In 1904, May was born out of wedlock to Beatrice Annie Hatch. By 1911, she was adopted by Beatrice’s married sister, Edith, and her husband, Elias Partridge Beckett. They lived in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England.

George Edward Oxborough

Born: 9 MAY 1902 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Father: Robert Albert Oxborough (1876 to 1962)
Mother: Mary Sophia Hubbard (1877 to 1962)

Spouse: May Hatch Beckett (1904 to 1995)

Married: 1925 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Children:

Dorothy May Oxborough (5 APR 1926 to 6 JAN 1992)
Edith J Oxborough (3 MAY 1927 to Unknown/Still Living)
Nola Margaret Oxborough (13 JAN 1929 to 1997)
Gordon John Clifford Oxborough (10 JUL 1930 to 31 OCT 1995)
Ann Mary Oxborough (1932 to 1999)
Mary W Oxborough (1934 to Unknown/Still Living)
Michael Oxborough (1935 to Unknown/Still Living)
Roy Oxborough (1936 to Unknown/Still Living)
Judith Barbara Oxborough (15 MAY 1942 to 21 SEP 2009)

Died: 17 MAY 1979 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1911 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1925 Marriage to May
1926 Birth of daughter, Dorothy
1927 Birth of daughter, Edith
1929 Birth of daughter, Nola
1930 Birth of son, Gordon
1932 Birth of daughter, Ann
1934 Birth of daughter, Mary
1935 Birth of son, Michael
1936 Birth of son, Roy
1939 Harwich, Essex County, England
1942 Birth of daughter, Judith
1962 Death of mother, Mary
1962 Death of father, Robert
1979 Death and Burial

Occupation: the chief clerk at an electricity company (1939)

Records:

1911 England Census Record
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
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:

May Hatch Beckett:

May was born on 17 OCT 1904 in Hanwell, Middlesex County, England. She died on 20 MAR 1995 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.

May was born out of wedlock to Beatrice Annie Hatch.

Beatrice Annie Hatch:

Beatrice was born in 1880 in Bentley, Hampshire County, England. I do not know if Beatrice married or when she died.

The 1911 England census shows that Beatrice was working as a servant in Ealing, Middlesex County, England. Her marital status was listed as unmarried.

At the same time, the 1911 England census shows that May had been adopted. Her new parents were Elias and Edith Beckett. They were living in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England.

This document shows that their son, John, also carried the name of Hatch. I discovered that Beatrice and Edith were sisters.

If any Hatch or Beckett descendants know what happened to Beatrice, please contact me. My email is dlwakenight@yahoo.com. You can also leave a message in the Comments Section of this post.

Daughters:

Dorothy May Oxborough:

Dorothy was born on 5 APR 1926 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 6 JAN 1992 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire County, England.

Probate:

Dorothy married John Thomas Scanlon in 1949 in Harwich, Essex County, England. Three known children were born to this marriage:

Noreen B Scanlan (1954)
Jacqueline A Scanlan (1955)
Fintan P Scanlan (1958)

John Thomas Scanlon was born on 22 MAR 1922 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. He died in 2002 in Westminster, London, England.

Edith Joyce Oxborough:

Edith was born on 3 MAY 1927 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 26 FEB 2011 in Leicester, Leicestershire County, England.

Edith married Albert E Hall in 1947 in Harwich, Essex County, England. Four known children were born to this marriage:

Janet M Hall (1948)
Barry J Hall (1950)
Ann M Hall (1951)
Wendy V Hall (1956)

Albert E Hall was born in 1925 in Harwich, Essex County, England. He died on 29 NOV 2010 in Leicester, Leicestershire County, England.

Nola Margaret Oxborough:

Nola was born on 13 JAN 1929 in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England. She died in 1997 in York, Yorkshire, England.

Nola married a man named William D Harrison in 1950 in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England. I do not have any information on this man. Three known children were born to this marriage:

Nola R Harrison (1951)
Stephen P Harrison (1955)
Susan E Harrison (1958)

Nola and William must have divorced. In 1961, she married a man named John Black in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England. I do not have any information on this man. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Ian W Black (1961)
Lynne Black (1962)

William D Harrison then married a woman named Beatrice M Lane in 1961 in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England. I do not have any information on this woman. Lane may be her maiden or married name. I do not know if they had any children.

Ann Mary Oxborough:

Ann was born in 1932 in Harwich, Essex County, England. She died in 1999 in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England.

Ann married Derek Frank Lawrance in 1953 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England. Four known children were born to this marriage:

Susan E Lawrance (1954)
Carol A Lawrance (1955)
Janet S Lawrance (1957)
Richard J Lawrance (1960)

Derek Frank Lawrance was born in 1930 in Suffolk County, England. He died in 2020 in Worlingham, Suffolk County, England.

Mary W Oxborough:

Mary was born in 1934 in Harwich, Essex County, England. I do not know when Mary died.

Mary married a man named Peter Perkin in 1955 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England. I do not have any information on this man. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Stephanie K Perkin (1957)
Lloyd R Perkin (1963)

Judith Barbara Oxborough:

Judith was born on 15 MAY 1942 in Colchester, Essex County, England. She died on 21 SEP 2009 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England.

Judith married Paul R Lincoln in 1961 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England. Three known children were born to this marriage:

Karen Lincoln (1961)
Raymond Lincoln (1963)
Philip Gareth Lincoln (1968)

Paul R Lincoln was born in 1938 in Thurlton, Norfolk County, England. I do not know when he died or if he is still living.

If any descendants of these families have information that can fill in the blanks, please contact me. My email is dlwakenight@yahoo.com. You can also leave a message in the Comments Section of this post.

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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