Jane Ladbrooke had four brothers and six step-brothers. A Newcastle University study suggests that a man’s genes play a role in having more sons or more daughters. The man inherits this gene from his parents.

William Oxborough

Born: 1862 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Father: John Oxborough (1816 to 1892)
Mother: Phoebe Barth (1821 to 1890)

Spouse: Jane Ladbrooke (1857 to 1932)

Married: 8 OCT 1882 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Children:

Jane Oxborough (1883 to 1899)
Ethel May Oxborough (29 APR 1886 to 1958)
Maud Edith Oxborough (21 DEC 1889 to 6 MAR 1955)

Died: 1931 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England

Burial: Caister Borough Cemetery, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk County, England

Timeline:

1864 Death of first sister, Harriet
1871 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1880 Death of brother, Charles
1881 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1882 Marriage to Jane
1883 Birth of daughter, Jane
1886 Birth of daughter, Ethel
1889 Birth of daughter, Maud
1890 Death of brother, George
1890 Death of mother, Phoebe
1891 Death of sister, Eliza
1891 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1892 Death of father, John
1893 Death of second sister, Harriet
1899 Death of daughter, Jane
1901 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1911 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England
1914 Death of brother, John
1918 Death of sister, Mary Ann
1925 Death of brother, Henry
1927 Death of brother, James
1927 Death of sister, Elizabeth
1931 Death and Burial

Occupation: journeyman baker

Records:

1871 to 1911 England Census Records
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 & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Jane Ladbrooke:

Jane was born in 1857 in East Carleton, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1932 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Jane’s father was Elijah Ladbrooke. He was born in 1829 in Eaton, Norfolk County, England. He died in 1902 in Swardeston, Norfolk County, England.

Jane’s mother was Jane King. She was born on 1 JAN 1828 in Eaton, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1863 in Swardeston, Norfolk County, England.

Jane had four brothers. The children were all born in Norfolk County, England. Jane was 35 years old when she died.

Charles Ladbrooke (1851 Heigham)
George Ladbrooke (1853 Eaton)
Edward Ladbrooke (1854 East Carleton)
Elijah Ladbrooke (1859 East Carleton)

After Jane died, Elijah married Ann Maria Howes in 1864 in Swardeston, Norfolk County, England. Six known children were born to this marriage:

Frederick Ladbrooke (1865)
John Ladbrooke (1867)
James Ladbrooke (1869)
Walter Ladbrooke (1871)
Robert Ladbrooke (1873)
Herbert Ladbrooke (1876)

Ann Maria Howes was born on 31 DEC 1837 in Eaton, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1908 in Swardeston, Norfolk County, England.

The Y versus X Chromosome:

Jane Ladbrooke had four brothers and six step-brothers. She was the only female child.

A Newcastle University study suggests that a man’s genes play a role in having more sons or more daughters. The study used data from over 900 family trees in North America and Europe.

Corry Gellatly, a research scientist at the university, suggests that a man inherits the Y or X chromosome from his parents. If the man had more brothers, the tendency would be that he would have more sons. If the man had more sisters, he would have more daughters.

There are two charts under the Materials section at the bottom of the article. These examples show how the Y and X chromosomes determine whether there were more males or more females born into a family.

Daughters:

Jane Oxborough:

Jane was born in 1883 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1899 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. Jane was 15 years old when she died.

Ethel May Oxborough:

Ethel was born on 29 APR 1886 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1958 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Ethel never married. The 1939 England and Wales Register shows that she was permanently disabled.

Maud Edith Oxborough:

Maud was born on 21 DEC 1889 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. She died on 6 MAR 1955 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England.

Maud never married.

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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