Fact: Burial Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand
Evening Post, 20 Dec 1884
FATAL DRAY ACCIDENT Charles Osborne, son of an Upper Plain settler, was killed yesterday at Mungapakeha by falling off the shaft of a loaded dray, the wheel of which passed over his body. He leaves a wife and three children.
A subscription has been started in Masterton for the relief of the wife and family of Charles Osborne, who was recently killed at Maungapekeha by falling under a dray. Mrs Osborne is in delicate health and she has three young children. Deceased was a most respectable man an the appeal for aid for his family is being liberally responded to.
22 Dec 1884 - The funeral of the late Charles osborne, whod fell under his dray and received such injuries as resulted in his death, took place on Saturday at Masterton. The body was followed to the cemetery by a number of the friends of the deceased. The accident happened at Burgers' gravel pit, Mungapakeha, on Thursday last. Deceased was the fourth son of Mr T. Osborne, a well known settler on the Upper Plain and leaves a wife and three children.
Sources
↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZR-K5HN : 16 March 2018), Charles Osborne, 09 Jul 1848; citing Baptism, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 994,338.
↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZP-NRKR : 16 March 2018), Charles Osborne, 09 Jul 1848; citing Baptism, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 994,342.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGTF-KGQ : 12 September 2019), Charles Osborne in household of Thomas Osborne, Hackney, Middlesex, England; citing Hackney, Middlesex, England, p. 80, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-3FBL : 4 October 2016), Charles Osborne and Ellen White, 1873; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1873/10231, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205332144/charles-osborne : accessed 17 July 2022), memorial page for Charles Osborne (14 Jun 1848–19 Dec 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205332144, citing Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand ; Maintained by pkg (contributor 46968786) .
WikiTree profile Osborne-1109 created through the import of Family Tree March 2011.ged on Jan 11, 2012 by Lorraine MacKenzie. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorraine and others.
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