.

Gladys married Edward George Goldsmith on 31 JAN 1931 in Southwold, Suffolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Margaret D Goldsmith (1931)
Robin N Goldsmith (1936)

Edward George Goldsmith was born on 13 JUN 1910 in Southwold, Suffolk County, England. He died on 23 JUL 2001 in Thetford, Norfolk County, England.

The 1939 England and Wales Registers show that Gladys and Edward were divorced.

Did You Notice?

In 1939, Gladys was living with her future husband, James Lemon Aldous. Edward’s future wife, Doris Laura Stevens, was listed as his housekeeper.

Edward married Doris Laura Stevens in 1940 in Camberwell, London, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Alan Goldsmith (1937)

Gladys married James Lemon Aldous in 1940 in Wissett, Suffolk, England. Three known children were born to this marriage:

Rita G Aldous (1940)
Sheila A Aldous (1941)
Richard J Aldous (1957)

Hilda Mary Oxborough:

Hilda was born on 23 DEC 1921 in Walpole, Suffolk County, England. She died on 27 JUL 2003 in Bungay, Suffolk County, England.

Hilda married Derek John Notley in 1940 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England. Three known children were born to this marriage:

Michael J Notley (1941)
Patrick A Notley (1943)
Sandra J Notley (1945)

Derek John Notley was born pm 22 JUL 1918 in Ilketshall St Andrew, Suffolk County, England. He died on 23 MAY 2014 in Halesworth, Suffolk 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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