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William Osborne 1823 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1823

Birth Location: Brightwell, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 9 Feb 1908

Death Location: Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Robert Osborne

Mother: Eliza Woods

Spouse(s): Sarah Foulger

Children(s): Sarah OSBORNE

In 1823, William Osborne entered the world in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, born to Robert Osborne and Eliza Woods. William Osborne married Sarah Ann Foulger, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth OSBORNE. William Osborne passed away in 1908 in Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1823, William Osborne entered the world in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, born to Robert Osborne and Eliza Woods.
  • William Osborne married Sarah Ann Foulger, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth OSBORNE.
  • William Osborne passed away in 1908 in Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Osborne
1804 – 1879
Birth Location: Nacton, Suffolk, England
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Eliza Woods
1805 – 1888
Birth Location: Foxhall, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Foulger
1830 – 1888
Birth Location: Bentley, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Sarah OSBORNE
1856 – 1931
Birth Location: Wandsworth, Surrey, England
SO

William Osborne's Ancestors

Self
William Osborne
1823 – 1908
Birth Place: Brightwell, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert Osborne
1804 – 1879
Nacton, Suffolk, England
Eliza Woods
1805 – 1888
Foxhall, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
James (Frances) Woods
1775 –
Nacton, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Lewis
1775 –
Debenham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Osborne's Descendants

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William Osborne (6 Mar 1823 – 9 Feb 1908) m. Sarah (Ann) Foulger (1830 – 4 Nov 1888)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) OSBORNE (9 Feb 1856 – 12 Jul 1931) m. John (Christian (Johann Christian)) Meyer (17 Mar 1841 – 08 Sep 1916)
    1. 1. John (Christian) Meyer (10 march 1877 – 6 march 1953) m. Brenda (Stuart) Cross (7 Sep 1896 – 11 Apr 1953)
      1. 1. Joan (1915 – 26 Apr 1989)
      2. 2. Joan (Stuart Cross) Meyer (15 Nov 1915 – 26 Apr 1989) m. Fredrick (Ian McDonald) Osborne (10 Aug 1913 – 1984)
        1. 1. Stuart Osborne m. Sharon (Anne) Dalgleish (2 Aug 1955 – 7 Feb 2013)
      3. 3. Alison Meyer (Jul 1916 – 2015)
      4. 4. Johanna (Daphne) Meyer (07 Oct 1919 – 15 Mar 2011)
      5. 5. David (John) Meyer (21 Oct 1920 – 06 Oct 1995)
      6. 6. Brian (Evan) Meyer (16 Mar 1922 – 30 October 2005)
      7. 7. Anthony (Osborne) Meyer (12 Jun 1924 – 1993)
      8. 8. Alison (Fay) Meyer (10 Jun 1927 – 2015)

William Osborne's Timeline

2 Records

1823
6 Mar 1823
Birth of William Osborne in Brightwell, Suffolk, England
Brightwell, Suffolk, England
1908
9 Feb 1908
Age 85
Death of William Osborne in Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Brightwell, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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