Researching Harry Osborne
Dig into the past of Harry Osborne using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14293 people with the Osborne surname? In that year Osborne was ranked number 276 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Harry means "Form of HAROLD. army-power" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Harry Osborne on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Osborne ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harry Osborne and the Osborne Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Osborne Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Osborne family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Harry Osborne at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Harry Osborne using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Harry Osborne records.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Harry Osborne.
Research the Osborne surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Osborne Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 23295 people with the Osborne surname in the UK? Osborne is now ranked number 224 for popularity in the UK. |
Osborne Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Harry Osborne.
Study MyTrees for information on the Osborne family and people looking to contact living Osborne relations.
Explore One Great Family for Osborne records submitted by people who are already researching the Osborne Family Tree.
Find Harry Osborne from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Osborne Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Osborne surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 82033 people with the Osborne surname in the USA? Osborne is ranked number 130 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Osborne Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Harry Osborne. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Harry Osborne
Harry Osborne (philatelist)
Harry Osborne MD, MRCS, DPH, (28 November 1875 – 21 June 1959) was a British medical practitioner and philatelist who wrote several important works on classic British stamps and signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1954.
Osborne won the Crawford Medal from the Royal Philatelic Society, London for his work on the Great Britain Twopence stamp, Plate 9.
He won a Gold Award of Honour for his stamps of Great Britain at the London International Stamp Exhibition 1950 and was also a student of the stamps of Ceylon and New South Wales.
Source: Harry Osborne (philatelist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Osborne
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