Oliver Osborn (1831 - 1890)

Born 2 Mar 1831 in Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary Ann (Curtis) Osborn — married 11 Oct 1855 (to 23 Aug 1890) in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 23 Aug 1890 at age 59 in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Oliver Osborn was born in the Village of Salehurst, Sussex, England.

Oliver Osborn migrated from England to the Colony of New South Wales.

Oliver Osborn was born on the 2 March 1831 at Cackle Street, and baptized on the 7 March 1831 at the Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, in the Village of Salehurst, Parish of Salehurst, near the larger Village of Robertbridge, which is 10 miles (16 km) north of the seaside Town of Hastings, in East Sussex, England^[1]. He was the son of Labourer and Carter, William Osborn (1803-1864) and Jane Caplin (1811-1876), who married on the 11 October 1829 at the Parish Church of St. Eanswith, in the Village of Brenzett, on the Romney Marsh, three miles (4.8 km) west of the Market Town of New Romney, Parish of Brenzett, District of Folkestone in Kent, England. Both were single, and of the parish and were married, after the publishing of Banns. Curate, John (Barrow) married them in front of witnesses William and Mary (Mortley)^[2][3].

Initally, the Osborn family set sail on the vessel "Juliana" on the 19 December 1838 from the Port of London, on the River Thames, England, bound for the Colony of New South Wales, Australia. However, on the 20 January 1839 at Green Point, Table Bay, Green Point, on the Cape of Good Hope, in Africa the ship was wrecked on the rocks (See Source No. 4 below for more information)^[4]. Alternative arrangements were made and the family was transferred to the "Morayshire" on the 20 February 1839. Labourer, William (36), wife, Farmhouse Servant, Jane (28) and their children Oliver (8), Susan (5), Hannah (3) and Sarah (1) again made their way to the Colony of New South Wales, Australia, arriving there on the 20 April 1839^[5][6].

• ^[7] ARRIVALS. SATURDAY. MORAYSHIRE, barque, 316 tons, Captain Lamotte, from the Cape of Good Hope on the 20th February. A. B. Spark, agent —Cargo-170 tons Mauritius Sugar, 50 pipes, 160 half pipes, 50 quarter pipes wine. 100 rolls, 9 cases, 45 barrels tobacco, 13 cases sundries. PASSENGERS, Messrs. Walker and Ratton, 108 Emigrants, Mr. Shaw, Surgeon. NEWS.—This vessel brings no news of interest, and did not speak any vessel. She has brought on a part of the Emigrants who were wrecked in the Juliana, the residue were to come on per Mary Hay, loading at the Cape...^[8].

On the 11 October 1855, at the Castle Hill Wesleyan Chapel, New Line Road, Castle Hill, Shire of Hornsby, District of Field of Mars, Colony of New South Wales, Australia, Oliver married Mary Ann Curtis^[9]. At least fourteen (14) children were born to them at Parramatta, in the Colony, during their marriage:--

1. Susan (Osborn) McIntosh (1856-1926);
2. Oliver Osborn (1858-1939);
3. Edward Fuller Osborn (1860-1944);
4. Henry William Osborn (1862-1909);
5. Curtisson Osborn (1863-1934);
6. Emily Jane Osborn (1865-1868);
7. John Wesley Osborn (1865-1866);
8. Sarah Ann (Osborn) Anderson (1867-1952);
9. Mary Ann (Osbourn) Osborn (1869-1871);
10. Grace Elizabeth Osborn (1871-1876);
11. George James Osborn (1873-1940);
12. Florence (Osborne) Davis (1875-1953);
13. Edgar (Osborne) Osborn (1877-1943); and
14. Leonard (Osborne) Osborn (1880-1936).

Oliver passed away, at the age of 59 years and 5 months, on the 23 August 1890, from Chronic Bronchitis, at his home, Sea View Cottage, in Hornsby, City of Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, Australia^[10]. He is buried, on the 26 August 1890, in the Wesleyan portion of at Cherrybrook Uniting Church Cemetery (earlier known as West Pennant Hills), 134 New Line Road Cherrybrook, Hornsby Shire, Colony of New South Wales, Australia^[11].

DEATHS. OSBORN. —August 23, at his residence, Sea View Cottage, Hornsby, Oliver Osborn, sen., beloved husband of Mary Ann Osborn, after a long and painful illness of chronic bronchitis, aged 59 years and 5 months.^[12]

FUNERAL NOTICES. THE FRIENDS of the late OLIVER OSBORN Sen., are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral; to start from his late residence, Sea View Cottage, Hornsby, TO-MORROW (Tuesday) at 1 o'clock for Wesleyan Cemetery, Castle Hill. JORDAN SPARKS, Undertaker^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQNQ-MFG : 4 February 2023), Oliver Osborn, 1831; Image 484 of 697; Record Number: 592; Page number: 118
2. ↑ Kent Marriages and Banns : Kent History & Library Centre, Maidstone & FindMyPast; Reference: (Marriage Year-1829); William OSBORN & Jane CAPPLEN; Archive Reference Number: P46/1/D/2; Year Range: 1815-1836; Record number: 39; Page number: 13; Record Link: https://www.kentarchives.org.uk/
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXL9-WJT : 13 March 2020), William Osborn, 1829
4. ↑ Shipwreck of the Juliana
5. ↑ Assisted immigrants digitised shipping lists 1828-1896 : Museums of History New South Wales, Sydney; Reference: Juliana-Morayshire 20 Apr 1839 Assisted immigrants (digital) shipping lists Item No: [4/4780] | Ship: Juliana-Morayshire | Series: NRS-5313 | Reel No: Reel 2654; Record Link: https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=61SRA&lang=en_US&docid=INDEX3100389
6. ↑ "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2C-15L : Sat Mar 09 05:48:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Oliver Osborne and William Osborne, 1839
7. ↑ 1839 'Shipping Intelligence.', The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), Monday 22 April, p. 4.
8. ↑ Arrival of the Morayshire : TROVE Digitized Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Record Link: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32163752
9. ↑ Marriages Search: Family History : NSW Government; Births, Deaths & Marriages, Sydney; Reference: (Marriage Year-1855); Oliver OSBORN & Mary A. CURTISS; Registration District: IB; Registration Details: 120/1855 V1855120 86; Record Link: https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search
10. ↑ Deaths Search: Family History : NSW Government; Births, Deaths & Marriages, Sydney; Reference: (Death Year-1890); Oliver OSBORN; Father: William Osborn; Mother: Jane --; Registration District: Central Cumberland; Registration Details: 4286/1890; Record Link: https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198784628/oliver-osborn: accessed March 31, 2024), memorial page for Oliver Osborn (1831–23 Aug 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198784628, citing Cherrybrook Uniting Church Cemetery, Cherrybrook, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209)
12. ↑ Death Notice Monday 25 August 1890 The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 25 August, p. 1.
13. ↑ Funeral Notice Monday 25 August 1890 The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), 25 August, p. 8.

See Also

• In Memoriam. Death of a Hornsby Pioneer: Record Link: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article86271150
• Oliver Osborn Family Tree (FamilySearch); Record Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KTZL-CQL