Born about in New Zealand
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Edward Osborne
— married
20 Apr 1891 in Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Jane Marsh (Cherry) Johnson, Thomas Frank Cherry, Minnie Osborne, Rose (Osborne) Masters, Agnes Hannah (Osborne) Irving, Linda Lizzie Elfreda (Osborne) Binns, James Leonard Osborne, Frederick Arthur Osborne, Eleanor Osborne, Violet Anne (Osborne) Shurrock, John Osborne, George Henry Osborne and Martha (Osborne) King
Died about
at about age 44
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2013
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Biography
Mary was born in 1867 to Sarah and James Cherry[1]
She possibly had 2 children out of wedlock:
Mary Jane married Thomas Osborne in 1891 [5]
They had 11 children together.
Mary Jane died 20 May 1911 aged 44 years[6]
Her children were very young when she died and six were sent to the Christchurch Receiving Home straight away as below.
LYTTELTON TIMES, VOLUME CXXII, ISSUE 15622, 22 MAY 1911 Six children of Thomas Osborne, between the ages of fourteen and five years, were committed to the Christchurch Receiving Home.
LYTTELTON TIMES, VOLUME CXXII, ISSUE 15644, 16 JUNE 1911 Thomas Osborne was ordered to contribute towards the maintenance of his six children in the Receiving Home at the rate of 3s per week.
The 2 youngest were sent about 2 months later
LYTTELTON TIMES, VOLUME CXXII, ISSUE 15675, 22 JULY 1911 George Henry Osborne and Martha Osborne, two children, were ordered to be sent to the Christchurch Receiving Home.[1]
IN MEMORIAM. LYTTELTON TIMES, VOLUME CXXIII, ISSUE 15933, 20 MAY 1912
OSBORNE. —In loving memory of our dear mother, Mary Jane Osborne, who departed this life May 20, 1911. Sleep on, dear mother, and take thy rest; They miss you most who love you best. Inserted by her loving son and daughter, Frank and Jane.
OSBORNE.—In loving memory of my dear daughter. Mary Jane Osborne, who departed this life May 20, 1911. Gentle in mind, patient in pain, My dear daughter left me, heaven to gain; With actions so noble, generous and kind, Few in the world her equal could find. Not gone from memory or from love, But gone to her Father’s home above. Inserted by her loving father and mother, S. and J. Cherry.[2]
Sources
- ↑ b. 1867/24627 Cherry Mary Jane Sarah James
- ↑ 1887/11170 Cherry Jane Marsh Mary Jane NR
- ↑ 1907/2011 Jane Marsh Cherry Alfred Johnson
- ↑ 1890/3184 Cherry Thomas Frank Mary Jane NR
- ↑ 1891/631 Mary Jane Cherry Thomas Osborne
- ↑ 1911/4929 Osborne Mary Jane 44Y
- Jacqui Ackland/ Cooper-Ackland families database
- "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).
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Rejected matches › Mary (Osborne) Frazee (abt.1664-abt.1714) › Mary (Bedient) Baird (abt.1665-aft.1755) › Mary Ann (Parkinson) Cherry (abt.1825-1896) › Mary (Osborne) Adamson (1815-1873) › Ann Kerr (1871-)
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