John Clement OSBORNE

  General Notes:

In St John in the Wilderness Cemetery, Exmouth (where Best family is buried) there is a grave of
John Clement Osborne d 4 Aug 1946 aged 87 & wife Jane d 13 Feb 1947 aged 82

Marriages Sep 1885 St Thomas 5b 83 at Littleham cum Exmouth Parish Church. Witnesses were James West Knowles and Emma Lucy Knowles (brother and sister)

1861 census
RG9/1475 F48 P1
Shobrooke, Devon
John Osborne, Head, Mar, 48, Agricultural Laborer, Devon Upton Helions
Sarah Osborne, Wife, Mar, 34, , Devon Crediton
John Osborne, Son, , 1, , Devon Shobrooke

1871 census
RG10/2163 F37 P7
Coombe Hamlet, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon
John Osborn, Head, Mar, 54, Ag Lab, Devon Sandford
Sarah do, Wife Mar, 44, , Devon Kennerleigh
John C do, Son, , 11, Scholar, Devon Shobrooke

1881 census
RG11/2139 F97 P30
Mitwell Court, Woodbury Mitwell, Lympstone, Devon
John Osborne, Son, Unm, 23, Groom, Devon Shobroke
- one of many servants of Eliza F C Drake (Wife, but no husband present) born in Mauritius

1891 census
The Elms Cottage, Exmouth (Littleham)
RG12/1675 Folio 5 Page 3
John Clement Osborne, head, 31, coachman, b Devon Shobrooke
Jane Osborne, wife, 26, b Devon Woodbury
Elsie Sophia Osborne, daur, 4, scholar, b Devon Exmouth
Stanley John Osborn (sic), son, 1, b Devon Exmouth

1901 census
South Street, Exmouth (Littleham), Devon
RG13/2028 F39 P8
John Osborne, Head, M, 41, Coachman, worker, Devon Shobrook
Jane do, wife, M, 36, , , Devon Woodbury
Elsie do, daur, , 14, Dressmaker's apprentice, , Devon Exmouth
Stanley J do, son, , 11, , , Devon Exmouth
Amy W do, daur, , 8, , , Devon Exmouth
William Jancock, boarder, S, 28, General Plumber, worker, Devon Broadwood Kelly

1911 census (indexed as Bent)
RG14PN12582 RG78PN722 RD270 SD1 ED11 SN32
The Mews, Lympstone, Devon
John Clement Osborn, Head, 51, Married, Cab Proprietor, Shobrooke Devonshire
Jane Osborn, Wife, 46, Married 25 years, , Woodbury Devonshire
Elsie Sophia Best, Daughter, 24, Married 1 year, , Exmouth Devonshire
Amy Winifred Osborn, Daughter, 18, Single, Dressmaker, Exmouth Devonshire
James Adamson Best, Boarder, 26, Married, Tailor, Exmouth Devonshire
- against Jane Osborn it states there were 3 children born alive and 3 still alive, in this marriage
- against Elsie Best it states that there were no children
- the house had 6 rooms
- no infirmities shown in the final column of the form

1939 Register
Ref: RG101/6819D/011/30 Letter Code: WFKN
111 Exeter Road , Exmouth U.D., Devon, England
James A Best 23 Dec 1884 Male Tailor (Master) Married 140 1
Elsie S Best 07 Mar 1887 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 140 2
John C Osborne 09 May 1859 Male Private Service Coachman (Retired) Married 140 3
Jane Osborne 14 Jul 1864 Female Incapacitated Married 140 4
James Nicholas 16 Oct 1915 Male Master House Painter Decorator Married 140 5
Mollie K Earnshaw (Nicholas) 04 Dec 1912 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 140 6
- against Mollie (for the change of name to Earnshaw on 22.5.1971) is annotated 23.6.71 CR283 DN

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Groom (domestic), 1881, Lympstone, Devon, England.

• Occupation: Coachman, 6 Sep 1885, Exmouth, Devon, England.

• Occupation: Coachman, 1891, Exmouth, Devon, England.

• Occupation: Coachman, 1901, Exmouth, Devon, England.

• Occupation: Carriage Proprietor, 17 May 1910.

John married Jane KNOWLES, daughter of Henry Frederick KNOWLES and Sophia MOORE, on 6 Sep 1885 in Littleham, Exmouth, Devon, England. (Jane KNOWLES was born on 14 Jul 1864 in Woodbury, Devon, England, died on 13 Feb 1947 and was buried in St John In The Wilderness, Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon, England.)