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.

Harry Turner Oxborough

Born: 2 OCT 1904 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Father: William Edward Woolsey Oxborough (1874 to 1943)
Mother: Mabel Mary Ann Turner (1876 to 1910)

Spouse: Florence Elizabeth Ford (1914 to 2000)

Married: 1931 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk County, England

Children:

Joyce Winifred Oxborough (22 FEB 1932 to 10 AUG 1983)
Ruth Mary Oxborough (6 AUG 1934 to 14 DEC 2004)
Muriel A Oxborough (1938 to Unknown/Still Living)
Alan E Oxborough (1943 to Unknown/Still Living)

Died: 7 SEP 1982 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, England

Burial: St Mary’s Churchyard, Weeting, Norfolk County, England

Timeline:

1910 Death of mother, Mabel
1911 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1912 Death of half-brother, Robert
1931 Marriage to Florence
1932 Birth of daughter, Joyce
1934 Birth of daughter, Ruth
1938 Birth of daughter, Muriel
1939 King’s Lynn, Norfolk County, England
1943 Death of father, William
1943 Birth of son, Alan
1982 Death and Burial

Occupation: master cook (1939)

Records:

1911 England Census Record
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Florence Elizabeth Ford:

Florence was born on 21 FEB 1914 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk County, England. She died on 17 OCT 2000 in Downham Market, Norfolk County, England.

Florence’s father was William Ford. He was born on 1 APR 1877 in Methwold, Norfolk County, England. He died on 28 OCT 1945 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, England.

Probate:

Florence’s mother was Adelaide Maud Wilkinson. She was born in 1885 in Grimston, Norfolk County, England. She did in 1931 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk County, England.

Florence had three brothers and sisters:

Alice Ford (1906)
Bertha M Ford (1909)
William Ford (1910)

Daughters:

Joyce Winifred Oxborough:

Joyce was born on 22 FEB 1932 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk County, England. She died on 10 AUG 1983 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County, England.

Joyce married Ralph Burlingham in 1952 in Weeting, Norfolk County, England. I do not know if any children were born to this marriage.

Ralph Burlingham was born on 1 MAY 1929 in Forehoe, Norfolk County, England. He died on 20 JUN 1995 in Weeting, Norfolk County, England.

Probate:

Ruth Mary Oxborough:

Ruth was born on 6 AUG 1934 in Thetford, Norfolk County, England. She died on 14 DEC 2004 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, England.

Ruth married John George Walter Browne in 1957 in Swaffham, Norfolk County, England. Four known children were born to this marriage:

Colin D Browne (1959)
Dale K Browne (1964)
Adrien J Browne (1966)
Jamie C Browne (1970)

John George Walter Browne was born on 6 MAY 1927 in Royston, Hertfordshire County, England. He died on 9 AUG 2004 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, England.

Muriel A Oxborough:

Muriel was born in 1938 in Thetford, Norfolk County, England. She may still be living.

Muriel married William Malone in 1957 in Swaffham, Norfolk County, England. Three known children were born to this marriage:

William Malone (1960)
Teresa M Malone (1962)
Maxine M Malone (1967)

William Malone was born in 1933 in Bellside, Lanarkshire County, Scotland. He died in 1977 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, England.

I obtained William’s birthplace and father’s name from the Teresa Malone Family Tree on Ancestry.com.

The Reference to Bury St Edmonds:

You may have noticed that five individuals in this post died in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, England:

Harry Turner Oxborough (1982)
William Ford (1945)
Ruth Mary Oxborough Browne (2004)
John George Walter Browne (2004)
William Malone (1977)

The families had moved from Swaffham to Weeting, Norfolk County, England in the mid-1900s. A Google Map entry shows that Weeting is 20 miles northeast of Bury St Edmunds.

I then discovered that the West Suffolk Hospital was located in Bury St Edmonds. The Wikipedia article notes that the hospital provides accident, emergency, maternity, oncology, and palliative care services. It could be that this facility was the closest hospital for advanced care in the area.

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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