In 1990, Frank and Margaret were living in Steyning, Sussex County, England. He died three days after Christmas in Tunbridge Wells, Kent County, England. Could they have been on holiday when he died?

Frank William Oxborough

Born: 28 AUG 1921 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England

Father: Harry Lewis Oxborough (1886 to 1959)
Mother: Lilian Rose Gray (1901 to 1987)

Spouse: Margaret Joan Calver (1920 to 1996)

Married: 1951 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England

Children: unknown

Died: 28 DEC 1990 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1951 Marriage to Margaret
1959 Death of father, Harry
1987 Death of mother, Lilian
1990 Death and Burial

Occupation: unknown

Records:

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
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:

Margaret Joan Calver:

Margaret was born on 21 SEP 1920 in Poplar, London, England. She died in 1996 in Steyning, Sussex County, England.

Margaret’s father was Ernest William Calver. He was born in 1889 in Ubbeston, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1931 in Dagenham, Essex County, England.

Margaret’s mother was Emily Beatrice Folgate. She was born on 1 MAR 1896 in Shipmeadow, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1942 in Dagenham, Essex County, England.

Margaret had three brothers and sisters. The two oldest children were born in Poplar, London, England. The other child was born in Dagenham, Essex County, England.

Winifred Beatrice Calver (1919)
Stanley W Calver (1925)
Albert Frank Calver (1927)

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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