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 or more sons.

William Edward Oxborough

Born: 29 JUN 1901 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

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

Spouse: Elsie Parker (1903 to 1996)

Married: 4 SEP 1926 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Children:

Elsie M Oxborough (1930 to Unknown/Still Living)
Freda Joyce Oxborough (1932 to 2007)
Joan S Oxborough (1940 to Unknown/Still Living)

Died: 25 OCT 1983 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Burial: Caister Borough Cemetery

Probate:

Timeline:

1910 Death of mother, Mabel
1911 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1912 Death of half-brother, Robert
1926 Marriage to Elsie
1930 Birth of daughter, Elsie
1932 Birth of daughter, Freda
1940 Birth of daughter, Joan
1943 Death of father, William
1982 Death of brother, Harry
1983 Death and Burial

Occupation: sergeant in the British Army (1926)

Records:

1911 England Census Record
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
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

The Importance of Chromosomes:

William and Elsie had three daughters. Elsie’s parents had six daughters and one son.

A Newcastle University study suggests that it is the male’s genes that determine the sex of a child. In the Materials section at the bottom of the page, they included two graphs. These charts show examples of how a family could have more sons or more daughters.

Spouse:

Elsie Parker:

Elsie was born on 4 JUL 1903 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1996 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Elsie’s father was Henry George Parker. He was born on 24 FEB 1857 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He died on 6 NOV 1920 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Elsie’s mother was Ellen Amiss. She was born on 24 AUG 1870 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1955 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Elsie had six brothers and sisters:

Anna Parker (1891)
Maud Parker (1893)
Ethel Parker (1895)
Arthur Parker (1898)
Gladys Parker (1906)
Evelyn Parker (1911)

Daughters:

Elsie M Oxborough:

Elsie was born in 1930 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She may still be living.

Elsie married Austin Raymond Skoyles in 1952 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Ian Paul Skoyles (1964 to 2006)

Austin Raymond Skoyles was born in 1925 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. He died on 25 APR 2014 in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England.

Freda Joyce Oxborough:

Freda was born in 1932 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 17 NOV 2007 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Freda married a man named Geoffrey J Brown in 1954 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Geoffrey J Brown (1956)
Stephen E Brown (1959)

Geoffrey J Brown was born around 1930. I do not know where he was born. He may still be living.

Joan S Oxborough:

Joan was born in 1940 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She may still be living.

Joan married John Edward Smith in 1962 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Jonathan E A Smith (1963)
Jacqueline A Smith (1967)

John Edward Smith was born around 1936. I do not know where he was born. He died on 29 APR 2007 in Great Yarmouth, 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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