Hello Betty Ann, The Osbourne name was not commonly found in early 19th century Donegal Really there were only two places there were found these being: The townland of Braade Upper in Glencolumbkille and in Monreagh which is in the Parish of Taughboyne. I should look for evidence of your family in these two locations. Regards RW www.ulsterancestry.com >From: Betty Ann <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [DONEGAL] Osborne surname - Donegal >Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 21:50:02 -0600 > >I am new to research in Ireland and am looking for the Donegal family of my >g.g.grandfather, Moses Osborne, who stated in Canadian documents that he >was born >in County Donegal in 1794. > >The only other fact that I know is that he settled in New Brunswick, Canada >in 1819 with >at least one known relative, Miss Mary Osborne, born Co. Donegal about >1797. I believe >they were most likely siblings, and that it is quite likely their father >would have been >named William. > >Thanks to some wonderful web sites referenced on this list, I have managed >to find where the >name of William Osborne appears twice in the 1796 Flax Growers List, >reference # 13786 Donegal >& # 23971 Londonderry (I do not know what these numbers refer to). The >1796 Spinning >Wheel Premium Entitlements List shows Osburn, William, living in Raphoe. >The only other >William Osborne reference I have found so far appears in the Wills and >Deeds Index which shows >that he was from Aughigatt and died in 1816. > >Could some kind person tell me where I might find additional information >about these William Osborne >entries, or if there might be other records somewhere that could give a bit >more information about >him and his family? > >My sincere thanks for your time and effort, > >Betty Ann in Western Canada > > >==== IRL-CO-DONEGAL Mailing List ==== >If you have a Donegal website, we can post your URL here so relatives and >researchers of your surnames can find you. >Contact Admin: [email protected] > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

Hi I have many Osbornes coming to Australia from Termont Termomongan Tyrone during the late 1830s and 40s. yes I know that we are talking Donegal but several of my McGraths married across the border etc as this area of Tyrone is close to Donegal Osborne....there were at least 2 that were naval doctors and escorted maybe 11 trips of assissted immigrants from Ireland to Australia and finally settled here with vast areas of land mainly in the Illawarra ( today that can be described as 1 1/2 hrs sth of Sydney in prime pastoral cattle and dairy land Christene (Mr Frank Osborne now 81 plays a major roll in the Wollongong Historical Group)