Mary Sophia Hubbard was born 1 1/2 years before her mother married James Charles Norfor. Emma’s husband must have adopted Mary as the surname Norfor appears on the 1881 England census and the 1898 marriage record.
Robert Albert Oxborough
Born: 15 FEB 1876 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
Father: Robert Oxborough (1850 to 1933)
Mother: Mary Ann Woolsey (1848 to 1887)
Spouse: Mary Sophia Hubbard (1877 to 1962)
Married: 13 NOV 1898 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
Children:
Albert William George Oxborough (16 DEC 1898 to 1899)
Alfred Robert Oxborough (11 FEB 1900 to 2 MAY 1993)
George Edward Oxborough (9 MAY 1902 to 17 MAY 1979)
Frank Horace Oxborough (24 FEB 1904 to 5 SEP 1980)
Hilda Mary Oxborough (24 JAN 1906 to 2002)
Stanley James Oxborough (5 NOV 1908 to 29 AUG 1985)
Leonard William Oxborough (30 NOV 1910 to fd22 SEP 1995)
Wilfred Harry Oxborough (20 JUL 1913 to 6 SEP 1986)
Lilian Edith Oxborough (26 JUN 1916 to 12 FEB 1993)
Died: 31 OCT 1962 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
Probate:
Timeline:
1881 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1882 Deaths of siblings, Elizabeth and Frederick
1885 Death of sister, Ethel
1887 Death of mother, Mary Ann
1891 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1898 Marriage to Mary
1898 Birth of son, Albert
1900 Birth of son, Alfred
1901 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1902 Birth of son, George
1904 Birth of son, Frank
1906 Birth of daughter, Hilda
1908 Birth of son, Stanley
1910 Birth of son, Leonard
1911 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1913 Birth of son, Wilfred
1916 Birth of daughter, Lily
1928 Death of sister, Lily
1933 Death of father, Robert
1939 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1943 Death of brother, William
1962 Death of brother, George
1962 Death of wife, Mary
1962 Death and Burial
Occupation: railway engine driver
Records:
1881 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
England, Select Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1900
England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941
Variations of Surname: none
Spouse:
Mary Sophia Norfor Hubbard:
Mary was born on 14 FEB 1877 in Filby, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1962 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.
Mary went by her middle name of Sophia.
Mary was born out of wedlock to Emily Hubbard.
Emily Hubbard was born in 1855 in Filby, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1918 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.
Emily married James Charles Norfor in 1879 in Filby, Norfolk County, England. Seven known children were born to this marriage. All the children were born in Norfolk County, England.
James Charles Norfor (1879 Filby)
Edith May Norfor (1882 Filby)
William Norfor (1883 Filby)
Emily Norfor (1886 Filby)
Ethel May Norfor (1888 Scratby)
Bertie Henry Norfor (1892 Caister-on-Sea)
George Alfred Norfor (1896 Caister-on-Sea)
James Charles Norfor was born in 1858 in Filby, Norfolk County, England. He died in 1911 in West Somerton, Norfolk County, England.
Special Note:
Mary Sophia Hubbard was born approximately 1 1/2 years before Emily married James Charles Norfor. She was baptized under the surname of Hubbard. Her mother was the only person listed on this record. James may have adopted Mary after they were married.
Hilda Mary Oxborough:
Hilda was born on 24 JAN 1906 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 1 JAN 2002 in Emsworth, Hampshire County, England. Hilda was 95 years old when she died.
Hilda married William James Young in 1937 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.
William James Young was born on 16 NOV 1900 in St Pancras, Middlesex County, England. He died on 21 SEP 1993 in Chichester, Sussex County, England. William was 92 years old when he died.
Probate:
William’s Government Service:
William was a civil servant for the English government. He worked for Her Majesty’s Colonial Service that administered to all of Britain’s overseas possessions.
In 1944, William boarded a ship in Liverpool, Lancashire County, England. His destination was Tanganyika in East Africa.
William and Hilda must have made several trips to East Africa. I found passenger lists for 1950, 1953, and 1959.
Lilian Edith Oxborough:
Lily was born on 26 JUN 1916 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 12 FEB 1993 in Hagley, Worcestershire County, England.
Probate:
Lily married Harry Skidmore in 1941 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage:
Carol E Skidmore (1942)
Anthony M Skidmore (1947)
Harry Skidmore was born on 4 FEB 1917 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire County, England. He died on 28 AUG 1993 in Hagley, Worcestershire County, England.
Probate:
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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