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 Norwich with the British Army reserves.

William George Oxborough

Born: 8 FEB 1884 in East Greenwich, London, England

Father: George Barrington Oxborough (1857 to 1890)
Mother: Hannah Sophia Gravner (1857 to 1941)

Spouse: Flora Moore (1882 to 1968)

Married: 22 Dec 1912 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Children:

Doris Flora Oxborough (26 JUL 1913 to 4 JAN 2006)
William George Oxborough (1915 to 1915)
Harold William Herbert Oxborough (10 MAY 1916 to 6 JUN 1969)

Died: 1944 in Ingworth, Norfolk County, England

Burial: Caister Borough Cemetery

Timeline:

1890 Death of father, George
1891 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1901 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1911 South Shoebury, Essex County, England
1912 Marriage to Flora
1913 Birth of daughter, Doris
1915 Birth of son, William
1915 Death of son, William
1916 Birth of son, Harold
1939 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1941 Death of mother, Hannah
1944 Death and Burial

Occupation: attendant (medical?)

Records:

1891 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
British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
The UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Flora Moore:

Flora was born on 5 AUG 1882 in Aylsham, Norfolk County, England. She died on 5 OCT 1968 in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England.

Flora’s father was George Moore. He was born in 1834 in Burgh Next Aylsham, Norfolk County, England. He died in 1909 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Flora’s mother was Eliza Spink. She was born in 1840 in Aylsham, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1894 in Runham, Norfolk County, England.

Flora had ten known brothers and sisters:

Henry Moore (1861)
Elizabeth A Moore (1862)
Anna Moore (1864)
Richard Moore (1867)
Alfred Moore (1869)
Susanna Moore (1871)
George Moore (1873)
Rosanna Moore (1876)
Mary Ann Moore (1879)
Rose Moore (1886)

Daughter:

Doris Flora Oxborough:

Doris was born on 26 JUL 1913 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 4 JAN 2006 in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk County, England.

Doris married Percy Arthur Calver in 1934 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Gloria A Calver (1934)
Alan P Calver (1938)

Percy Arthur Calver was born on 17 DEC 1909 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. He died on 4 APR 1993 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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