William Osborne (1787-1871)

  • Name:

  • William Osborne1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1787

  • Perranzabuloe, Cornwall1 2 3

  •  

  • Although the 1851 and 1871 Census give his birthplace as Perranzabuloe no record of his baptism in the parish can be found. The 1861 Census give his birthplace as Peterville which is in the parish of St Agnes which borders Perranzabuloe to the west. However, no baptismal record in this parish can be found.

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1799 to 1846 (age 11-59)

  • -; north Cornwall coast4

  •  

  • a bargeman||The only evidence of his occupation is the 1841 Census so how long he had been working as a bargeman is not known. However, it is assumed that he started work around the age of 12.

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1846 to 1866 (age 58-79)

  • a labourer||Sometime between the5 6 7

  • Death:

  • May 1871 (age 83-84)

  • Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall8

  •  

  • ||In the 1871 Census he is living with his nephew Joseph Osborne in Newquay and as his death was registered in the second quarter of 1871 it is virtually certain that he died there.

Marriage

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1821, Register Entry for Marriage of William Osborne and Mary Bunt

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Bunt (1793-1856)

  • Marriage:

  • 1 Sep 1821 (age 33-34)

  • the Parish Church of Columba9 1

  •  

  • Address: St Columb Minor, Cornwall

  • Census 1841:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 53-54)

  • Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall10

  •  

  • The household consisted of William, his wife Mary and Joseph Osborne who is William's nephew through marriage (established from the 1851 Census return). Joseph is the son of Mary's sister Sarah and her husband Thomas Osbone. No blood relationship between William and Thomas was been established.

  • Census 1851:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 63-64)

  • Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall11

  •  

  • The household consisted of William, his wife Mary, their nephew Joseph Osborne, William's son-in-law John Bunt and his wife Mary.

Sources

1.

1851 England Census for Household of William Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 648, Page: 36. William Osborne age 64 born in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.

2.

1861 England Census for the Household of Joseph Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1861 England, Census Place: Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 93, Page: 20. William Osborne age 73 born in Peterville,. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1542.

3.

1871 England Census for Household of Joseph Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1871 England, Census Place: Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 23, Page: 38. William Osborne age 83 born in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/256.

4.

1841 England Census for Household of William Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1841 England, Census Place: Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 8/12, Page: 17. William Osborne employed as a bargeman in the St Columb Minoe area. National Archives. Call Number: HO 107/149.

5.

1861 England Census for the Household of Joseph Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1861 England, Census Place: Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 93, Page: 20. William Osborne working as an agricultural labourer in the St Columb Minor area. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1542.

6.

1851 England Census for Household of William Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 648, Page: 36. William Osborne working as a labourer in the St Columb Minor area. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.

7.

1871 England Census for Household of Joseph Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1871 England, Census Place: Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 23, Page: 38. William Osborne formerly an agricultural labourer. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/256.

8.

Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of William Osborne, Event Type: Death, Registration District: St Columb, Volume: 5c, Page: 74, (Period, Apr-Jun 1871). Quarter and Year Apr-Jun 1871Surname OsborneGiven Names WilliamAge 83Registration District St Columb. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

9.

Rev. C. H. Paynter, Curate, Register Entry for the Marriage of William Osborne and Mary Bunt, (Tanscription by Cornwall FHS on FMP website). Custom Id: Marriages 1821 Page 23, No. 67; Cit. Date: 1 September 1821. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Parish registers.

10.

1841 England Census for Household of William Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1841 England, Census Place: Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 8/12, Page: 17. County: ConwallRegistration District: St Columb MajorCivil Parish: St Columb Minor Address: New Quay, St Columb MinorId NamesAgeEmploymentBorn in County?813William Osborne55BargemanYes283Mary Osborne45YesJoseph Osborne8Yes. National Archives. Call Number: HO 107/149.

11.

1851 England Census for Household of William Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, Folio: 648, Page: 36. County: CornwallRegistration District: St ColumbCivil Parish: St Columb MinorVillage: New Quay Address:Newquay, St Columb MinorId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born813William OsborneHeadMarried64LabourerPerranzabuloe, Cornwall283Mary OsborneWifeMarried58MantuamakerLanteglos, CornwallJoseph OsborneNephewU'mar19Apprentice to a shipwrightSt Columb Minor, Cornwall282John BuntF-in-LMarried85Late Commissioned BoatmanSt Veep, Cornwall553Mary BuntHis wife85WifeLanteglos, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.