In the 1871 census 3 North Street, Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire
Head Emma Oxby, married, age 35, dress maker, born Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire
Son John Oxby, age 5, scholar, born Barrow on Soar
Daughter Sarah E. Oxby, age 3, born Barrow on Soar
Daughter Charlotte Oxby, age 4 weeks, born Barrow
Aunt Sarah Ward, age 74, born Leicester
4 North Street
Head John Simpkin, age 44, Cordwainer, born Barrow on Soar
Wife Susan Simpkin, age 48, born Ruston, Northamptonshire

In the 1891 census Long Watton, Leicestershire
Head Emma Oxby, widow, age 56, farmer, employer, born Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire
Son John Oxby, single, age 25, farmer, employed, born Barrow on Soar
Daughter Sarah Oxby, single, age 23, mother’s help, employed, born Barrow on Soar
Daughter Charlotte P. Oxby, single, age 20, mother’s help, born Barrow on Soar
Daughter Ada Oxby, single, age 17, mother’s help, born Kinoulton, Nottinghamshire
1 farm servant Thomas Shaw, age 19