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Please can anyone help me to locate the birth of my great grandmother Annie Osborne from Great Wilbraham in Cambridgeshire. From her marriage certificate I know that her father was Walter Osborne from Gt Wilbraham, BUT there were 2 Walter Osbournes in the village at that time, and I don't know which family is hers! She doesn't appear in the main list of births or in the parish records, and only in census records after she has left home and gone into service aged 15. I believe she was born in 1865/1866. All help very gratefully received.

Thanks) :-)

Welcome to the boards Catherine.


What was Walter's occupation ?

Who were the witnesses on the marriage cert ?

Welcome Catherine.

Is this the census with your Annie on it as a servant please?

1891 England Census
about Annie Osborn
Name: Annie Osborn
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Sandy
Ecclesiastical parish: Sandy
Town: Sandy
County/Island: Bedfordshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Biggleswade
Sub-registration district: Potton
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1255
Folio: 28
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
Francis E Foster 77
Francis E Foster 56
Sarah Smith 50
Bridget Long 38
Annie Osborn 25
Emma Green 19
Alexandr C Essex 19
Agnes M Hickson 27

Poss birth

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Ann Osborn
Name: Ann Osborn
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1865
Registration district: Chesterton
Inferred County: Cambridgeshire
Volume: 3b
Page: 508

??

1871 England Census
about Walter Osbourn
Name: Walter Osbourn
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Frances Osbourn
Gender: Male
Where born: Great Wilbraham
Civil parish: Great Wilbraham
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Registration district: Chesterton
Sub-registration district: Fulbourn
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 70
Piece: 1581
Folio: 116
Page Number: 13
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Osbourn 43 (Ag Lab)
Frances Osbourn 43
Thomas Osbourn 19
Fuller Osbourn 17
Robert Osbourn 13
John Osbourn 10
Allice Osbourn 8
Ann Osbourn 6
Walter Osbourn 2

??

a possibility - all born Great Wilbraham

1871

RG number: RG10
Piece: 1581
Folio: 116
Page: 13
Reg. District: Chesterton
Sub District: Fulbourn
Parish: Great Wilbraham
Enum. District: 8
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Church Street, Great Wilbraham
County: Cambridgeshire


OSBOURN, Walter Head M 43 1828 Cambridgeshire (Ag. Lab.)
OSBOURN, Frances Wife F 43 1828 Cambridgeshire
OSBOURN, Thomas Son M 19 1852 Cambridgeshire
OSBOURN, Fuller Son M 17 1854 Cambridgeshire
OSBOURN, Robert Son M 13 1858 Cambridgeshire
OSBOURN, John Son M 10 1861 Cambridgeshire
OSBOURN, Allice Daughter F 8 1863 Cambridgeshire
>>>>>OSBOURN, Ann Daughter F 6 1865 Cambridgeshire
OSBOURN, Walter Son M 2 1869 Cambridgeshire

Ann not with the parents in 1881...........

1881 England Census
about Walter Osbourn
Name: Walter Osbourn
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Frances Osbourn
Gender: Male
Where born: Gt. Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Great Wilbraham
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street Address: Church End
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Ag. Lab.

Registration district: Chesterton
Sub-registration district: Fulbourn
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1661
Folio: 107
Page Number: 12
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Osbourn 53 (Ag Lab)
Frances Osbourn 53
Eliah Osbourn 24
Robert Osbourn 23
John Osbourn 20
Walter Osbourn 13

1871 England Census
about Ann Osbourn
Name: Ann Osbourn
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Walter Osbourn
Mother's name: Frances Osbourn
Gender: Female
Where born: Great Wilbraham
Civil parish: Great Wilbraham
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Registration district: Chesterton
Sub-registration district: Fulbourn
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 70
Piece: 1581
Folio: 116
Page Number: 14
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Osbourn 43
Frances Osbourn 43
Thomas Osbourn 19
Fuller Osbourn 17
Robert Osbourn 13
John Osbourn 10
Allice Osbourn 8
Ann Osbourn 6 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Walter Osbourn 2

Baptism (from Find My Past)

Day:6
Month:Aug
Year:1865
Forenames:Ann
Surname:Osborne
Relationship:dau of
Father forenames:Walter
Fathers occupation:lab
Mother forenames:Frances
Birth Day:
Birth Month:
Birth Year:
Abode:otp
Place:Great Wilbraham
County:Cambridgeshire
Record source:Cambridgeshire Baptisms

Chris :)

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Walter Osborne
Name: Walter Osborne
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1848
Registration district: Chesterton
Inferred County: Cambridgeshire
Volume Number: 14
Page Number: 127



Frances Mansfield Oct-Nov-Dec 1848 Chesterton Cambridgeshire

Walter Osborne Oct-Nov-Dec 1848 Chesterton Cambridgeshire

Day:21
Month:Oct
Year:1855
Forenames:Eliab
Surname:Osborne
Relationship:son of
Father forenames:Walter
Fathers occupation:lab
Mother forenames:Frances
Birth Day:
Birth Month:
Birth Year:
Abode:otp
Place:Great Wilbraham
County:Cambridgeshire


Day:25
Month:Dec
Year:1893
Forenames:Annie
Surname:Osborne
Relationship:dau of
Father forenames:Eliab
Fathers occupation:lab
Mother forenames:Rebecca
Birth Day:12
Birth Month:Aug
Birth Year:1892
Abode:of Bedford
Place:Great Wilbraham
County:Cambridgeshire
Record source:Cambridgeshire Baptisms

(not sure if connected)

Chris :)


1881
OSBORNE, Annie Servant Single F 15 1866 Kitchen Maid Domestic Servant
Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire
Piece: 1663
Folio: 88
Page: 19
Registration District: Chesterton
Civil Parish: Trumpington
Municipal Borough:
Address: Trumpington Hall, Trumpington
County: Cambridgeshire

parents: John Osborn,? Mary

name: Walter Osborn
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 03 Feb 1828
baptism/christening place: GREAT WILBRAHAM,CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND
father's name: John Osborn
mother's name: Mary
indexing project (batch) number: J13840-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 990398

1841 England Census
about Frances Mansfield
Name: Frances Mansfield
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
Gender: Female
Where born: Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Great Wilbraham
Hundred: Staine
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Chesterton
Sub-registration district: Fulbourn
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 72
Book: 8
Folio: 7
Page Number: 10
Household Members: Name Age
Stephen Mansfield 50
Stephen MansfieldJunr. 20
Jane Mansfield 19
Frances Mansfield 10

parents: Stephen Mansfield,? Mary

name: Frances Mansfield
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 17 Aug 1828
baptism/christening place: GREAT WILBRAHAM,CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND
father's name: Stephen Mansfield
mother's name: Mary
indexing project (batch) number: K13840-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 990398

Burials (Find My Past)

Forenames:Walter
Surname:Osborne
Residence:otp
Day:18
Month:Mar
Year:1906
Age:78
Parish:Great Wilbraham
County:Cambridgeshire

Forenames:Frances
Surname:Osborne
Residence:otp
Day:22
Month:Sep
Year:1911
Age:83
Parish:Great Wilbraham
County:Cambridgeshire

Chris :)

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Annie Osborne
Name: Annie Osborne
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1883
Registration district: Chesterton
Inferred County: Cambridgeshire
Volume Number: 3b
Page Number: 658



William Hunt Jan-Feb-Mar 1883 Chesterton Cambridgeshire

**** Annie Osborne Jan-Feb-Mar 1883 Chesterton Cambridgeshire

Alfred Stead Jan-Feb-Mar 1883 Chesterton Cambridgeshire

Emily Hart Symonds Jan-Feb-Mar 1883 Chesterton Cambridgeshire

Household transcription
1911 census

Person: OSBORNE, Frances
Address: Toft Lane Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire

OSBORNE, Frances Head Widow F 82 1829 Gt Wilbraham Cambs VIEW
MORLEY, Frances Granddaughter Single F 31 1880 Gt Wilbraham Cambs VIEW
RG number: RG14
Piece: 9090
Reference: RG14PN9090 RG78PN482 RD180 SD2 ED11 SN65
Registration District: Chesterton
Sub District: Cherry Hinton
Enumeration District: 11
Parish: Great Wilbraham
Address: Toft Lane Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire
County: Cambridgeshire
(11 children born, 8 living, 3 had died)

Very many thanks to all who have replied so quickly. It has been helpful.
The witnesses on the marriage certificate were hard to decipher, but I think they are Robert Ellison and Sarah Sheadborough.
It was indeed the 1881 census with Annie as a 15 year old maid to which I was referring.
I had found the census for Walter and Frances Osborne with their other children before Annie would have been born, but hadn't realised that they had changed the spelling to Osbourn when she probably appears as Ann. Many thanks for that :-)
Interestingly her brother Eliab married her husband's sister , so they must have been close growing up together.

If you check out the image of the 1871 census, there are two other Osbourn families on there..........possibly related?

A James Osbourn and a Jospeh Thomas


1841 England Census
about Walter Osborne
Name: Walter Osborne
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Gender: Male
Where born: Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, England
[Cambridgeshire, England]

Civil parish: Great Wilbraham
Hundred: Staine
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Chesterton
Sub-registration district: Fulbourn
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 72
Book: 8
Folio: 4
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
John Osborne 45
Mary Osborne 45
Susan Osborne 23
James Osborne 21 <<<<<
Thomas Osborne 19
Walter Osborne 13
Joseph Osborne 11 <<<<<
David Osborne 9
Maryan Osborne 5
George Osborne 5
Eliza Osborne 3