Henry Hall Roxborough

Brief Life History of Henry Hall

When Henry Hall Roxborough was born on 21 February 1891, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, his father, Henry Clarke Roxborough, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Locke, was 32. He married Olive Hazel Tucker on 29 May 1926, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States in 1934 and lived in York, Ontario, Canada in 1901. His occupation is listed as sports book author in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 20 September 1979, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 88, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Henry Hall Roxborough
1891–1979
Olive Hazel Tucker
1897–1974
Marriage: 29 May 1926
Douglas Henry Roxborough
1928–2025

Sources (9)

  • Henry H Roxboraugh in household of H C Roxboraugh, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Henry Hall Roxborough, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Henry Hall Roxborough, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

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Name Meaning

Anglo-Saxon: From Rox, Rox, and burh, a town, a city, meaning town of Rox

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Birth

From Henry Clarke Roxborough's diary 21 February 1891 |God has again blessed us with a babe (boy), born at 5 a.m. at 81 Argyle St Toronto, those present with dear Lizzie were Mrs. Courtney the nurse …

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