Dear Steve, Here is what I have on my OSMONDS - I note the village of COKER in your tree, and my ancestors were there at one time, see below. My Gt. Grandfather was born there. It would be lovely I I could find some Osmond relatives, as the families lost touch about 100 years ago. Best regards, and thanks - I will study your tree to see if I can find any other links. Hope this mail is not too long for the List. WENDY OSMOND FAMILY 1st Generation - WILLIAM and ANN SUTTON BINGHAM Baptisms for WILLIAM and ANN OSMOND: 15th May 1785 - Susannah, daughter of William and Ann Osment 13th January 1788 - Mary & Elizabeth, daughters of William and Ann Osborne [?twins] 8th February 1789 - Samuel, son of William and Ann Osmond 24th March 1793 - Sarah, daughter of William and Ann Osmond 23rd February 1794 - Hannah, daughter of William and Ann Osmond [?died 1819] 19th October 1803 - William & Elizabeth, son & daughter of William and Ann Osmond [?twins] Unfortunately the Sutton Bingham marriage records have been lost for the period where William and Ann's marriage was likely to have taken place, but they probably married there. Samuel Osmond married Ann Ba[u]nton of East Coker 4th December 1809, Sutton Bingham. This entry was found in the Bishop's Transcripts for Sutton Bingham. Ann is likely to be daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Baunton and baptised at Milborne Port 9th December 1790. An Abraham Baunton married Betty Lannem at Milborne Port 9th October 1783. There was one baptism for Samuel and Ann at Sutton Bingham - John, baptised 1810. 2nd Generation - SAMUEL and ANN 1841 SUTTON BINGHAM SOMERSET SAMUEL OSMOND (or Osmand) 50 Ag Lab Somerset Ann do. 50 Somerset Elizabeth do. 15 Flax Spr. Somerset William do. 14 Ag Lab Somerset GEORGE do. 12 Ag Lab Somerset [so born c. 1829] A few households further on were: Henry Osmand 20 Ag Lab Somerset Susannah do. 30 Do. Somerset John Stadle 15 Do. Somerset who may be related. 1851 SUTTON BINGHAM SOMERSET SAMUEL OSMOND of Sutton Bingham Somerset, born there c. 1788, Ag. Lab. Wife ANN born Milborne Port, Somerset, c. 1787 A son [born c. 1826] and a daughter [born c. 1825] were living with them in 1851, and the family were lodged at the No. 6, Poor House, Sutton Bingham. 1861 EAST COKER SOMERSET By 1861 Samuel was a widower aged 72 and lodging at No. 7 Fillys Cross Cottages, East Coker, in the household of Charles Slade, 37, a Sail Cloth Power Loom Weaver. Samuel was still working as an agricultural labourer. 1871 EAST COKER SOMERSET In 1871 Samuel was aged 82 and lodging at No. 8 Up Coker Street, East Coker, in the household of Charles Pavord, 72, a farm labourer. Samuel is described as ‘formerly a farm labourer’. He probably died between 1871 and 1881 as I cannot locate him 1881. The burial recorded at Sutton Bingham as follows must be him. SAMUEL OSMOND buried 14th Nov. 1873 aged 83. 3rd Generation - GEORGE and MARY GEORGE OSMOND, born c. 1829 at Sutton Bingham, Somerset [son of Samuel Osmond] WIFE MARY FRAMPTON, born c. 1832 at Corscombe [daughter of Thomas Frampton] Married 1850 Yeovil District, Vol. 10, Page 1007, April 15th at Sutton Bingham Parish Church by Banns, George aged 21, Mary aged 18. 1851 EAST COKER SOMERSET In 1851 George and Mary were living in East Coker, Somerset, aged 22 and 19, with son Henry aged 1 month, who was born in East Coker. Also in the household was Martha Frampton aged 12, described as a relation, probably a younger sister of Mary. 1861 WEST KNIGHTON DORSET 1861RG9-1355f98p4 17; Cottage; George OSMOND; Head; M; 32; Farm Labourer; Sutton Bingham Somerset; 17; Cottage; Mary OSMOND; Wife; M; 38; Wife; Corscombe Dorset 17; Cottage; Henry OSMOND; Son; U; 10; Son; Coker Dorset; 17; Cottage; Charles OSMOND; Son; U; 8; Scholar; Halstock Dorset; 17; Cottage; Jobe OSMOND; Son; U; 5; Scholar; Litleberry Dorset; [Bilberry?] 17; Cottage; Emely OSMOND; Dau; U; 3; Daughter; West Knighton Dorset; 17; Cottage; Fredrick J. OSMOND; Son; U; 10m ?; Son; Brapole Dorset; 1871 WOODSFORD DORSET In 1871 the family were living in a cottage at Woodsford, Dorset. George was an agricultural labourer. Son Henry born c. 1851 at East Coker, Somerset, ag. lab. Son Charles born c. 1853 at Halstock, Dorset, ag. lab. Daughter Emily born c. 1858 at Whitford, Dorset, scholar Son Walter born c. 1867 at Bockhampton, Dorset, scholar Daughter Roseanna born c. 1870 at Bockhampton, Dorset RG10/2012 Dorchester, Puddletown district 1881 WINTERBOURNE HERRINGSTONE DORSET In 1881 George and Mary were living in a cottage at Winterbourne Herringstone, Dorset, aged 50 and 46. Places of birth given same as 1851. 1891 WINTERBOURNE CARNE DORSET By 1891 George had died and Mary and family were living at Came Farm. Winterbourne Came. Dorset. Mary Osmond Head of Family. Widow. 54 years. Laundress. Born Corscombe. Rose H Osmond. Daughter. Single 21. Cook. Born Bockhampton. Alice Osmond. Daughter. Single 16. Born Herringstone. Edith Mary Osmond. Daughter. Single 14. School Monitor. West ?Knighton Edward Tunner or Gunner Lodger. Single Groom. 1901 CONGRESBURY, SOMERSET In 1901 Mary was a 66 year old widow, a retired laundress, living at Congresbury with her grandson Albion, 15, who was born at Queen Camel. It is likely that Albion is the boy who appears as Alfred James on the 1891 census, son of Henry and a brother of Walter Henry Osmond our grandfather. >From census entries and dates of birth, the family roamed the whole of Dorset and the border area of Somerset. A list of some of the dates and locations as follows 1829 Sutton Bingham, Somerset - 4 miles south of Yeovil [birthplace of George] 1832 Corscombe, Somerset - 9 miles west of Yeovil [birthplace of his wife Mary Frampton] 1851 East Coker, Somerset- 2 miles south of Yeovil 1853 Halstock, Dorset - on north west border with Somerset 1858 Whitford, Dorset - near Lyme Regis 1856 Little berry [?Bilberry] Dorset 1858 + 61 West Knighton & Whitford 1860 - 61 Brapole Dorset 1867-70 Bockhampton, near Dorchester - Thomas Hardy’s home village 1871 Woodsford, Puddletown, Dorchester 1875 Herringstone, Dorset 1881 Winterbourne Herringstone, Dorset [George & Mary] and Fordington [son Henry Osmond] 1886 Queen Camel, near Ilchester, Somerset, north of Yeovil [son Henry Osmond] 1891 Winterbourne Came, Dorset - Mary and children. 1891 Podimore Milton, Somerset - near Yeovil [son Henry Osmond] 1896 Westonzoyland, Somerset - north west of Bridgewater [grandson Walter Henry Osmond] 1901 Higher Cam, Dorchester [grandson Walter Henry Osmond] 1901 Congresbury Somerset - near Weston-super Mare - Mary and her grandson Albion. 1908 Clevedon - grandson Albion James Osmond, a baker 1909 Cadoxton, Barry, Glamorgan - grandson Walter Henry Osmond 11 children identified so far: Born c. 1851 Henry [our gt. grandfather] East Coker, Somerset c. 1852 Charles Halstock c. 1856 Job Bilberry - baptised 18.11.1855, Little Bredey, Dorset c. 1858 Emily Baptised 25.02.1860 West Knighton, Dorset c. 1860 Frederick J. Brapole - bapt. Frederick Thomas 15.02.1860 W. Knighton c. 1862 Caroline Alice Baptised 07.12.1860 West Knighton, Dorset c. 1867 Walter Bockhampton, Dorset c. 1869 Roseanna Bockhampton - bapt. Rosanna 11.07.1669, Stinsford, Dorset c. 1872 Agnes Woodsford c. 1875 Alice West Herringstone c. 1877 Edith Baptised Edith Mary 01.04.1877, West Knighton 4th Generation - The Two Marriages of Henry James [Harry] Osmond {A} HARRY / HENRY and ELIZABETH [1st wife] Henry [Harry] must have had a brief career as an engine driver c. 1881, when his wife and son are recorded on the Census living at Fordington in railway-owned property. Henry he had been an agricultural labourer in 1871 and by 1891 he had returned to a rural occupation as an agricultural groom. His marriage to Elizabeth Anne [Annie E.] Miller looks to have taken place in December 1877 in Sherbourne District, Volume 5a, Page 767. She died September quarter 1893, Sherborne District. 1891 PODIMORE MILTON In 1891 the family were at [Podymore] Podimore Milton, near Yeovil, as follows: RG12/1900, Page 16 HENRY OSMOND, head, aged 42, Groom, Domestic, born West Coker, Somerset ANNIE E. [Elizabeth Anne] aged 32, born Oborne, Sherborne, Dorset WALTER HENRY, son, aged 12, scholar, born Oborne [my grandfather]. Died WW1 EMILY J., daughter, aged 10, scholar, born Oborne. Nothing further found, many of that name. “ALBERT J., son, aged 5, scholar, born Queen Camel, Somerset [* ALBION JAMES] * From the Free BMDs ALBION JAMES OSMOND was born in the September quarter of 1885 in the Wincanton district, 5c429. In 1901 he was aged 15 and living with his grandmother Mary Osmond at Congresbury. His marriage is recorded 1st June 1908, when he married Elizabeth Ann Palmer at St. Anne’s, Hewish [Reg. 1908 / Sept / Axbridge 5c947], he was a baker of Clevedon. He is described as the son of HENRY JAMES OSMOND, Coachman. His bride was a spinster of Hewish, and the daughter of Joseph Henry Palmer, labourer. The witnesses were Walter James Amesbury and Emily Palmer. In 1911 Albion and his family lived at 118 Kenn Road, Clevedon, as follows. ALBION OSMOND, head, age given as 23, Baker Journeyman, born Queen Camel ELIZA ANN wife, married 3 years, age given as 26, born Hewish DORIS EMILY, daughter, aged 2, born Clevedon GORDON ALBION HENRY, son, aged 1 month, born Clevedon. Clearly he has deducted a few years from his age unless there is a transcription error. Clevedon Civic Society Roll of Honour [internet site] includes Albion’s name,. His details: Albion James Osmond Rfs 204998 Rifle Brigade 22 Treefield Road His wife Elizabeth was buried at Hewish on 16th February 1962 aged 78, then of Stoke Gifford. Albion’s ashes were interred in her grave on 9th May 1964. Some details of their children as below, provided by a contact. DORIS EMILY OSMOND. Birth Reg. 1909 / June / Long Ashton 5c539, baptised St. Andrew’s, Clevedon, 13 June 1909. Married WILLIAM F. A. POWELL Reg. 1931 / March / Long Ashton 5c938. GORDON ALBION HENRY OSMOND Registered as Gordon A. H. Osmond. 1911 / March / Long Ashton 5c506. Baptised ALBION GORDON HENRY OSMOND, St. Andrew’ s, Clevedon, 23 April 1911. Appears to have married twice. 1. [GWENDOLINE] TAYLOR 1931, by whom he had three children - IRENE 1932 - married Colin D. Skuse 1950 GLENDA D. 1935 GERALD A. 1940 2. MARGARET I. LAWSON, married 1953. No further details B] HENRY / HARRY and LAVINIA [2nd wife] 1901 UPLOWMAN DEVON In 1901 Henry is found at Uplowman near Tiverton in Devon, living in a steam roller and presumably working on road-building, and has deducted 5 years from his age.. His wife was not with him but he was married, to his second wife [Lavinia]. Since finding the family on the 1911 Census, I was able to locate Lavinia and 3 older children at Dorchester in 1901, where she gave her place of birth as Dawlish, Devon, but in 1911 said she was born in Cornwall. >From the Free BMDs, their marriage took place at Weymouth in June Quarter 1896. Vol. 5a p.686. Weymouth Reg. District, Henry OSMOND and Lavinia Melinda STEED. Children: WILLIAM HENRY OSMOND born Sept. quarter 1897, Vol. 5a, p. 302 * PHILADELPHIA OSMOND born Dec, quarter 1898, Vol. 5a, p. 297 EVELYN IRENE OSMOND born Dec. quarter 1899, Dorchester District, died Tiverton June 1901 LOUISA AMELIA A. OSMOND born June quarter 1908, Vo. 5c, p. 256a * A Philadelphia Osmond married HENRY C. IND at Tiverton, Devon, June quarter 1927, Vol. 5b, p. 1001 and I have found three births as follows. JOAN R. IND born Tiverton June 1928, Vol. 5b, p. 552 DAVID C. IND born Tiverton June 1930, Vol. 5n p. 528 ROGER L. IND born Surrey Mid Eastern Sept. 1936, Vol. 2a p. 317 In all three cases, the mother’s maiden name is given as OSMOND. I have found nothing further as yet on Philadelphia‘s siblings, WILLIAM HENRY and LOUISA AMELIA A., but there are a couple of possible marriages for Louisa in Tiverton, which is quite near Milverton, just over the border. 1911 MILVERTON, WELLINGTON SOMERSET Henry Osmond was living at Houndsmoor, Milverton,, with his second wife and children as follows. HENRY OSMOND, head, married, aged 63, engine driver, steam roller, born East Coker, Somerset. *LAVINIA OSMOND, wife, married 16 years, aged 47, born ?Palparis, Cornwall [should this be Polperro?] WILLIAM HENRY OSMOND, son, aged 14, errand boy, grocer born Came, Dorchester PHILADELPHIA OSMOND, daughter, aged 13, at school, born Came, Dorchester LOIUSA OSMOND, daughter, aged 3, born Milverton “STEED FAMILY found in Falmouth, Cornwall, in 1871 as follows: Transcript of Piece RG10/2294 Folio 19 Page 31 - 19 Berkely Vale 202,,1,William Steed,Head,M,35,,Coastguardsman,Plymouth Devon,, ,,,Caroline Steed,Wife,M,,30,,Plymouth Devon,, ,,,William H Steed,Son,,9,,Scholar,Plymouth Devon,, ,,,Clara M Steed,Dau,,,8,Scholar,Dawlish Devon,, ,,,Lavinia M Steed,Dau,,,6,Scholar,Dawlish Devon,, ,,,Thomas C Steed,Son,,4,,Scholar,Polperro Cornwall,, ,,,John Geo Steed,Son,,2,,,Polperro Cornwall,, ,,,Alfred Steed,Son,,1m,,,Falmouth Cornwall,, 1925 WINCANTON REGISTRATION DISTICT Death of HENRY JAMES OSMOND, age given as 71, June Quarter, 5c 445. Wincanton covers Wellington.