Category Archives: Oxborough

I would like to send a special thank you to Albert and Agnes’ great-granddaughter for preserving family photos and documents. This is a wonderful way to keep their memories alive! […]

Alfred was a bricklayer by trade. Bricks could withstand England’s wet weather better than using wood to build houses. This was a very lucrative career as bricklayers were in high […]

Alfred’s mother and wife shared the same surname, Hubbard. I used the Canon Law Relationship Chart and discovered that Alfred and May were first cousins, once removed. Alfred Robert Oxborough […]

Archie’s wife, Diana, lost her first husband on 3 JUN 1917 during World War I. William Alfred George was killed aboard the HM Drifter George V from a mine explosion […]

Where was Arthur for 48 years? In 1891, he was living with his family. He then disappeared for 27 years before marrying May in 1918. Another 21 years pass and […]

With the help of passenger lists, I discovered that Arthur, Dora, and their children immigrated to New Zealand. The electoral directories supplied their addresses, occupations, and spouse’s names. Arthur Oxborough […]

Elsie’s paternal grandfather, Arthur Bellingham, seems to have disappeared after his 1891 arrest in Doncaster, West Yorkshire, England. Could one of his descendants hold the key to solving this mystery? […]

Brian’s obituary notice described him as a former partner of Heath and Salter. This was a property management company and Brian was an estate agent.  The business is now called […]

Charles was born out of wedlock to Phoebe Oxborough. His father may have been Thomas Barber. Yet, I have my doubts.  This was because Charles never lived with them. Charles […]

Emmeline claimed to be a widow on the 1901 England census. However, I discovered that John Samuel Travis had moved to Monmouthshire, Wales. In 1891, he lived in Trevethin. In […]