John was born in 1809 in Thrandeston Suffolk. At some stage he changed his surname from Osborn to Osborne. Mary Anne was born in 1814 in Brome, Suffolk. Brome and Thrandeston are about 2km apart.
In 1843 John and Mary Anne were married and living in Thrandeston where there first child Isaac was born.
In 1851 John was farming 13 acres in Wortham. This is 2.5 km from were he was born in Thrandeston. Their farm provided a good enough living for them to keep a 13 year old servant who was living with them at the time. In 1861 John was working as both a farmer and a grocer. They probably owned the Grocers shop. John’s 86 year old mother, Susannah, was living with the family in 1851. His father had died by that time. In 1871 John and Mary Anne were living at 79 Brook Road Wortham and still farming the 13 acres. Brook Rd was a middle class area. They were living next to George Choppin who was the Vicar of Fulford and curate of Wortham. The next house in the road was the school house.
With all their children having left home except for Albert who was 9 years old, Mary Ann was freed up to supplement the family income by working in the Grocers shop John had been working in. By 1881 John was 74 and Mary Anne 69. They were still farming the same 13 acres that they had been farming for more than 30 years. Their address had changed to 57 Brook house which is close to where they were living 10 years previously. By that stage their last child, Albert who had been born very late when Mary Anne was 47 years old had left home to live with his sister Mary Anne (Polly) and her husband Earnest Norman. John died approximately 1893 in Wortham Suffolk. They had five children
Isaac was born in 1843 in Thrandeston. Isaac married Dinah Leggett who was born 1847 in Dis Norfolk. In 1871 Isaac and Dinah were living with Dinah’s parents, Nath and Maria Leggett at 138 Fan Green. Isaac was working as a Carpenter, In 1881 they had moved out of Dinah’s parents house and into 47 Flu Street, Tottington Mill, Royden by Diss. Dinah’s father was dead by this time and her mother was living with the family as well. By this time Isaac was referring to himself as a Builder. He was also operating the mill. In1891 the family were living 41 Yothington in Moyden. Isaac died between 1901 and 1911. By 1911 Dinah moved in with her Daughter Ella Jane and her husband at 474 High street, Manor Park Their children were . Florence who was born 1869, Edith born 1971, Louisa born 1876, John born in 1873, Anne born in 1874, Ella Jane born in 1878, Stanley born in 1882 and Lilly in 1883. Lilly became a school teacher. Ella Jane married John Holden.
1. Arthur was born in 1845. He worked as a blacksmith from 1861. Arthur married Susanna who was born in 1847 in Cossy, Norfolk. They lived at 10 Magpie Green in 1871, Stoke Holybins in 1881 and the family was living at 4 Norwich Rd in 1891. They had 8 children. There children were, Ellen born in 1871, Margaret born in 1873, Alice born in 1875, Kate born in 1876, Susannah born in 1878, Agnes born in 1881, Arthur W. born in 1887 ,lorence born in 1889.
2. Fredrick was born in 1846. Fredrick married Elizabeth who was born in 1845. In 1881 they were living at 20 Bloomfeild St Wortham. In 1891 the family was living at 131 Cambridge street Norwich. Fredric worked as a carpenter like is elder brother Isaac. By 1891 Fredrick was working as an Organ Builder. Presumably in his brothers in Laws business, Norman and Beard. He retired before 1901. Their children were Nellie born 1871, Minnie born in 1873. Minnie was house maid in 1981, a cook in 1991. In 1911 she was living in her deceased parent house at 131 Cambridge Street, living off her inheritance William was born in 1881,. William worked as an organ builder like his father. Annie was born in 1886. Annie worked as a tailor.
3. Mary Anne (Polly) was born in 1849. Earnest was born in 1851 in Kings Cross, London. and worked as and organ Builder . Earnest’s father William Norman (1830 – 1877) was a cabinet maker in London who made cases for organs. His mother was Louisa Tryphena. He became ill and moved with the family to Norfolk. Earnest was the oldest son and started an organ business at Diss, Norfolk in about 1870. In 1876 he moved to Norwich where he met Polly. They were married in 1877 in Hartismere in Suffolk.
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In 1881 they were living at 12 Grapes Hill. Mary Ane’ brother Arthur was living with them and was working as an apprentice organ builder in Norman and Beard. They were obviously doing well financially has they kept a 15 year old live in servant. In 1891 they were living in 18 Brunswick Rd and in 1901 they were living at 31 College Rd. Earnest died in 1927. They had two children, William was born 1878 and Ellen was born 1881. Ellen was working a photographic retoucher.
Albert Algar was born in 1861 in Wortham Suffolk . Albert’s mother was 47 when Albert was born. Albert married Louisa Jones (see separate history)
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