William James Osborne (1846 - 1922)

Born 1846 in Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Churchill) Osborne — married 2 Sep 1875 in Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1922 at about age 76 in Oxford, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

William was born in 1846. He is the son of Thomas Osborne and Jane Mander. ^[1]

England and Wales Census, 1851 William (3) living in Marton, Warwickshire, England:

Thomas Osborne Head M 28 Napton, Warwickshire

Jane Osborne Wife F 26 Marton, Warwickshire

William Osborne Son M 3 Napton, Warwickshire

Hannah Osborne Daughter F 1 Marton, Warwickshire ^[2]

England and Wales Census, 1861 William (13) living in Marton, Warwickshire, England. Plough Boy:

Thomas Orsborne Head M 38 Napton, Warwickshire

Jane Orsborne Wife F 36 Marton, Warwickshire

William James Orsborne Son M 13 Napton, Warwickshire

Hannah Orsborne Daughter F 11 Marton, Warwickshire

Thomas Orsborne Son M 8 Marton, Warwickshire

Ruth Harriet Orsborne Daughter F 6 Marton, Warwickshire

Robert Hairns Orsborne Son M 3 Marton, Warwickshire

Naomi Orsborne Daughter F 1 Marton, Warwickshire^[3]

England and Wales Census, 1871- William (22) boarding in Duddeston cum Nechells, Warwickshire. Laborer Metal Works:

Joseph Grubb Head Male 30 Manton Morale, Warwickshire

Jane Grubb Wife Female 30 Willersey, Gloucestershire

Richard Grubb Son Male 3 Aston, Warwickshire

Mary J Grubb Daughter Female 7 Aston, Warwickshire

William Grubb Brother Male 37 Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire

W James Osborne Boarder Male 22 Napton On The Hill, Warwickshire^[4]

William (26) and his family immigrated to Canterbury, New Zealand aboard the "Lady Jocelyn" arriving at Lyttelton on 21 Jan 1875 -

Thomas 50 Warwickshire, Labourer

Jane 48

William 26

Thomas 22

Robert 17

Ruth A 20

Naomi 15

Dorah 12

Catherine A 10

Patience E 8^[5]

William married Elizabeth Churchill in 1875^[6](Elizabeth was on the above sailing from England).

They had 8 children:

1. Emily Jane 1876
2. Ellen Naomi 1878
3. Flora Elizabeth Anne 1880
4. Anna Louisa May 1882
5. Robert Hiorns 1884
6. Eva Evangelina 1887
7. William James Edward 1890
8. Horace Clifford Churchill 1892

He died in 1922 aged 74 years^[7]

STAR (CHRISTCHURCH), ISSUE 16812, 15 AUGUST 1922, PAGE 1 OSBORNE—August 12. at Oxford. William James, dearly beloved husband of Mary Elizabeth Osborne; in his seventy-sixth year.[1]

He is buried in the Oxford Cemetery, Canterbury^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Sherri Harder, Thursday, August 1, 2013.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGZ2-1NL : 24 July 2016), Thomas Osborne, Marton, Warwickshire, England; citing Marton, Warwickshire, England, p. 19, 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.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7G3-NCP : 6 April 2016), Thomas Orsborne, Marton, Warwickshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD8L-9F1 : 26 April 2019), W James Osborne in entry for Joseph Grubb, 1871.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSTJ-W3J : 8 August 2017), Jane Osborne, 21 Jan 1875; citing ship Lady Jocelyn, Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm
6. ↑ 1875/1919 Elizabeth Churchill William James Osborne
7. ↑ 1922/7343 Osborne William James 74Y
8. ↑ Find A Grave Index Name: William James Osborne Event Type: Burial Event Date: 1922 Event Place: Oxford, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand Photograph Included: N Death Date: 13 Aug 1922 Affiliate Record Identifier: 187855150 Cemetery: Oxford Cemetery "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHJ-P6M2 : 13 August 2019), William James Osborne, 1922; Burial, Oxford, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Oxford Cemetery; citing record ID 187855150, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.