The GRO has copies of all registered births, marriages, and deaths in England. As I could not find Lily’s parents or Dorothy’s father-in-law, I ordered certificates from the GRO.

Walter George Oxborough

Born: 4 SEP 1902 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Father: George Herbert Oxborough (1877 to 1962)
Mother: Jessie Beatrice Scott (1878 to 1966)

Spouse: Lily Maud Catherine Taylor (1904 to 1974)

Married: 1924 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Children:

Dorothy Joyce Oxborough (1924 to 9 JAN 2012)
Jean Elizabeth Oxborough (1927 to 17 JUN 2010)

Died: 1971 in Kelling, Norfolk County, England

Burial: Magdalen Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Timeline:

1911 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1924 Marriage to Lily
1924 Death of brother, Harold
1924 Birth of daughter, Dorothy
1927 Birth of daughter, Jean
1939 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1962 Death of father, George
1966 Death of mother, Jessie
1971 Death and Burial

Occupation: railway coalman and coal hoist operator (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
England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Lily Maud Catherine Taylor:

Lily was born on 17 SEP 1904 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 18 DEC 1974 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Probate:

Notes on Lily:

The 1939 England and Wales Registers show that Walter and Lily were living in Great Yarmouth. This document included their full birth dates.

When I searched the 1911 England census, I found three individuals named Lily Taylor living in Great Yarmouth.

I was able to rule out the entry for Lily Taylor whose parents were Edgar and Sarah Taylor. The baptism record shows that Lily and her twin sister were born on 1 JAN 1904.

The birth record index for Lily Maud C Taylor shows that she was born in the fourth quarter of 1904. As I could find no baptism record, I decided to order her birth record from the GRO. This document will list Lily’s parents.

Update on Lily:

I received the copy of the birth record back from the GRO on 5 MAR 2022.

Lily’s father was James William Taylor. He was born on 10 DEC 1867 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. He died in 1940 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Lily’s mother was Elizabeth Wells. She was born in 1872 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1934 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Lily had five brothers and sisters:

Edith Taylor (1890)
Elizabeth Taylor (1895)
James Taylor (1897)
Frederick Taylor (1903)
William Taylor (1907)

Daughters:

Dorothy Joyce Oxborough:

Dorothy was born in 1924 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 9 JAN 2012 in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England.

Dorothy married Charles Arthur Jary in 1948 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Patricia J Jary (1948)

Charles Arthur Jary was born in 1924 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. He died on 25 JUN 2008 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Who Were Charles’ Parents?

I believe Charles’ parents were Annie Selina Green and James Alfred Jary.

I searched Ancestry.com’s England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005. There was only one entry in the Great Yarmouth area that listed both of these surnames. This index shows that Annie S Green married James A Jary in 1922 in Great Yarmouth.

The 1939 England and Wales Registers show that Annie was living in Great Yarmouth. Her marital status was listed as married. James was not included in this listing.

The only James A Jary that I could find in 1939 was living in Kings Lynn, Norfolk County, England. This parish is 70 miles west of Great Yarmouth.

I then found a marriage record for James Alfred Jary and Lily May Bouch Bunn. They were married on 27 DEC 1928 in Kings Lynn. His father was listed as Thomas Jary, a blacksmith.

I do not know if these two marriage entries are for the same man. For that reason, I have ordered the 1922 marriage record from the GRO. This document will list James A Jary’s father.

Update:

On 19 MAR 2022, I received the marriage record back from the GRO. This document does confirm that Annie married another man named James Alfred Jary.

The marriage record listed James’ father as Percy Jary, an insurance superintendent. James listed his address as 15 Salisbury Road in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He was 22 years old which meant he was born around 1900.

When I searched for James and his father on the 1911 England census, I could not find them. I then looked to see who was living at 15 Salisbury Road and discovered this entry:

The handwriting is difficult to decipher on this document. The record shows that Alfred Sibel Jary was an insurance superintendent working for Prudential Assurance Company.

I then searched the birth and death record indexes. Here is what I found on Annie and her husband:

Alfred James Jary was born on 26 SEP 1901 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England. He died in 1970 in Ealing, Greater London, England.

Annie Selina Green was born on 13 SEP 1903 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1978 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Jean Elizabeth Oxborough:

Jean was born in 1927 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 17 JUN 2010 in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England.

Jean married Henry Ernest Bartram in 1947 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Pauline J Bartram (1950)

Henry Ernest Bartram was born in 1927 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. He died on 20 JUN 2008 in Caister-On-Sea, Norfolk County, 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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