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William Knight Osborne 1825 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1825

Birth Location: Brightwell, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 09 Feb 1908

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

Father: Robert Osborne

Mother: Eliza Woods

Spouse(s): Sarah FOULGER, AGNES GRAY

Children(s): Frederick Osborne, Sophia Osborne, Walter Osborne, Sarah Osborne, Alice Osborne, Emma OSBORNE, Sarah OSBORNE, Hugh Osborne, Jessie Osborne, Agnes Osborne, George Osborne, Emma Osborne, Benjamin Osborne, Eleanor OSBORNE, Jane Osborne, William Osborne, Emily Osborne, Mary Osburne

William Knight Osborne was born in 1825 in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Osborne and Eliza Woods. William Knight Osborne married Sarah Ann FOULGER, AGNES GRAY, and had children including Frederick Knight Osborne, Sophia Osborne, Walter Robert Osborne, Sarah Elizabeth Osborne, Alice Osborne, Emma OSBORNE, Sarah Elizabeth OSBORNE, Hugh Lamont Osborne, Jessie Osborne, Agnes Osborne, George Ernest Osborne, Emma Osborne, Benjamin Osborne, Eleanor (Ellen) OSBORNE, Jane Maude Osborne, William Ernest (Bill) Osborne, Emily Osborne, Mary Ann Osburne. William Knight Osborne passed away in 1908 in Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Knight Osborne was born in 1825 in Brightwell, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Osborne and Eliza Woods.
  • William Knight Osborne married Sarah Ann FOULGER, AGNES GRAY, and had children including Frederick Knight Osborne, Sophia Osborne, Walter Robert Osborne, Sarah Elizabeth Osborne, Alice Osborne, Emma OSBORNE, Sarah Elizabeth OSBORNE, Hugh Lamont Osborne, Jessie Osborne, Agnes Osborne, George Ernest Osborne, Emma Osborne, Benjamin Osborne, Eleanor (Ellen) OSBORNE, Jane Maude Osborne, William Ernest (Bill) Osborne, Emily Osborne, Mary Ann Osburne.
  • William Knight Osborne passed away in 1908 in Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Osborne
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Woods
1805 – 1887
Birth Location: Foxhall, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah FOULGER
1831 – 1888
Birth Location: Bentley, Suffolk, England
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AGNES GRAY
1822 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Frederick Osborne
1848 – 1929
Birth Location: Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
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Sophia Osborne
1849 – 1931
Birth Location: UK
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Walter Osborne
1851 – 1851
Birth Location: Warren House, Ipswich, Suffolk, , England
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Sarah Osborne
1851 –
Birth Location: Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
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Alice Osborne
1853 – 1916
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Emma OSBORNE
1854 – 1856
Birth Location: Wandsworth, Surrey, England
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Sarah OSBORNE
1856 – 1931
Birth Location: Wandsworth, Surrey, England
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Hugh Osborne
1857 – 1942
Birth Location: Tawa Flat, Porirua , Wellington, New Zealand
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Jessie Osborne
1859 –
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Agnes Osborne
1859 – 1918
Birth Location: Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
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George Osborne
1861 – 1930
Birth Location: Horokiwi Valley, Wellington, New Zealand
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Emma Osborne
1862 – 1940
Birth Location: Horokiwi Valley, Wellington, New Zealand
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Benjamin Osborne
1871 – 1881
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Eleanor OSBORNE
1864 – 1931
Birth Location: Horokiwi Valley, Wellington, New Zealand
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Jane Osborne
1866 – 1941
Birth Location: Horokiwi Valley, Pauatahanui, , , New Zealand
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William Osborne
1870 – 1931
Birth Location: Horokiwi Valley, Pauatahanui, New Zealand
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Emily Osborne
1870 – 1928
Birth Location: Horokiwi Valley, Pauatahanui, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
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Mary Osburne
1874 –
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
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William Osborne's Ancestors

Self
William Osborne
1825 – 1908
Birth Place: Brightwell, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert Osborne
Eliza Woods
1805 – 1887
Foxhall, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Robert (Golding) Osbourne
1778 – 1849
Woolpit, Suffolk, England
Mary (Ann) Hart
1778 – 1849
Harwich, Essex, , England
James (Frances) Woods
1775 –
Nacton, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Lewis
1775 –
Debenham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Osborne
1758 – 1829
Sarah Smith
1756 – 1793
Mary GROOM
1746 – 1840
Francis Lewis
1743 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert GGF5
1728 – 1792
Martha Golding
1730 – 1763
Thomas Lewes
1710 – 1790
Mary Syrett
1710 – 1781

William Osborne's Descendants

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William (Knight) Osborne (23 Jan 1825 – 09 Feb 1908) m. Sarah (Ann) FOULGER (About 1831 – 04 Nov 1888) m. AGNES GRAY (Abt. 1822 – )
  1. 1. Frederick (Knight) Osborne (25 Sep 1848 – abt Mar 1929)
  2. 2. Sophia Osborne (1849 – 21 Apr 1931)
  3. 3. Walter (Robert) Osborne (21 Jan 1851 – 5 AUG 1851)
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Osborne (21 Mar 1851 – )
  5. 5. Alice Osborne (15 Nov 1853 – 10 Aug 1916)
  6. 6. Emma OSBORNE (2 Dec 1854 – 1 Apr 1856)
  7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) OSBORNE (9 Feb 1856 – 13 Jul 1931)
  8. 8. Hugh (Lamont) Osborne (5 Nov 1857 – 24 May 1942)
  9. 9. Jessie Osborne (Abt. 1859 – )
  10. 10. Agnes Osborne (01 Aug 1859 – 18 Nov 1918)
  11. 11. George (Ernest) Osborne (02 Feb 1861 – 20 JAN 1930)
  12. 12. Emma Osborne (14 Feb 1862 – 25 Jul 1940)
  13. 13. Benjamin Osborne (Abt. 1871 – 28 Oct 1881)
  14. 14. Eleanor ((Ellen)) OSBORNE (12 Sep 1864 – 31 May 1931) m. Henry Morris (13 Jun 1854 – 1936)
    1. 1. William (Henry (Bill)) Morris (24 Jun 1886 – 27 Aug 1976) m. Mary (Anna) Toms (4 Jun 1885 – 8 May 1954) m. Ivy (Maud) Nicholson (10 Feb 1905 – 11 Jun 1988)
      1. 1. Harold (Raymond William (Bill)) Morris (19 Sep 1908 – 31 Jan 1998) m. Myrtle (Ethel) BURBERY (19 Apr 1920 – 3 May 1989)
        1. 1. Winifred (Jean (Jean)) Morris (27 Jun 1939 – 5 Sept 2021) m. Eric Thomas (7 Jun 1931 – 26 Nov 2019) m. Eric Thomas (7 Jun 1931 – 26 Nov 2019)
        2. 2. Robert Morris (1941 – )
        3. 3. William (George) Morris (Abt. 1939 – 15 Sep 2020) m. Jennifer (Jean) Gillard (1943 – )
        4. 4. Rosemary Morris (Abt. 1943 – )
      2. 2. Cecil (Rae (Curly)) Morris (20 May 1912 – 9 Sep 2008)
      3. 3. Doris (Mary (Dorrie)) MORRIS (Oct 1913 – 16 Dec 1918)
      4. 4. Roy MORRIS (1917 – )
      5. 5. Joyce (Adrienne) Morris (28 Apr 1918 – 26 Nov 2007) m. Smith ( – 2008)
        1. 1. Kenneth (Robert) Morris (23 Jul 1941 – ) m. Pamela Mary
      6. 6. Robert (Guy (Bob)) Morris (16 Nov 1919 – 13 Jul 1943)
      7. 7. Ivy (Patricia Hope (Pat)) Morris (9 May 1921 – 26 Mar 2001)
      8. 8. Arnold (Rex (Jim)) MORRIS (1924 – 15 Apr 1944)
      9. 9. Olive (Gloria) Morris (9 Jul 1925 – 22 Nov 1974) m. Terrence Maguire
        1. 1. Stephen Maguire
      10. 10. Cyril Morris m. Lorna
        1. 1. Peter Morris
      11. 11. Patricia Morris m. William Keane
        1. 1. Unknown Keane
      12. 12. Doreen (Myrtle) Morris (1934 – ) m. Edward (James) Kenny
        1. 1. Christina (Maree) Kenny m. David Leech m. David Ainsworth
        2. 2. Edward (John) Kenny m. Unknown
        3. 3. Evadyne (Mary) Kenny m. Keith Unknown
        4. 4. Bernadine (Rae) Kenny m. David (Stanley) Wilton (1959 – )
        5. 5. Eileen Kenny m. John Salanoa
      13. 13. Neville (Henry) Morris (30 Nov 1935 – 14 Jun 2016) m. Edna (Jean) Guest (25 November 1934 – 8 Mar 1997)
        1. 1. Keith Morris (1955 – ) m. H. (J.) Hopkins
        2. 2. Beverley Morris m. Unknown Carr
        3. 3. Lynette Morris
        4. 4. Glenis Morris
      14. 14. Murray (Frederick) Morris (1943 – ) m. Lorraine Finer
        1. 1. Bridget Morris
        2. 2. Wayne Morris
      15. 15. Faye (Lynley) Morris (1947 – )
    2. 2. Esther (May (Essy)) MORRIS (4 Nov 1887 – 17 Nov 1954) m. Christian (Jorgen "Jorgen") Voss (16 Jun 1881 – 14 Jul 1958)
      1. 1. Albert (Christian) Voss (26 Apr 1912 – 10 Apr 2011) m. Ruth (Eleanor) Johnston (03 Feb 1911 – 25 Jan 1982)
        1. 1. Susan (Ruth) Voss
        2. 2. Unknown Voss
        3. 3. Unknown Voss
        4. 4. Unknown Voss
      2. 2. Keith Voss (08 May 1913 – 9 Jul 1994) m. Adalene Marks (09 May 1918 – )
        1. 1. Unknown Voss
        2. 2. Unknown Voss
        3. 3. Unknown Voss
        4. 4. Unknown Voss
      3. 3. Vera Voss (23 November 1915 – 20 June 1965) m. George Gregory
        1. 1. Jeanette Gregory
        2. 2. Unknown Gregory
        3. 3. Unknown Gregory
      4. 4. Melvin (John) Voss (9 Feb 1918 – 27 Feb 1951) m. Lorna (May Winifred) Meddings (30 Aug 1919 – )
        1. 1. Unknown Voss
        2. 2. Unknown Voss
        3. 3. Unknown Voss
      5. 5. Robert Voss (01 Aug 1921 – )
      6. 6. Donald Voss (2 Dec 1923 – 11 Jun 1994) m. Elsie (Ella) Bradcock
        1. 1. Judy Voss m. Weller
        2. 2. Unknown Voss
    3. 3. Laura (Amelia (Amy)) MORRIS (1 Jun 1889 – 23 Nov 1930) m. William (Merrylees) Neil
    4. 4. Ella (Adelaide (Addy)) MORRIS (18 Aug 1890 – 07 Oct 1953) m. Johannes ((Joe)) Burmeister (26 December 1883 – 28 April 1950)
      1. 1. Sidney (Joseph) Burmeister (25 September 1912 – 24 June 1969) m. Agnes (Anastisia) McLaren (1913 – nd Feb 12 1987)
        1. 1. Raymond (Joseph) Burmeister
      2. 2. Claude (Henry) Burmeister (1913 – 1 Jan 1988)
    5. 5. Leslie ((Les)) MORRIS (26 Apr 1892 – 2 Jan 1963) m. Amy Ross (9 Nov 1899 – 02 Jan 1962)
      1. 1. Prudence Morris m. Robert (Henry (Bob)) Patterson (10 Sep 1916 – 16 Mar 1999)
        1. 1. David Morris
    6. 6. Clarence (Osborne (Clary)) Morris (27 Aug 1894 – 11 Dec 1966) m. Edna (Barbara) Wallace (20 Dec1898 – 28 Sep 1976)
    7. 7. Sidney (Ralph (Sid)) MORRIS (9 Jun 1896 – 6 Nov 1969) m. Alice (Maud) Satherley (1897 – 10 Aug 1959)
      1. 1. Roger (Leonard) Morris (24 Feb 1934 – 01 Jun 1988) m. Eileen (Mavis) Pedersen (18 Jul 1936 – )
        1. 1. Barry (Mark) Morris (22 Apr 1959 – ) m. Sue (Marion) Rasmussen
        2. 2. Colin (Leslie) Morris (09 Mar 1961 – )
        3. 3. Susan (Michelle) Morris (13 Jun 1962 – ) m. Lee (Geoffrey) Brindle
      2. 2. Lyndsay (Ralph) Morris (09 Dec 1938 – ) m. Margaret Corbett
        1. 1. Cherie Morris
        2. 2. Kelly Morris
    8. 8. Vera (Muriel (Jack)) Morris (6 Sep 1898 – 20 Mar 1968) m. FREDERIK (WILLIAM PURCEL) RASMUSSEN (Abt. 1895 – 19 Aug 1966)
    9. 9. Unknown Morris (abt. 1901 – ) m. Eileen Keane (Mar 1899 – )
      1. 1. Michael Keane (1930 – ) m. Olwen (Pauline (Babs)) Wall (08 June 1925 – 3 August 2012)
        1. 1. Peter (Oliver Michael) Horan (1964 – ) m. Debbie Dempsey m. Jennifer (leonie) Baker
  15. 15. Jane (Maude) Osborne (24 JUN 1866 – 11 MAR 1941) m. Svend SVENDSEN (10 MAY 1852 – 1 Jan 1938)
    1. 1. Ernest Svendsen (10 JUL 1884 – 15 JAN 1952) m. Sophia (Emily Josephine Svendsen (nee) Belchamber) (18 AUG 1887 – 22 FEB 1970)
      1. 1. Jessie (Adelaide) Svendsen (1 JAN 1916 – 10 JUN 1992)
      2. 2. Edith (Ruth) Svendsen (26 JAN 1919 – 24 DEC 2006)
      3. 3. Raymond (Ernest) Svendsen (12 SEP 1921 – 25 APR 1969)
      4. 4. Eric Svendsen (6 AUG 1925 – 2 SEP 1925)
    2. 2. Ada (Matilda) Svendsen (11 Sep 1885 – 4 Mar 1943) m. Henry (James (Jim)) Field (25 Apr 1878 – 27 Oct 1948)
      1. 1. Gladys (Lucy) Field (8 Aug 1908 – 24 Dec 1919)
      2. 2. Ruby (Jordan) Field (10 Oct 1909 – 7 June 1985)
      3. 3. Elsie (Thelma) FIELD (15 Sep 1911 – 8 Aug 1992) m. WILLIAM (STANLEY) STEWART (28 Feb 1907 – 28 Sep 1978)
        1. 1. Jean (Carol) STEWART (20 Aug 1945 – ) m. William RHODES (15 Dec 1934 – )
        2. 2. Shirley (May) STEWART ( – 17 May 2007)
        3. 3. Robert (Stanley) STEWART ( – 1983)
      4. 4. Lorna (Sylvia) Field (10 Aug 1915 – 17 Apr 1995)
      5. 5. Leslie (Gordon) Field (16 Jan 1918 – 23 Nov 1941)
      6. 6. Leslie (Gordon) Field (16 Jan 1918 – 23 November 1941)
      7. 7. Percy (Selwyn) Field (10 Jun 1922 – 28 Apr 2001)
      8. 8. Roy (Henry) Field (10 Dec 1924 – 21 Feb 1987)
      9. 9. Victor (Brian) Field (18 Sep 1928 – 16 Feb 2013) m. Margaret (Joan) Pettigrew (10/10/1928 – 25/5/2009)
        1. 1. Rex Field
      10. 10. Unknown FIELD
      11. 11. Unknown FIELD
      12. 12. Unknown FIELD
      13. 13. Unknown FIELD
      14. 14. Unknown FIELD
      15. 15. Unknown FIELD
      16. 16. Unknown FIELD
    3. 3. William (Douglas Doug) Svendsen (14 NOV 1887 – 19 DEC 1969)
    4. 4. Leone (May) Svendsen (11 SEP 1889 – 10 NOV 1889)
    5. 5. Grace (May) Svendsen (1892 – 1970) m. Archibald Reid (17 Mar 1887 – 5 May 1963)
      1. 1. Muriel (Ethel) Reid (18 Apr 1921 – 2 Jul 2012)
      2. 2. Kenneth (John) Reid (1926 – 4 Apr 1943)
      3. 3. Brian (Archibald) REID (14 Dec 1935 – 3 Mar 2014) m. Colleen
        1. 1. Martin Field
        2. 2. Erica REID
        3. 3. Chris REID
    6. 6. Ethel Svendsen (15 Jan 1896 – 19 Aug 1986)
    7. 7. Adelaide (Emily) Svendsen (26 APR 1898 – 22 June 1973)
    8. 8. John (Leonard) Svendsen (31 DEC 1899 – 10 Nov 1977) m. Ethel (Myrtle) Harvey (21 Nov 1901 – 01 Aug 1980)
      1. 1. Trevor (Ronald) Svendsen (7 may 1926 – 23 July 1993)
      2. 2. Ivan (Desmond) Svendsen (1928 – 05 Nov 1945)
      3. 3. Leonard Svendsen
        1. 1. Norik Svendsen (1962 – )
    9. 9. Albert (Victor) SVENDSEN (16 MAY 1902 – 21 SEP 1976)
  16. 16. William (Ernest (Bill)) Osborne (24 Jun 1870 – 11 May 1931)
  17. 17. Emily Osborne (24 Jun 1870 – 11 July 1928)
  18. 18. Mary (Ann) Osburne (abt 1874 – )

William Osborne's Timeline

5 Records

1823
6 Mar 1823
Birth of William Knight Osborne in Brightwell, Suffolk, England
Brightwell, Suffolk, England
1825
23 Jan 1825
Birth of William Knight Osborne in Foxhall, Suffolk, England
Foxhall, Suffolk, England
1825
23 Jan 1825
Birth of William Knight Osborne in Brightwell, Suffolk, England
Brightwell, Suffolk, England
1908
9 Feb 1908
Age 83
Death of William Knight Osborne in Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1908
09 Feb 1908
Age 83
Death of William Knight 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
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1825
    Event Place: Foxhall, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1825
    Event Place: Brightwell, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Kairanga, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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