Annie married George in 1915 in Portsmouth, Hampshire County, England. I discovered that there were two people named George Robert Taylor living in Portsmouth at that time. They were born six years apart.

Frederick Oxborough

Born: 1858 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England

Father: William Oxborough (1822 to 1900)
Mother: Emily Blowers (1829 to 1901)

Spouse: Ellen Elizabeth Winter (1860 to 1929)

Married: 1882 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England

Children:

William Frederick Oxborough (23 APR 1884 to 27 DEC 1947)
Mary Eliza Oxborough (9 DEC 1886 to 26 APR 1973)
Anna Oxborough (1889 to 1889)
Anna Maria Oxborough (3 FEB 1891 to 1974)
Charles Oxborough (1 SEP 1894 to 1969)
Bertie Oxborough (1899 to 1912)

Died: 1936 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England

Timeline:

1861 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1871 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1881 Wissett, Suffolk County, England
1882 Marriage to Ellen
1884 Birth of son, William
1886 Birth of daughter, Mary
1889 Birth of daughter, Anna
1889 Death of daughter, Anna
1891 Birth of daughter, Anna Maria
1891 Wissett, Suffolk County, England
1894 Birth of son, Charles
1898 Death of brother, Charles
1899 Birth of son, Bertie
1900 Death of father, William
1901 Wissett, Suffolk County, England
1901 Death of mother, Emily
1911 Wissett, Suffolk County, England
1912 Death of son, Bertie
1932 Death of brother, William
1936 Death and Burial

Occupation: agricultural laborer

Records:

1861 and 1881 England Census Records
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

Variations of Surname: Oxborrow (1881), Oxbrough (1891 and 1901)

Spouse:

Ellen Elizabeth Winter:

Ellen was born in 1860 in Rumburgh, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1929 in Swaffham, Norfolk County, England.

Ellen’s father was William Winter. He was born in 1825 in Chediston, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1901 in Rumburgh, Suffolk County, England.

Ellen’s mother was Mary Ann Baker. She was born in 1824 in St James, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1912 in Rumburgh, Suffolk County, England.

Daughters:

Mary Eliza Oxborough:

Mary was born on 9 DEC 1886 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England. She died on 26 APR 1973 in Baylham, Suffolk County, England.

Probate:

Mary married George Edward Chaplin in 1908 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England. Three known children were born to this marriage. The children were all born in Baylham.

Mildred Louise Chaplin (1910)
Herbert William Chaplin (1912)
William Chaplin (1915)

George Edward Chaplin was born on 11 APR 1881 in Baylham, Suffolk County, England. He died on 1 JAN 1968 in Baylham, Suffolk County, England.

Probate:

Anna Maria Oxborough:

Anna Maria was born on 3 FEB 1891 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1974 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England.

Anna Maria married George Robert Taylor in 1915 in Portsmouth, Hampshire County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage. Both children were born in Wissett.

Dora Ellen Taylor (1915)
Marjorie Joan Taylor (1923)

George Robert Taylor was born on 12 MAY 1885 in Linstead Parva, Suffolk County, England. He died on 28 JAN 1951 in Halesworth, Suffolk County, England.

Probate:

Several Ancestry.com family trees have tied the wrong George Robert Taylor to Anna Maria Oxborough. This other individual was born in 1891 in Portsmouth, Hampshire County, England. He married Nellie Wardale in 1915 in Portsmouth. His name was listed as George Taylor on the marriage record.

The 1939 England and Wales Register shows that this other George Taylor was a wheelwright. He lived in Portsmouth for his entire life.

The 1939 England and Wales Register shows that Anna Maria’s husband was a fisherman. It could be that he was working in Portsmouth at the time of their marriage.

I would like to note that Anna’s mother was living next door to them on this census. This confirms that Anna did not marry the man born in 1891 in Portsmouth.

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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