In 1940, the German’s began a bombing campaign against England that was known as The Blitz. The city of London was one of its primary targets for airstrikes. This was likely the reason Violet’s parents moved the family to Long Melford, Suffolk, England.

Noel Charles Oxborough

Born: 25 DEC 1929 in Long Melford, Suffolk County, England

Father: Charles Oxborough (1894 to 1969)
Mother: Edith May Borrett (1895 to 1975)

Spouse: Violet Louise Bunn (1928 to 2009)

Married: 1958 in Long Melford, Suffolk County, England

Children: None

Died: 21 MAY 1999 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, England

Burial: Holy Trinity Churchyard

Timeline:

1939 Long Melford, Suffolk County, England
1958 Marriage to Violet
1969 Death of father, Charles
1975 Death of mother, Edith
1999 Death and Burial

Occupation: unknown

Records:

1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
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:

Violet Louise Bunn:

Violet was born in 1928 in Lambeth, London, England. She died on 16 JAN 2009 in Long Melford, Suffolk County, England.

Violet’s father was Montague Charles Bunn. He was born on 26 MAR 1898 in Lewisham, London, England. He died in 1964 in Long Melford, Suffolk County, England.

Violet’s mother was Annette Louise Warren. She was born on 21 AUG 1903 in Newington, London, England. She died in 1981 in Long Melford, Suffolk County, England.

Violet had three known brothers:

Henry Walter Bunn (1923)
Charles Montague Bunn (1925)
John Stanley Bunn (1936)

In 1940, the German’s began a bombing campaign against England that was known as The Blitz. The city of London was one of its primary targets for airstrikes. This was likely the reason Violet’s parents moved the family to Long Melford, Suffolk, England.

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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