Charles and Frances had a total of 15 known children. Of these children, only eight survived to reach adulthood. Six of the children either died in infancy or as young children.  Ann remains a mystery.

Charles Oxborough

Born: 5 SEP 1784 in Beccles, Suffolk, England

Father: Matthew Oxborough (1748 to 1795)
Mother: Ann Vincent (1746 to 1822)

Spouse: Frances Rayner (1787 to 1845)

Married: 11 JAN 1808 in Beccles, Suffolk, England

Children:

Harriet Oxborough (1808 to 1870)
Ann Oxborough (1809 to Unknown)
Charles Oxborough (1810 to 1812)
Charlotte Oxborough (1812 to 1824)
Charles Oxborough (1813 to 1863)
John Oxborough (1814 to 1889)
Elizabeth Oxborough (1818 to 1823)
Stephen Oxborough (1820 to 1845)
George Oxborough (1821 to 1883)
William Oxborough (1822 to 1900)
Elizabeth Oxborough (1824 to 1903)
Charlotte Oxborough (1825 to 1825)
Henry Oxborough (1826 to 1826)
Henry Oxborough (1827 to 1828)
Frances Oxborough (1833 to 1878)

Died: 1869 in Beccles, Suffolk, England

Timeline:

1795 Death of father, Matthew
1808 Marriage to Frances
1841 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1845 Death of wife, Frances
1851 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1861 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1863 Death of sister, Rose
1868 Death of brother, John
1869 Death and Burial

Occupation: bricklayer (1841), bricklayer journeyman (1851)

Records:

1841 to 1861 England Census Records
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

Variations of Surname: Oxburgh, Oxbridge, Oxburigh, Oxburg

The variations of the surname were taken from Ancestry.com’s database, “England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975”. Each entry was transcribed from church registers by people who may or may not have been able to decipher the handwriting of the clergy.

The two surnames that I consider accurate variations are Oxburgh and Oxburg.

Charles’ Wife:

Frances Rayner:

Frances was born in 1787 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. She died in 1845 in Beccles, Suffolk, England.

Frances’ father was Stephen Rayner. He was born in 1765 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. He died on 2 JAN 1852 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.

Frances’ mother was Elizabeth Brierton. She was born in 1769 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. She died on 5 JAN 1853 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.

Frances had eight brothers and sisters:

Mary Rayner (1789)
Jemima Rayner (1792)
Charlotte Rayner (1795)
John Rayner (1798)
Stephen Rayner (1802)
George Rayner (1804)
Charles Rayner (1806)
Emily Rayner (1810)

The Move to London:

Stephen Rayner lived in Beccles during the late 18th century. He was a bricklayer by trade and may have decided he could make more money by moving to London, England.

The earliest record that I found for Hackney, Middlesex, England was an 1816 marriage record for their son, John. He would have been 18 years old at that time.

Stephen’s youngest daughter, Emily, was born in 1810 in Beccles.  This would indicate that Stephen moved to London between 1811 and 1815.

By 1841, Stephen and Elizabeth were living at the Hackney Union Workhouse. I obtained this information from Ancestry.com’s database, the “London, England, Selected Poor Law Removal and Settlement Records, 1698-1930”.

 

 

A burial record shows that Stephen died at the Hackney Union Workhouse in 1852. Elizabeth died there one year later.

 

 

Daughters:

Ann Oxborough:

Ann was born in 1809 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. I do not know if she married or when she died.

Harriet Oxborough:

Harriet was born in 1808 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. She died in 1870 in Beccles, Suffolk, England.

Harriet married William Caston on 19 SEP 1833 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. Eight known children were born to this marriage:

Esther Caston (1834)
Harriet Caston (1836)
William Caston (1837)
Paul Caston (1840)
Frances Caston (1843)
Esther Caston (1846)
Maria Caston (1850)
Catherine Caston (1852)

William Caston was born in 1791 in North Cove, Suffolk, England. He died in 1855 in Beccles, Suffolk, England.

Elizabeth Oxborough:

Elizabeth was born in 1824 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. She died in 1903 in Beccles, Suffolk, England.

Elizabeth married Clement Charles Dennington in 1844 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. Nine known children were born to this marriage:

Hannah Dennington (1844)
Harriet Dennington (1846)
Maria Dennington (1849)
Margaret Dennington (1850)
Elizabeth Dennington (1853)
Clement Charles Dennington (1855)
Stephen Dennington (1858)
Alfred Dennington (1861)
Albert E Dennington (1863)

Clement Charles Dennington was born in 1821 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. He died in 1915 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. Clement was 94 years old when he died.

Beware of Text-Only Documents:

When I first created Elizabeth’s profile, I attached a record from Ancestry.com’s database “England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975”:

UPDATE 14 FEB 2024: I received a message from Janet Summers via the Wiki Tree website. She informed me that Elizabeth, daughter of John Oxborough (1787 to 1868), did not marry Clement Charles Dennington. She included the text from a marriage record:

Clement Dennington – full Age – bachelor – of Ingate Street – labourer. Elizabeth Oxborough – full age – spinster – no profession – of Ingate Street.

Groom’s father: Clement Dennington – labourer.
Bride’s father: Charles Oxborough – bricklayer.

Married by H.Owen.
Witnessed by George Oxborough, his mark, and Ellen Flaxman.

UPDATE 1 MAR 2024: Janet sent an email that included a copy of the burial record. This document did not include the parents’ names.

Frances Oxborough:

Frances was born in 1833 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. She died in 1878 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Frances married John Crickmore in 1851 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

John Crickmore was born on 23 JAN 1821 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. He died in 1880 in Beccles, Suffolk, England.

John had previously married Maria Lovett in 1845 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Henry Crickmore (1845 Beccles)
Jane Crickmore (1847 Tottenham, Middlesex)

Maria Lovett was born in 1823 in Beccles, Suffolk, England. She died in 1849 in Tenterden, Kent, England.

The Children of Charles and Frances:

Charles and Frances had a total of 15 known children. Of these children, only eight survived to reach adulthood. Six of the children either died in infancy or as young children.  Ann remains a mystery.

These infant deaths may have been caused by birth defects or poor nutrition. They may have died from the numerous diseases that were prevalent in England at that time.

As deaths were not officially recorded in England until 1837, I had to rely on parish registers. I was able to find the death dates for three of the seven children on Ancestry.com’s database entitled “England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975”.  The other three deaths were estimated.

NOTE:  Four of the children’s names were used more than once. This indicates that the first child died before the second child was born.

Charles Oxborough (1810 to 1812) 2 years old

–no burial record

Charlotte Oxborough (1812 to 1824) 12 years old

–no burial record

Elizabeth Oxborough (1818 to 1823) 5 years old

–no burial record

UPDATE 14 FEB 2024: Other Ancestry.com family trees have the death year as 1820.  I could find no burial record to confirm either death year.  The fact that Charles and Frances’ other daughter also named Elizabeth was born in late 1823 or early 1824, indicates that this individual died before 1824.

Charlotte Oxborough (1825 to 1825) infant

Henry Oxborough (1826 to 1826) infant

NOTE:  I believe the year of death was incorrectly transcribed by Ancestry.com. The year of death should be 1826 instead of 1828.

Henry Oxborough (1827 to 1828) infant

 

Notes:

The surname, Oxborough, originated in the county of Norfolk, 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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