See also

Family of John James Osborn and Harriet Susannah Collins

Husband: John James Osborn

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John James Osborn

  • Name:

  • John James Osborn1,2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • driller in an iron foundry4

  • Birth:

  • 21 Dec 1882

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England1,4,5

  • Baptism:

  • 28 May 1883 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son of James Osborn (machinist) and Mary Ann of 44 Waterworks Street, baptised with sister Ann Maria and brother Jacob

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 7)

  • 22 Arthur Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents James and Mary, brother Jacob, and a boarder William Catchpole. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 14 Aug 1899 to 3 Jun 1909 (age 16-26)

  • Royal Navy as no:2060036

  •  

  • a turner born in Ipswich Suffolk on 21st December 1883 (really 1882) who was 5' 4" tall with brown hair, dark brown eyes, a ruddy complexion and tattoos on both forearms

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 18)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 28)

  • 38 Borough Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a driller in an iron foundry and living in seven rooms with his wife Harriett, step-son Robert Collins, daughters Elsie and Ethel, his parents James and Mary Ann, his brother Jacob and two cousins Florence and Violet Catchpole. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 12 Oct 1916 (age 33)

  • Somme, France7

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Thiepval Memorial, 8 Rue de l'Ancre, Thiepval, Somme, France7

  •  

  • private no:43201 7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment died 12th October 1916. Son of James and Mary Osborn, of 9 Dorkin Street, St. Clements, husband of Harriett Susannah Osborn, of 14 Dorkin Street St. Clement's Ipswich.

Wife: Harriet Susannah Collins

  • Name:

  • Harriet Susannah Collins8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Arthur Collins (1856-1934)

  • Mother:

  • Susannah Hammond (1855-1941)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic cook9

  • Birth:

  • 13 Jun 1881

  • Clapton, Middlesex, England4,8,9,10,11

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 9)

  • 8 Goodings Court, Cox Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Arthur and Susannah, brothers Arthur and Charles, sister Emma, and her widowed grandmother Mary Hammond. Born in Clapton London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 19)

  • 3 Hill Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a domestic cook and living with her parents Arthur and Susannah, sisters Emma, Ethel and Ellen, and brothers Herbert and Albert. Born in Clapton London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 29)

  • 38 Borough Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married wife living in seven rooms with her husband John, son Robert Collins, daughters Elsie and Ethel, her in-laws James and Mary Ann, her brother-in-law Jacob and two cousins Florence and Violet Catchpole. Born in Clapton London and married for five years with three children, all of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 58)

  • 41 Mildmay Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • a widow living alone and doing unpaid domestic duties. Born on 13th June 1881 and living next door to her daughter Elsie and family

  • Death:

  • Q4 1965 (age 84)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England12

Child 1: Elsie Maria Osborn

  • Name:

  • Elsie Maria Osborn13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Robert Henry Merchant (1903-1960)

  • Birth:

  • 4 May 1906

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,13,14,15

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 5th May 1906

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 4)

  • 38 Borough Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living in seven rooms with her parents John and Harriett, brother Robert, sister Ethel, her grandparents James and Mary Ann Osborne, her uncle Jacob Osborne and aunts Florence and Violet Catchpole. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 33)

  • 39 Mildmay Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Robert and two closed records. Born on 5th May 1906 and note that her mother Harriet lived next door

  • Death:

  • Q1 1977 (age 70)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England15

Child 2: Ethel Florence Osborn

  • Name:

  • Ethel Florence Osborn16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Ernest James Fordham (1907-1986)

  • Birth:

  • 7 Jan 1909

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,16,17,18

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 2)

  • 38 Borough Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living in seven rooms with her parents John and Harriett, brother Robert, sister Elsie, her grandparents James and Mary Ann Osborne, her uncle Jacob Osborne and aunts Florence and Violet Catchpole. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 30)

  • 302 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Ernest and two closed records. Born on 7th January 1909

  • Death:

  • Q3 1984 (age 75)

  • Norwich "Registration District", Norfolk, England18

Child 3: Lilian Ellen Osborn

  • Name:

  • Lilian Ellen Osborn19,20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1912

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England19

  • Death:

  • Q3 1912 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England20

Child 4: John Frederick Osborn

  • Name:

  • John Frederick Osborn21,22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Linda Alice Gilbert (1913-2009)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bread roundsman23

  • Birth:

  • 5 Sep 1913

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England21,23

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 26)

  • 40 Bernard Crescent, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • a married bread roundsman living with his wife Linda and a closed record. Born on 5th September 1913

  • Death:

  • 18 Oct 1961 (age 48)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22,24

  • Probate:

  • 1 Dec 1961

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • of 40 Bernard Crescent Ipswich died 18th October 1961, administration of effects of £774 18s (~£16,000 in 2017) to Linda Alice Osborn widow

Child 5: Beatrice Helen Osborn

  • Name:

  • Beatrice Helen Osborn25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1916

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

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2.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Clement baptisms entry:1383. Cit. Date: 24 August 2021.

3.

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4.

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5.

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8.

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13.

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17.

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18.

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19.

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