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John and Charlotte Osborn
John Osborn
Birth: June 1798; baptism 8th July when 2 weeks old (source: SEAX D/P 256/1/3 Image 188 - parents William & Sarah ).
Marriage: to Charlotte (Source: 1841 and 1851 census).
See- below for the children of John & Charlotte and for census entries.
Death:
John:   probably 19th October 1852 in Angel Lane at age 53;
cause of death disease of the lungs and liver; informant E.Russell.
Charlotte:   probably either 1862 or 1865 (Register: Jun 1862 Poplar 1c 427 OR Dec 1865 Poplar 1c 479)

Children of John Osborn & Charlotte

Henry Osborn
Birth: 26th January 1824, baptised 22nd February 1824, son of John, labourer, & Charlotte of Stratford. (SEAX D/P 256/1/6 Image 96).
Marriage: 1854 to Martha Dutton (Register: Sep 1854 Stepney 1c 904).
See below for the family of Henry & Martha and for census entries.
Death: Probably 1879 age 56 (Register: Sep 1879 Whitechapel 1c 222).
Edward Osborn
Birth: 26th May 1827, baptised 13th Aug 1827, son of John, labourer, & Charlotte of Stratford. (SEAX D/P 256/1/6 Image 152).
An 1851 census entry for Edward Osborne may refer to our Edward.
Death: not known..
Emma Osborn
Birth: May 4th 1830, baptised 1st Aug 1830, at All Saints, West Ham, by Henry King. Daughter of John, shopkeeper, & Charlotte of Stratford. (SEAX D/P 256/1/6 Image 203).
Marriage: 1866 to George Cole (Register: Dec 1866 Stepney 1c 1023).
Death: not known..
John Osborn
Birth: 11th August 1835; baptised 20th Sept 1835 at All Saints, West Ham. Son of John, shopkeeper, & Charlotte of Stratford. (SEAX D/P 256/1/6 Image 272).
Death: not known..

Census data for the family of John Osborn & Charlotte

1841
Civil parish: West Ham;   Hundred: Becontree;   County: Essex.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: Stratford.
Street address: Right Hand Side Of Angel Lane, Stratford, West Ham, Essex.
Household Members:
John Osborn, age 42; carrier;   Charlotte Osborn, age 40;
Henry Osborn, age 17;   Edward Osborn, age 13;   Emma Osborn, age 11;   John Osborn, age 7.

1851
Civil parish: West Ham;   Ecclesiastical parish: Stratford;   County: Essex.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: Stratford;   ED, institution, or vessel:10l;   Household schedule number: 111.
Street address: 10 Angel Lane.
Household Members: all born in Stratford, and all except Charlotte entered as labourers.
John Osborn, age 54;   Charlotte Osborn, age 54;
Henry Osborn, age 27;   Emma Osborn, age 20;   John Osborn, age 15;
John Ivory , age 50, widower.

1851
I have not unearthed how Edward came to be here;   nor have I been able to locate any of the serving team or their employers in the 1861 census.
Piece: 1635;   Folio: 539;   Page: 80;   Registration District: Hastings
Address: Adelaide House, Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint Leonards, Hastings, Sussex
Grenville George Neville, Head, married, age 61, Dean Of Windsor, born in Standlake, Berkshire;   Grenville Charlotte Neville, wife, age 62, Earl`s daughter, born in London;
Neville Georgiana, daughter, unmarried, age 29, born in Hawarden, Flintshire;   Neville Cicely, daughter, unmarried, age 29;   Neville Harriet, daughter, unmarried, age 22;
Peal Frances P., daughter, married, age 30; Lyltelton Lavinia, visitor, age 2, daughter Of Lord Lyvertton;
Worsley James Stuart, M.P., nephew, married, age 45, Recorder of London; Worsley Jane Stuart, niece, married, age 30;
Wise Thomas, married, age 48, Butler, born in West Kery, Berkshire;
Osborne Edward, unmarried, age 23, Footman, born in Stratford, Essex:
Miles Thomas, unmarried, age 31, Underbutler, born in West Hendred, Berkshire;   Mears Frederick, unmarried, age 31, Coachman, born in Windsor;   Powell Simon, age 14, Page, born in Hertfordshire;
McCowen Harriet, unmarried, age 28, Lady`s Maid, born in London;   Johnson Emma, unmarried, age 27, Cook;   Payne Georgiana, unmarried, age 20, Still Room Maid;   Goodson Ellen, unmarried, age 20, Kitchen Maid;   Stealey Ellen, unmarried, age 17, Nursery Maid;   Irish Anne, unmarried, age 28, House Maid;   Hughes Maria, unmarried, age 17, Chamber Maid;
Turner Charles, married, age 27, Groom;  
Davis Priscilla, unmarried, age 35, Lady`s Maid (probably to the Worsley family);   Diseay John, unmarried, age 18, Footman (probably to the Worsley family)
There is a note regarding George Neville Grenville below

1861
National Archive Reference: RG number: RG09; Piece: 304; Folio: 50; Page: 5;
District: Poplar;   Sub District: 1, Bow;   Enum. District: 42;   Ecclesiastical District: St Stephen, Bow.
Address: 21, Milton Terrace, Old Ford Road
Household Members:
Osborne Charlotte, Head, widow, age 60, born in South Wales *;
Osborne Emma, daughter, unmarried, age 27, Servant, born in Stratford, Essex;   Osborne Jno, son, unmarried, age 24, Labourer, born in Stratford, Essex
* Possibly the first time she has been given the chance to declare her birth place?

Children of Henry Osborn & Martha

Henry John Osborn
Birth: 1855 (Register: 1855 Sep W Ham 4a 12)   baptised 4th November 1855 at All Saints, West Ham, son of Henry, labourer, & Martha labourer (SEAX D/P 256/1/8 Image 70 Page 136).
Death: 1857 age 1 (Register: Mar 1857 W. Ham 4a 1).
Ellen Osborn
Birth: 1857 (Register: 1857 Jun W Ham 4a 6)   baptised 7th June 1857 at All Saints, West Ham, son of Henry, labourer, & Martha labourer (SEAX D/P 256/1/8 Image 87 Page 171).
Marriage: Oct 3rd 1881 to George Layman, age 31, bachelor, blacksmith, of West Ham, son of James Layman, carrier;
Ellen`s details are given as Ellen Osborne, age 24, spinster, of West Ham, daughter of Henry Osborne, labourer.
witnesses: John Abbott & Rose Layman (SEAX D/P 256/1/36 1880-1883 Image 107 Page 105)
(Register: Dec 1881 West Ham 4a 44)
See census entries below for Ellen`s children.
Death: 1920 age 62 (Register: Mar 1920 W.Ham 4a 52)..
Edwin Osborn
Birth: 1859 (Register: 1859 Jun West Ham 4a 5)   baptised 5th June 1859 at All Saints, West Ham, son of Henry, labourer, & Martha labourer (SEAX D/P 256/1/8 Image 119 Page 235).
See below for census entries (1861 to 1911) for Edwin.
Death: 1919 age 60 (Register: 60 W.Ham 1919 Jun 4a 52).
Walter Osborn
Birth: 1861 in Bishops Stortford (Source: Register: Sep 1861 Bp Stortford 3a 181 and 1871 and 1881 census returns).
Death: not known..
John Edward Osborn
Birth: 1863 in Bishops Stortford (Source: Register: Dec 1863 Bp Stortford 3a 210 and 1871 to 1891 census returns.).
Marriage: 1894 to Mary Ann Martin (Register: Jun 1894 Osborne John Edward Billericay 4a 484).
See below for the family of John Edward & Mary.
Marriage certificate: 12th May 1894 at Independent Chapel of Billericay; John Edward Osborne, age 30, bachelor, boiler maker,
residence at time of marriage - Billericay; son of Henry Osborn, carriage inspector on Railway;
to Mary Ann Martin, age 20, spinster, resident in Billericay, daughter of John Martin, agricultural labourer;
witnesses: John Martin & Amelia Southall.
There are a few problems with this marriage certificate.
John Edward`s surname is spelt differently from that of his father (almost certainly in the writing of the Registrar);
and his father is not declared "deceased".
However the occupations of son and father match previous census returns; and the birth districts in 1901 are relevant to both John Edward and Mary Ann
Death: not known..
Alfred Osborn
Birth: 10th October 1865 (Source: Register: 1865 Dec W Ham 4a 8 and 1871 and 1881 census returns). Baptised Nov 13th 1865 at St. John`s, Stratford, son of Henry, labourer, & Martha, of 21 Victoria Terrace (SEAX D/P 601/1/2 Image 29 Page 52).
Marriage: I have found expensive problems with any further data on Alfred, largely occasioned by the data for the marriage of Rose Osborn in 1922.
The St. John`s marriage certificate shown in SEAX (D/P 601/1/27 Image 137 page 135) names Rose Linda Ann Osborn, age 22, spinster, of 1 Bow Street, as daughter of Alfred Thomas Osborn, labourer (of L.T.C.);
to Arthur William Hoad, age 23, bachelor, coach trimmer, of 2 Bow Street, son of Arthur William Hoad, whhelwright.
Witnesses: Arthur Hoad & Alfred Osborn.
However the 1901 and 1911 census returns for 1 Bow Street, and the 1906 birth certificate for Elsie Daisy Osborn, also at 1 Bow Street, name the parents of Rose, age 13, as Alfred Osborn and Amelia (formerly) Johnson.
The marriage certificate for Amelia Johnson in 1896 names her spouse as Alfred James Osborn, son of James Osborn (deceased), a groom.
There is a baptismal entry for 29th November 1871 at St Paul`s church in Stratford for an Alfred Osborn, born on 15th November, son of James(a hostler) and Ann, of 1 Manby Street (SEAX D/P 627/1/3 Image 34).
An earlier marriage of an Alfred Osborn in 1885 showed him as son of Charles Osborn (deceased).
There is an entry in the 1911 census for an Albert Osborne, birth about 1872 in West Ham, an electric car cleaner, described as married.
Since the census return is for the L C C Tramway Sheds in Bow, and includes the names of 24 persons, the spelling of the surname and the birth details might not be reliable, and I have found no birth to match within 5 years of 1872 that seems a likely match; nor a likely marriage.
So for the time being this Alfred`s life beyond 1881 remains a mystery.
Death: Alfred: possibly 1903 age 39 (Register: Dec 1903 W. Ham 4a 39)

Census data for the family of Henry Osborn & Martha

1861
Civil parish: Bishops Stortford;   Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity;   County: Hertfordshire.
Registration district: Bishop Stortford;   Sub-registration district: Bishop Stortford;   ED, institution, or vessel: 6h;   Household schedule number: 223.
Street address: Baptist Row, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire Household Members:
Henry Osborn, age 36; Agricultural Labourer, born in Stratford, Essex;   Martha Osborn, age 35; born in Chelsea, Middlesex;
Ellen Osborn, age 4; born in Stratford;   Edwin Osborn, age 2; born in Stratford.

1871
Civil Parish: West Ham;   Ecclesiastical parish: St John;   Town: Stratford;   County: Essex.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: Stratford;   ED, institution, or vessel: 7;   Household schedule number: 322.
Street address: 21 Victoria Terrace.
Household Members:
Henry Osborn, age 47; Railway Labourer; born in Stratford;   Martha Osborn, wife, age 45; born in Chelsea;
Edwin Osborn, son, age 12; born in Stratford;   Walter Osborn, son, age 10; born in Stratford;   John E Osborn, son, age 8; born in Hockerell;   Alfred Osborn, son, age 6; born in Hockerell;
Hannah Collingwood, age 72; born in Harlow; Lodger.

1881 Henry now deceased: Ellen back with the family
Civil parish: West Ham;   County: Essex.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: Stratford;   ED, institution, or vessel: 12.
Street address: 41 Victoria Street, Stratford.
Household Members: Martha Osborn, age 55;
Ellen Osborn, age 24; Tailoress;   Edwin Osborn, age 22; Labourer at Leather Cloth Works;   Walter Osborn, age 19; Railway Labourer; born in Bishops Stortford;   John Osborn, age 17; Railway Labourer;   Alfred Osborn, age 15; Railway Labourer;
Mary Over, age 76; widow; lodger; born in South Weald.

1891
RG number RG12;   Piece: 1312;   Folio: 122;   Page: 41
Reg. District: West Ham;   Sub District: Stratford;   Enum. District: 11
Ecclesiastical District: St Johns
Address: 69, Victoria Street, West Ham, Stratford
Osborne Martha, Head, widow, age 65, House Keeper, born in Paddington;
Osborne Edwin, son, single, age 32, General Labourer, born in West Ham;   Osborne John E, son, single, age 27, Boiler Maker, born in Bishop-Stortford;
Saxby William, Head, single, age 30, Tramway Conductor, born in Newington, London.

Edwin continued in 1901 and 1911 Edwin
1901
Civil Parish: West Ham;   Ecclesiastical parish: St John the Evangelist.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub registration district: Stratford;   ED, institution, or vessel: 16;   Household schedule number: 255.
Street address: 69 Victoria Street (same as John E. below.)
Edwin Osborn, age 42; Leather cloth embroidere; born in Stratford, Essex.

Ellen`s family
1891
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: Stratford;   ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Civil Parish: West Ham;   Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Street address: 63 Victoria Street
George Layman, age 40, Blacksmith, born in West Ham;   Ellen Layman, age 34, wife, born in West Ham;
Margaret Layman, age 7;   Ellen Layman, age 6;   Annie Layman, age 5;   John Layman, age 3;   Alice Layman, age 1.

1901
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: Stratford;   ED, institution, or vessel: 16; Household schedule number: 251
Civil Parish: West Ham; Ecclesiastical parish: Friday Street St John the Evangalist
Address: 63 Victoria Street
George Layman, age 50, blacksmith, born in Stratford;   Ellen Layman, age 44, wife, born in Essex;
John Layman, age 13; Alice Layman, age 11; Edwin Layman, age 8; Beatrice E Layman, age 5; Edith A Layman, age 2.

1911
Registration district: West Ham;   Registration District Number: 188;   Sub-registration district: Stratford;  
ED, institution, or vessel: 15;   Household schedule number: 151;   Piece: 9356
Street Address: 63 Victoria St, Stratford, Essex
Household Members:
Ellen Layman, age 54, widow;
John Layman, age 23, single, coach-making with Railway Company - carriage work, born in Stratford;
Alice Layman, age 21, School Teacher with Borough Council, born in Stratford;   Edwin Layman, age 18, Coach Maker's Apprentice, with Railway Coach Company, born in Stratford:
Beatrice Layman, age 15, Fancy Brush Maker, born in Stratford;   Edith Layman, age 12, born in Stratford;
Edwin Osborne, brother of Ellen, age 52, single, Machine Man for Leather Cloth Company, born in Stratford, Essex.

Children of John Edward Osborn & Mary
(married in 1894)

Rosie M. Osborn
Birth: about 1894 (Source: 1901 census)
I have not found a baptism in St Mary Magdalen, Billericay, for the period; but there is a GRO birth entry (Jun 1893, Osborn Rosie, Edmonton 3a 310) which matches the census date. (However, there is also a death register entry 1895 Sep Islington 1b 218 Rosie Osborn Age at Death: 2; so this is not our Rosie of the 1911 census.
See below for census entry for 1911
Death: not known..
Walter Osborn
Birth: 1895 (Register: Sep 1895 W. Ham 4a 17).
See below for census entries (1901, 1911)
Death: not known..
Alfred Osborn
Birth: 1897 (Register: Mar 1897 W. Ham 4a 32).
See below for census entry (1901 only)
Death: not known..
John Osborn
Birth: 1901 (Register: Mar 1901 W. Ham 4a 26).
See below for census entry (1901 & 1911)
Death: not known..
William Osborn
Birth: abt 1904 (source: 1911 census (Possible GRO Register: Sep 1903, Osborne William, W. Ham 4a 30).
Other GRO entries have been for Osborn
Death: not known..

Census data for the family of John Edward Osborn & Mary


1901
Civil Parish: West Ham;   Ecclesiastical parish: St John the Evangelist.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub registration district: Stratford;   ED, institution, or vessel: 16;   Household schedule number: 256.
Street address: 69 Victoria Street, Stratford.
Household members:
John E Osborn, age 37; Boiler maker; born in Bishops Stortford;   Mary A Osborn, age 28; born in Billericay;
Rosie M Osborn, age 7, born in Billericay;   Walter Osborn, age 5; born in Stratford;   Alfred Osborn, age 4; born in Stratford;   John Osborn, age 2 months; born in Stratford.
At No 71 next door are James Layman, his wife and 3 sons.
and at No 63 are George (a Blacksmith) and Ellen Layman and 5 children.

1911
RG number: RG14;   Piece: 9631
Registration District: West Ham;   Sub District: South Leyton;   Enumeration District: 26;   Parish: Low Leyton
Address: 129 Norman Road, Leytonstone
Osborne Mary, Head, widow, age 37, Charwoman, born in Billericay, Essex;
Osborne Walter, son, age 16, Milk Boy, born in West Ham Lane, Stratford;   Osborne John, son, age 11, at school, born in West Ham Lane, Stratford;   Osborne William, son, age 7, born in West Ham Lane, Stratford.

1911
RG number: RG14;   Piece: 9618;   Reference: RG14PN9618 RG78PN512;   RD188 SD8 ED13 SN194
Registration District: West Ham;   Sub District: South Leyton;   Enumeration District: 13;   Parish: Cann Hall
Address: 54 Borthwick Road, Stratford, Essex
Esson Charles J., Head, married, age 43, Printer's Clerk, born in Wickfield, Berks;   Esson Elizabeth S., wife, married for 23 years, age 43 born in Walworth, Surrey;
Esson Edith A., daughter, single, age 22, Telephonist, born in Southwick, Surrey;   Esson Alfred C., son, single, age 17, Shipping Clerk, born in Leytonstone, Essex;
Bannerman Dorothy M., niece, age 6, born in Balham, Surrey;
Osborn Rose M., Servant, single, age 17, General Servant Domestic, born in Billericay, Essex.


Note regarding the Dean of Windsor, presumed employer of Edward Osborn as a Footman in 1851

Extract from: butleigh.org/butleighpeople/ButleighPeopleN.html
George Neville Grenville, Dean of Windsor, was born George Neville at Stanlake, Berkshire, on 17 August 1789. He was educated at Eton College from 1802 and Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1807 (MA 1810). His father being, since 1797, hereditary visitor of Magdalene College, Cambridge, he obtained the mastership of that college in 1813 and held it for forty years. He was presented by his brother-in-law to the rectory of Hawarden, Flintshire, which he held from 1814 to 1834.
He married on 9 May 1816 Lady Charlotte Legge, daughter of George Legge, third earl of Dartmouth, and Frances Finch; they had six sons and five daughters. The last child, William, was named after William Grenville, 1st baron Grenville (d. 12 Jan 1834 - Prime Minister) who had married Elizabeth Wyndham.
In 1825 George's uncle Thomas Grenville conveyed to him the Somerset estate, based on Butleigh Court, that he had just inherited from James Grenville, Baron Glastonbury (bur. 6 May 1825 Butleigh aged 82), whereupon he took, on 7 July, the additional name of Grenville.
George qualified as a Justice of the Peace for Somerset in 1836 [Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 6 Feb 1836].
In 1841 George Neville-Grenville (51) and his wife Charlotte were living in St. George Hanover Square, together with Ralph (24), William (22), Frances Catherine (20), Georgiana (19), Cicelie (19), Edward (16) and Harriet Louisa (13). From 1846, already a Queen's Chaplain, he was created Dean of Windsor by Sir Robert Peel's nomination. He was also registrar of the Order of the Garter.
Frances Catherine married Edmund Peel a priest, s.o. Robert Peel, in Butleigh on 28 Nov 1849 (Dec Q 10/775 Wells).
In 1851 George was at 'Adelaide House', Hastings, Sussex living with Charlotte, Georgiana, Cicely, Harriet and his married daughter Frances Peel.
The Dean and his son were unable to attend the celebrations of the Queen's birthday in 1847 due to an expected outbreak of violence by the local population due to the high price of bread. Ralph commanded a troop of yeomanry from Chard who were to be used to quell the outbreak on the morning of 25 May 1847. The Dean remained at Butleigh because he expected a disturbance on the estate. [London Standard 25 May 1847].
George died at Butleigh on 10 June 1854 and was buried there on 17 June. An obituary notice occurs in the Bridgwater Times on 22 Jun 1854. With his brother, he was also famous for having discovered the diaries of Samuel Pepys (see below)
George had died before the Court was completed and in 1861 his widow Charlotte was found living with Cicely in 'Northfield Orchard' Baltonsborough, (but with no Osborn servant). They were both still there in 1871, and Charlotte died in 1877.
An account of the Dean's funeral appears in the Wells Journal 24 Jun 1854. It noted that the coffin had been made by Mr. Higgins of Butleigh.
A fuller biography appears in the Bucks Herald of 17 June 1854. The Wells Journal 5 Aug 1854 reported that George's Will was proved and he had left £70,000.


Grenville and Pepys

Samuel Pepys wrote his diary during the years 1660-69 and used a form of shorthand known as tachygraphy which had been invented shortly before by Thomas Shelton. After his death in 1703 he left the diary, in six leatherbound volumes, to Magdalene college, Oxford, where it remained for more than a century.
In 1818 Evelyn's Diary was published and met with some success and in it was mention of Pepys' Diary. This attracted the attention of George Grenville, Master of Magdalene. He took the volumes of the Diary and showed them to his kinsman Lord Grenville, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Lord Grenville, who knew something about ciphers, did a little bit of the deciphering and encouraged the Master.
In 1819 the volumes, with a few hints from the Secretary of State, were handed to an undergraduate, John Smith, (the curate of Barham and a graduate of the College, later rector of Baldock in Hertfordshire). Between 1819 and 1822 Smith diligently transcribed Pepys' six volumes into a total of fifty-four notebooks, which were then used by the Master's older brother Richard Griffin-Neville as the basis for the publication of a small selection from the Diary in 1825. This edition was re-issued in 1828, with further editions appearing in 1848-1849 and 1854 containing expanded selections from the text.