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Alice’s father was the illegitimate child of Margaret Foulds Ridehalgh. I discovered that Margaret never married Horsfall’s father. They lived together for over 15 years before Jonas died. William Wesley […]

In this post, I hit the proverbial brick wall! Elsie’s father-in-law had been married twice but I could find no marriage records. For that reason, I ordered Charles’ birth record […]

Eva’s father worked as a hairdresser and tobacconist. After WWI, his name did not appear in any directory listing in Leicester, England. Could he have been wounded and unable to […]

Alice’s brother, Charles, died when he was 21 years old. He had enlisted with the 3rd King’s Own Hussars of the Royal Armoured Corps. He likely died in the Battle […]

William’s burial record listed his occupation as a soldier and attendant at the infirmary in Norwich, Norfolk County, England. He probably reenlisted with the British Army and was based in […]

William’s father died in 1965 on the way to the Royal South Hants Hospital in Southampton, Hampshire County, England. His father’s probate record listed William’s occupation as a millwright. William […]

William and two of his brothers worked as shoe repairmen. This was a profitable career as everyone needed shoes or boots. Automation finally made this occupation obsolete. William Frederick Oxborough […]

William Frederick Oxborough was my maternal great-grandfather. His daughter, Gladys May Oxborough was my grandmother. This branch of the family lived in the Halesworth area of Suffolk County, England. William […]

Some of my Oxborough ancestors lived and died in Great Yarmouth. Two of William’s daughters, however, moved to Denbighshire, Wales. In 2003, they were living within a mile of each […]

William and Elsie had three daughters. Elsie’s parents had six daughters and one son. A Newcastle University study published two charts that show how a family could have more daughters […]