Henry David Osborn

 

Henry David Osborne was baptised 7 May 1809 at St Andrew Holborn, London, a son of Henry Osborn and Elizabeth.

 

He married by licence Sarah Ann Farlow, 20 April 1830, at St Matthew, Brixton, Surrey.  They were bachelor and spinster of the parish and the witnesses were JH Barnes, Mary Farlow, William Comber and I (?) Dear*land (?).

 

In 1851, at 12 Grays Inn Terrace, he was aged 42, a horse merchant and born in St Andrew Holborn.  His wife, Sarah Ann was aged 43 and born in Temple.  Their children were Frederick B. aged 16 an architect, Charles S. aged 6, Mary H. Aged 3 and Agnes M. aged 10 months.  All were born in St Andrew Holborn.  There were also three servants, a cook, a housemaid and a nurse. 

 

By 6 January 1854 under a codicil to his father, Henry’s will, Henry junior had received his inheritance of £700.  He had also left the co-partnership business with William Banks and his father, Henry.  It seems that he and his family emigrated to Australia at about this time, for there was a notice printed in The Argus (Melbourne Victoria) 20 April 1898 “If the children of Henry David Osborn who carried on business in Grays Inn Lane about the year 1853 as a livery stable keeper will apply to Messrs Routh Stacy and Castle 14 Southampton Street Bloomsbury London they will hear something to their advantage”. 

 

Henry David and Sarah Ann’s children were

1)               Henry Osborn, born 31 January 1831 and baptised 20 April 1831 at St Andrew Holborn.

2)               William Farlow Osborn, born 12 March 1832 and baptised 23 November 1832 at St Andrew Holborn.

3)               Henry George Osborn (1833 – 1844), born 2 September 1833 and baptised 12 November 1833 at St Andrew Holborn.  His death was registered in the Holborn district in the September quarter 1844.

4)               Frederick Booker Osborn, born 5 November 1834 and baptised 18 December 1834 at St Andrew Holborn.

In 1851 he was at home with his parents, aged 16, an architect born in St Andrew Holborn.

5)               Sarah Elizabeth Osborn, born 19 December 1836 and baptised 9 February 1837 at St Andrew Holborn.

6)               Ellen Osborn, born 12 March 1839 and baptised 12 March 1840 at St Andrew Holborn. In 1938 Ellen’s descendents had still not claimed their inheritance under her grandfather’s will (.London Gazette 9 March 1938, Dormant Funds in Chancery).

7)               Emily Augusta Osborn, born 18 January 1841 (birth registered in the March quarter 1841 in the Holborn district) and baptised 5 November 1841 at St Andrew Holborn.  She married a Slater.  In 1938 Emily’s descendents had still not claimed their inheritance under her grandfather’s will (see above).

8)               Clara Darcy Osborn (1842 – 1848), born 5 October 1842 and baptised 2 October 1843 at St Andrew Holborn.  Her death (D’Arcy) was registered in the Edmonton district in the June quarter 1848.

9)               Charles Stuart Osborn, born 8 June 1844 and baptised 24 June 1844 at St Andrew Holborn.

In 1851 he was at home with his parents aged 6 and born in St Andrew Holborn.

10)           Louisa Gertrude Osborn (1845 – 1848), born 4 November 1845 and baptised 14 March 1848 at St Andrew Holborn.  Her death was registered in the Edmonton district in the June quarter 1848.

11)           Mary Hughes Osborn, born 2 August 1847 and baptised 14 March 1848 at St Andrew Holborn. 

In 1851 she was at home with her parents aged 3 and born in St Andrew Holborn.

She married James Garbutt, 4 July 1867 at West Maitland, Australia (http://thunderboltbushranger.com.au/james-garbutt.html).  He had a colourful life in and out of prison and died 15 July 1906 at Mudgee, Australia.  Mary had died by 1881 for there was, in July, a newspaper appeal, with reward, for the whereabouts of James Edward Garbutt, Alice and Minnie.  In 1938 Mary’s descendents had still not claimed their inheritance under their grandfather’s will (see above).  Their children were

i)                   Alice Mary Maude Garbutt, born 4 July 1867 at Singleton, Australia.

ii)                 Minnie Garbutt, born 1869.

12)           Agnes Maude Osborn, born 26 April 1850 and baptised 27 June 1850 at St Andrew Holborn.

In 1851 she was at home with her parents aged 10 months and born in St Andrew Holborn.

 

Posted 1 September 2013

 

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