See also

John Osborne (1827-1908)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Jun 1827

  • St Columb Minor, Cornwall2 3

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  • As it was normal practice to baptise children a few weeks after they were born it is assumed that he was born sometime in June in the parish where he was baptised. Subsequent Census confirm the year and place of birth.

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Jul 1827 (age 0)

  • the parish church of St Columba, St Columb Minor, Cornwall3

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  • ||As his parents names are recorded in the Baptismal Register it is assumed that they were present.

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1839 to 1908 (age 11-81)

  • mason; the Newquay area4 5 6 7 8 9

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  • Every Census from 1851 to 1901 shows that he worked as stonemason. He was probably apprenticed at the age of 12 and continued working until he died. In the 1891 Census he is shown as an employer and three of his sons Edwin, John and William appear to be working for him. However, by the 1901 Census he is shown as being employed. Where he worked is not known except that he did so in the St Columb Minor area. It may have been as a stone dresser in one of the local quarries or as a builder. The latter is more probable as St Columb Minor expanded into the town of Newquay during his lifetime.

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 13-14)

  • 1841 Census - living with parents

  • Death:

  • 1908 (age 80-81)

  • Newquay, Cornwall10

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  • ||John does not appear in the 1911 Census and his wife Sophia is described as a widow. A search between 1901 and 1911 for his death registration in the St Columb area produced 2 possible results - a registration for a John Osborne whose death at the age of 78 was registered in the quarter ending September 1903 and another whose death at the age of 82 was registered in the quarter ending June 1908. As he was born in 1827 neither fitted his recorded age exactly but the death in 1908 is nearer. He almost certainly died in Newquay where he had lived all his life and probably at his house in Fore Street when he has lived for at least 20 years.

Marriage (1)

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Ann Barnaby Rickard (1834-1866)

  • Children:

  • Elizabeth Jane Osborne (1852- )

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  • Edwin Osborne (1859- )

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  • John Henry Osborne (1860- )

  • Marriage:

  • 1850 (age 22-23)

  • St Columb, Cornwall11 12

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  • It is known from the 1851 Census that John married someone called Elizabeth. A search of FreeBMD for the marriage of John Osborne gave a registration in the first quarter of 1850 in the St Columb district. The 1851 Census gives John's wife's name is given as Elizabeth. However her death registration gives her name as Elizabeth A. Osborne. Thus it is reasonably certain that

  • Census 1851:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 23)

  • Hockings Row, St Columb Minor, Cornwall13

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  • The household consisted of John and his wife Elizabeth.

  • Census 1861:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 33)

  • Fore Street, Newquay, Cornwall14

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  • The household consisted of John, his wife Elizabeth, their children Elizabeth (age 9), Edwin (age 2), and John (age 6 months), and a lodger Priscilla Burt. It is known from John's wife's birth and death registrations that the enumerator muddled the names of his wife Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth. His wife should have been recorded as Elizabeth Ann Osborne and his daughter as Elizabeth Jane Osborne.

Marriage (2)

  • Spouse:

  • Sophia Cole (bap.1847, d.1920)

  • Marriage:

  • Dec 1866 (age 39)

  • St Columb, Columb15 16

  • Census 1871:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 43)

  • Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall17

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  • The household consisted of John, John's second wife Sophia, John's sons Edwin and John by his first wife Elizabeth, and John and Sophia's children Mary and William.

  • Census 1881:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 53)

  • Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall18

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  • The household conisisted of John, his wife Sophia and their children Edwin (age 22), John (age 20), Mary (age 13), William (age 10), Samuel (age 7), Sarah (age 5), Diana (age 3), Beatrice (age 1) and David (age 7 weeks).

  • Census 1891:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 63)

  • 23 Fore Street, Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall19

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  • The household consisted of John, his wife Sophia and their children Edwin (age 32), John (age 30), Mary (age 23), William (age 20), Samuel (age 17), Sarah (age 16), Dianah (age 12), Beatrice (age 11), David (age 10) and Herbert (age 2).

  • Census 1901:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 73)

  • Fore Street, Newquay, Cornwall20

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  • The household consisted of John, his wife Sophia and two of their chilldren Beatrice (age 21) and Herbert (age 13).

Sources

1.

1841 England Census for Household of Thomas Osborne in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: HO107/149, Book 8, Folio 11, Page 14, Schedule 2597; National Archives. Call Number: HO107/149.

2.

Ibid. John Osborne son of Thomas and Sarah Osborne age 14 born in Corwall. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/149.

3.

Register Entry for the Baptism of John Osborne in St Columb Minor, Record Type: Baptismal Register, Parish: St Columb Minor, (19 Jul 1827). CountyCornwallParishSt Columb MinorChurch(St Columba)DenominationChurch of EnglandDate of Baptism19 Jul 1827ForenameJohnFather's NameThomas OsborneMother's NameSarah Osborne. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Parish Registers.

4.

1851 England Census for Household of John Osborne in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 428, Page: 1. John Osborne working as a stone mason in the St Columb Minor area. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.

5.

1861 England Census for Household of John Osborne in Newquay, Cornwall, Census Type: 1861 England, Census Place: Newquay, Cornwall, Folio: 90, Page: 14. John Osborne working as a stone mason in the Newquay area. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1542.

6.

1871 England Census for Household of John Osborne in Newquay, Cornwall, Census Type: 1871 England, Census Place: Newquay, Cornwall, Folio: 5, Page: 2. John Osborne working as a stone mason in the St Columb Minor area. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2256.

7.

1881 England Census for Household of John Osborne in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 113, Page: 29. John Osborne working as a stone mason in the St Columb Minor area. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2296.

8.

1891 England Census for Household of John Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1891 England, Census Place: Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 92, Page: 33. John Osborne working as a stone mason in the St Columb Minor area. The return shows him as an employer and three of his sons Edwin, John and William appear to be working for him. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1819.

9.

1901 England Census for Household of John Osborne in Newquay, Cornwall, Census Type: 1901 England, Census Place: Newquay, Cornwall, Folio: 39, Page: 8. John Osborne working as a stone mason in the St Columb Minor area. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/2207.

10.

Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of John Osborne, Event Type: Death, Registration District: St Columb, Volume: 5c, Page: 59, (Period, Apr-Jun 1908). Quarter and Year Apr-Jun 1908Surname OsborneGiven Names JohnAge 82Registration District St Columb. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

11.

1851 England Census for Household of John Osborne in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 428, Page: 1. John OsborneHeadMarriedElizabeth OsborneWifeMarried. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.

12.

Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of John Osborne and Elizabeth Ann Barnaby Rickard, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: St Columb, Volume: 9, Page: 77, (Period, Jan-Mar 1850). A search of FreeBMD for the marriage of John Osborne gave:-QuarterRegistration DistrictVol.PageApr-Jun 1850St Columb977SurnameFirst name(s)Behenna Elizabeth Haweis CardellHoughton CatherineMellow William Osborn John Osborne John Penhalligan William Henry Rickard Elizabeth Ann BarnabyRundell Elizabeth Grigg Tredwen RichardIn the 1851 Census John's wife's name is given as Elizabeth. However her death registration gives her name as Elizabeth A. Osborne. Thus it is reasonably certain that John married Elizabeth Rickard. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

13.

1851 England Census for Household of John Osborne in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 428, Page: 1. County:CornwallRegistration District:St ColumbCivil Parish:St Columb Minor Address:Hockings Row, St Columb Minor Id NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born418John OsborneHeadMarried23Stone masonSt Columb Minor, Cornwall803Elizabeth OsborneWifeMarried19East Newlin , Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.

14.

1861 England Census for Household of John Osborne in Newquay, Cornwall, Census Type: 1861 England, Census Place: Newquay, Cornwall, Folio: 90, Page: 14. 1861 Census for Household of John Osborne (418)County: CornwallRegistration District: St ColumbCivil Parish: St Columb MajorTown: NewquayAddress: Fore Street, NewquayId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born418John OsborneHeadMarried33MasonNewquay, Cornwall803Elizabeth Jane OsborneWifeMarried27Newquay, Cornwall416Elizabeth Ann OsborneDaug9Newquay, Cornwall810Edwin OsborneSon2Newquay, Cornwall811John Henry OsborneSon6 moNewquay, CornwallPriscilla BurtLodgerU'mar21BakerNewquay, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1542.

15.

1871 England Census for Household of John Osborne in Newquay, Cornwall, Census Type: 1871 England, Census Place: Newquay, Cornwall, Folio: 5, Page: 2. Sophia Osborne age 27 born in Golant, Cornwall, wife of John Osborne. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2256.

16.

Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of John Osborne and Sophia Cole, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: St Columb, Volume: 5c, Page: 175, (Period, Oct-Dec 1866). A search of FreeBMD for the marriage of John Osborne produced:-QuarterRegistration DistrictVol.PageDec 1866St Columb5c175SurnameFirst name(s)ColeSophiaHicksJemimaOSBORNE JohnSLEEMAN ZacchaeusThus John married Sophia Cole. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

17.

1871 England Census for Household of John Osborne in Newquay, Cornwall, Census Type: 1871 England, Census Place: Newquay, Cornwall, Folio: 5, Page: 2. County:Registration District:DevonSt Columb MajorCivil Parish:Village: St Columb Minor NewquayAddress: Newquay, St Columb MinorId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born418John OsborneHeadMarried43MasonNewquay, CornwallSophia OsborneWifeMarried27Golant, Cornwall810Edwin OsborneSon12Newquay, Cornwall811John H. R. OsborneSon10Newquay, CornwallMary J. OsborneDaug3Newquay, CornwallWilliam J. OsborneSon8 moNewquay, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2256.

18.

1881 England Census for Household of John Osborne in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 113, Page: 29. County:Registration District:Civil Parish:CornwallSt ColumbSt Columb MinorSanitary District:NewquayAddress:Newquay, St Columb MinorId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born418John OsborneHeadMarried53Stone MasonNewquay, Cornwall812Sophia OsborneWifeMarried38Golant, Cornwall810Edwin OsborneSonSingle22Stone MasonNewquay, Cornwall811John OsborneSonSingle20Stone MasonNewquay, CornwallMary OsborneDaug13ScholarNewquay, CornwallWilliam J. OsborneSon10ScholarNewquay, CornwallSamuel C. OsborneSon7ScholarNewquay, CornwallSarah E. OsborneDaug5ScholarNewquay, CornwallDianah OsborneDaug3ScholarNewquay, CornwallBeatrice OsborneDaug1Newquay, CornwallDavid OsborneSon7 wNewquay, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2296.

19.

1891 England Census for Household of John Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1891 England, Census Place: Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 92, Page: 33. Administrative County:Registration District:CornwallSt ColumbCivil Parish:Urban Sanitary District:St Columb MinorNewquayTown:Parliamentary Borough:NewquaySt AustellAddress:23 Fore Street, Newquay, St Columb MinorId NamesRelCondAge OccupationEmployment Where Born418John OsborneHeadMarried63Stone MasonEmployer Newquay, Cornwall812Sophia OsborneWifeMarried68Golant, Cornwall810Edwin OsborneSonSingle32Stone MasonEmployedNewquay, Cornwall811John OsborneSonSingle30Stone MasonEmployedNewquay, CornwallMary OsborneDaugSingle23DressmakerNot workingNewquay, CornwallWilliam J. OsborneSonSingle20Stone MasonEmployedNewquay, CornwallSamuel C. OsborneSon17Tailor's apprenticeEmployedNewquay, CornwallSarah E. OsborneDaug16Dressmaker's apprenticeEmployedNewquay, CornwallDianah OsborneDaug13ScholarNewquay, CornwallBeatrice OsborneDaug10ScholarNewquay, CornwallDavid OsborneSon10ScholarNewquay, CornwallHerbert J. OsborneSon2Newquay, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1819.

20.

1901 England Census for Household of John Osborne in Newquay, Cornwall, Census Type: 1901 England, Census Place: Newquay, Cornwall, Folio: 39, Page: 8. Administrative County:Administrative District:CornwallSt ColumbCivil Parish:Ecclesiastical Parish:Urban District:NewquaySt Columb MinorNewquayWard:Parliamentary Borough:NewquaySt AustellAddress:Fore Street, NewquayId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWorkingWhere Born418John OsborneHeadMarried73MasonWorkerNewquay, Cornwall812Sophia OsborneWifeMarried56Golant, CornwallBeatrice OsborneDaugSingle21DressmakerHome workerNewquay, CornwallHerbert OsborneSon13Caddy at the Golf ClubNewquay, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/2207.