Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Oxborrow was born on 2 April 1808, in Otley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Ephraim Oxborrow, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Green, was 22. He married Miriam Alexander on 23 March 1837, in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sudbury St Peter, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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- Edward Oxborrow in household of Harriett Alexander, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Edward Oxborrow en el registro de Walter Samuel Oxborrow y Elizabeth Single, "Inglaterra, Registros parroquiales de Bedfordshire, 1538-1983"
- Edward Oxborrow, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
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World Events (8)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk): variant of Oxborough, a habitational name from a place so called in Norfolk. The placename derives from Old English oxa ‘ox’ + burg ‘fortified place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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