Researching James Osborne
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 | 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 James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Osborne and the Osborne Family History
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James Osborne (VC)
James Osborne VC (13 April 1857 – 1 February 1928) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Osborne was 23 years old, and a private in the 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, British Army during the First Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 22 February 1881 at Wesselstroom, South Africa, Private Osborne rode out under heavy fire, picked up a private who was lying wounded and carried him safely into camp. His citation read:His VC was destroyed in the Belfast Blitz in 1941.
Source: James Osborne (VC), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJames Osborne (politician)
James Osborne (24 September 1845 – 11 April 1877) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Marshall Mount near Wollongong to Henry Osborne and Sarah Marshall. He was a pastoralist on the Murrumbidgee River before entering politics. In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Illawarra, a seat his brother Patrick had already represented from 1864 to 1866. Their father had been a member of New South Wales Legislative Council (1851-1856) and Legislative Assembly (1856-57).
James Osborne retired in 1872, and died in Sydney in 1877.
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