John
Osborn
John was
baptised at Nowton, Suffolk, 1786, a son of Thomas Osborne and Elizabeth.
He married
Susan, who was still alive in 1834 [1].
There is a
possible marriage for John Osborne to Susan Holden at Horningsheath
(aka Horringer), Suffolk, 9
January 1807. This is an adjacent parish
to Nowton; and in the next parish, Ickworth, there is a baptism for John Osborn, 21 December
1808, with parents John Osborn and Susan Holden.
In 1823 and
1824 he was running Commission stables at Upper Montagu Street, Montagu Square
(which is in Marylebone), London.
Around 1827 [2],
John Osborn, a horse dealer of Upper Montagu Street, was a frequent wine
drinker at Long’s in the afternoons where he would converse with his customers,
many aristocratic, about horses. He was
plain spoken without fear of offending, very knowledgeable, and his heart was
always in the right place. He was an
unassuming man to look at but came into his own in his stable yard, especially
with ‘that pink of dawning horse-dealers, young Master Johnny, by his side’,
who may be his son.
In 1834 he was
trading as ‘John Osborne and Son’ and in 1835 this was just ‘John Osborn’ since
his son died in 1834.
On 27 February
1838 a certificate was to be allowed and confirmed by the Court of Review for
John Osborn of Upper Montagu Street, Montagu Square, horse dealer
[3].
On 7 June 1841
Osborn horse dealer of Upper Montagu Street was to pay a dividend. A certificate was granted [4].
There is a
death registration for Susan Osborne in the Marylebone district in the June
quarter 1841.
In the census
of 1841, at Upper Montague Stables, John was aged 50, a horse dealer. With him were Ann Higgins aged 20 a female servant,
George Smith aged 15 a clerk, William Smith aged 35 a labourer and Ann Smith
aged 35. None was born in the county.
There is a
marriage for John Osborn (father Thomas) to Harriet Phillips at St James
Westminster, 18 July 1841.
On 3 March
1842 [5],
a prisoner to be brought before the Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors was
John Osborn (sued as John Osborne) late of 29˝ Upper Montagu Street, Montagu
Square, licensed dealer in horses and Commission and Livery Stable Keeper and
since November 1841 foreman to Mr John Dent of the same place.
In the census
of 1851, at 7 Montagu Mews, Marylebone, John Osborne was aged 67, running
Commission Stables and born at Bury St Edmunds.
His wife, Harriet, was aged 47 and born at Battle and his son, John
Croft Osborne was aged 12 and born at Seven Oakes. (John Croft Osborne is more likely to have
been his step son, since John Osborn was apparently not married in 1841.
In the Post
Office Directory of 1852 John had commission stables at 32 Upper Montagu
Street.
In
the census of 1861, at 7 Whymden (?
Wyndham) ---?---, Bryanston
district, Marylebone, John Osborn was aged 73 (this could have been 78), a
horse dealer born at Sicklesmere, Suffolk. His wife, Harriet was aged 58 and born at
Battle, Sussex, his son John C. Osborn was aged 22, a horse dealer and born at
Seven Oaks, Kent, and his niece, Jane Swaine was aged
26 and born at Seven Oaks.
A possible
death registration for John Osborn is in the Marylebone district in the
September quarter 1862.
John Croft
Osborn’s death was registered in the March quarter 1870 in the Marylebone
district. He was aged 32.
John and Susan
Osborn’s children were
1. John Osborn,
possibly baptised at Ickworth, Suffolk, 21 December
1808 (see above).
He
married Caroline.
He
was living at St Mary le Bone at the time of his death and was buried at Nowton 2 September 1834 aged 26. His will was dated 31 July 1834 and
administration with will annexed was granted in the Prerogative Court of
Canterbury 8 December 1834 to a creditor, John Richards. John Osborn the younger,
was a horse dealer of York Street, Gloucester Place/Portman Square and of
Montague Street in the parish of St Marylebone.
His original executors were his cousin Henry Osborn the younger of Grays
Inn Terrace, dealer in horses, and William Hawes of Lambs Conduit Street,
tailor and the witnesses were Alfred Robinson, Richard Rowed and Pamela
Clarke. Mentioned in his will are his
mother Susan, his father John with whom he had a horse dealing partnership, his
wife Caroline and his sister Maria, a spinster.
2. Maria Osborn, was
a spinster in 1834 1.
Posted
1 September 2013