Category Archives: Oxborough

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 […]

George and Mary Ann’s oldest daughter, Ann, married and moved to London. Their younger daughter, Mary Ann, married and lived in Beccles. Mary Ann was only 27 years old when […]

George and Elizabeth had six children and 23 grandchildren, all born in Beccles, England. I wonder how many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren were born to this part of the Oxborough family? […]

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 and Martha named their oldest daughter, Duddthga. When I searched the internet, I could find no reference to this name. Could it have biblical or Native American origins? George […]

During World War II, George served as a seaman aboard the HMS Trawler Bredon. On 8 FEB 1943, the U-Boat 521 fired a torpedo spread at a British Naval convoy. […]

I found a lot of information on this family from the Tribute Archive, Legacy, and Find A Grave websites. The obituaries included the children’s names. The headstones showed their marriage […]

In 1914, Harry enlisted with the Suffolk Regiment to fight in World War I. In 1918, he was shot in the left knee, which left him partially disabled. He received […]

It is speculated that Ernest Bownas was the father of Alice’s two children. I have ordered a copy of the birth record for Alice’s daughter, Yvonne, from the GRO. The […]

Harry moved his family from Swaffham to Weeting, Norfolk County, England in the mid-1900s. His children lived in Weeting and Brandon which lies across the border in Suffolk County, England. […]