18 Aug 2023
Wife: Alice Beard
Born: 28 May 1863 in Gloucester 1 Census: 1891 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire (see note 1) Census: 1901 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire (see note 2) Census: 1911 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 3) Occupation: 1911 Laundress Resided: 1920 - 1942 in 1 Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington 2 Census: 1921 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 4) Died: 1942 Buried: 20 Mar 1942 in Trumpington (see note 5) Father: Mother: Other spouse 1 Notes
Husband: Thomas George Osborne Birth name: Thomas George Eagle 3
Born: 31 May 1860 in Molesey, Surrey 1 (see note 6) Census: 1901 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire (see note 7) Census: 1911 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 8) Occupation: 1911 Carpenter Resided: 1913 - 1943 at 1 Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington 2,4,1 Census: 1921 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 9) Occupation: 1921 Carpenter, Martin, Builder, Northampton Died: 1943 Buried: 7 Jun 1943 in Trumpington (see note 10) Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Nellie Osborne Birth name: Susan Nelly Osborne 5 Born: 1897 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire 5 (see note 11) Census: 1911 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 12) Occupation: 1911 Learner in Laundry Died: 1966 in Huntingdonshire 6 (see note 13)
M Child 2: Edward Walter Osborne Born: 4 Oct 1898 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire 6,5 (see note 14) Census: 1911 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 15) Military: 1914 - 1918 7 Resided: 1920 - 1927 in Nightingale Cottages, Trumpington 2 Census: 1921 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 16) Occupation: 1921 Painter, Martin, Builder, Northampton Occupation: 1922 Painter 8 Resided: 1928 - 1934 at Field View, Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1935 - 1962 at 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 2,1 Occupation: 1939 Painter & Decorator 1 Died: 1974 in Suffolk 9 (see note 17) Wife: Alice Pett b. 24 Sep 1897 d. 1950 Married: 1921 in Cambridgeshire 9 (see note 18) Wife: Margery Mabel Irene Ward b. 24 Dec 1919 d. 1999 Also known as: Irene Ward 2 Married: 1955 in Cambridge 9 (see note 19)
M Child 3: Frederick William Osborne Also known as: William Osborne Also known as: Joe Osborne 10 Born: 1 Nov 1899 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire 1 Census: 1911 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 20) Military: 1914 - 1918 7 Census: 1921 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 21) Occupation: 1921 - 1926 Labourer 8 Resided: 1926 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire 8 Member: 1926 Trumpington Cricket Club 11 Resided: 1928 - 1934 at 2 Council Houses, Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1929 in Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 8 Occupation: 1929 Bricklayer 8 Resided: 1935 - 1989 at 65 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 2,1,12 Occupation: 1939 - 1947 Engineering Laboratory Assistant 1,13 Member: 1947 - 1973 Trumpington Allotment Society 13 Occupation: 1947 Committee, Trumpington Allotment Society 13 Died: 1989 in Cambridge 9 (see note 22) Wife: Ida May Hardingham b. 11 Jun 1904 d. 1987 Married: 17 Oct 1925 in Trumpington (see note 23)
F Child 4: Elsie May Osborne Born: 1900 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire 6 (see note 24) Census: 1911 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 25) Census: 1921 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 26) Husband: Frederick Thomas Smith b. ABT 1884 Married: 22 Oct 1921 in Trumpington (see note 27)
M Child 5: Tom Osborne Born: 12 Jun 1904 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire 6,1 (see note 28) Census: 1911 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 29) Census: 1921 in Nightingales Cottages, Trumpington (see note 30) Occupation: 1921 Farm Labourer, Mr Duke, Trumpington Resided: 1939 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire 1 Occupation: 1939 Carpenter & Joiner 1 Died: 1997 in Cambridge 9 (see note 31) Wife: Gladys Louisa Gordon b. 31 Jan 1904 d. 1994 Married: 1927 in Cambridgeshire 6 (see note 32)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) Electoral Register. (3) Birth Record. (4) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) (5) GRO index. (6) FreeBMD website. (7) Roll of Honour, in Trumpington Village Hall. (8) Baptism records of children. (9) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (10) Colin Osborne pers. com. (11) Trumpington Cricket web page. (12) Probate record. (13) Trumpington Allotment Society records.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 28, born Gloucester, with husband Frederick Osborne and 5 children Note (2) Age 37, born Gloucester. Widow, with 8 children and boarder Thomas Eagle Note (3) Age 47, born Gloucester, with husband Thomas Osborne and children. Laundress Note (4) Age 56, born Gloucester, with husband Thomas George Osborne and four children Note (5) Mar 20 OSBORNE Alice of Nightingale Cottage 78 Note (6) Thomas George Eagle: Jun 1860 Kingston 2a 211 Note (7) Thomas Eagle: age 40, born Molesey. Carpenter, boarder with Alice Osborne and her children, at least 4 of whom were probably his Note (8) Age 50, born Molesey. Carpenter, with wife Alice and children Note (9) Age 61, born Surrey. Carpenter, Martin, Builder, Northampton, with wife Alice and four children Note (10) Jun 7 OSBORNE Thomas George of 1 Nightingale Cottages 83 Note (11) Susan Nelly Osborne: Jun 1897 Biggleswade 3b 353 mothers surname Beard Note (12) Age 14, born Arlesey, with family. Learner in Laundry Note (13) Sep 1966 Huntingdon 4b 366 age 68 Note (14) Dec 1898 Biggleswade 3b 352 mothers surname Beard Note (15) Age 12, born Arlesey, with family Note (16) Age 22, born Arlesey, with family. Painter, Martin, Builder, Northampton Note (17) Jun 1974 Waveney 10 2825 born 4 Oct 1898 Note (18) Dec 1921 Caxton 3b 1115 Note (19) Jun 1955 Cambridge 4a 505 Note (20) William Osborne: age 11, born Arlesey, with family Note (21) William Osborne: age 21, born Arlesey, with family. Labourer, out of work Note (22) Jun 1989 Cambridge 9 823 born 1 Nov 1899 Note (23) Oct 17 OSBORNE Frederick William 25 bac lab otp son of Thomas carpenter HARDINGHAM Ida May 21 sp [blank] of Chesterton dau of Charles Alfred carpenter wits: T OSBORNE, E A HARDINGHAM, N S OSBORNE Note (24) Dec 1900 Biggleswade 3b 336 Note (25) Age 10, born Arlesey, with family Note (26) Age 20, born Arlesey, with family Note (27) Oct 22 SMITH Frederick Thomas 37 bac builders foreman of Boughton Northants son of Frank builders foreman OSBORNE Elsie May 21 sp [blank] otp dau of Thomas George carpenter wits: N I OSBORNE, E W OSBORNE Note (28) Sep 1904 Biggleswade 3b 336 Note (29) Age 6, born Arlesey, with family Note (30) Age 17, born Arlesey, with family. Farm Labourer, Mr Duke, Trumpington Note (31) Dec 1997 Cambridge born 12 Jun 1904 Note (32) Jun 1927 Chesterton 3b 1113 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index