Ellen Osgood

1879-1881

Ellen and her twin sister Ann were born in Newbury, Berkshire, they were baptised on the 20^th August 1879, at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the daughters of Hannah Osgood, a single woman.

Their mother Hannah MacGraw Osgood was born in 1856 in Newbury, the daughter of Charles Anslo and Hannah Osgood (nee MacGraw) who were married on the 6^th November 1848 at St Laurence, Reading, Berkshire.

The 1881 census records Ann and Ellen aged 1, living at 2, Comptons Buildings, Newbury with their grandfather Charles (64), an Auctioneer’s Porter, their grandmother Hannah (49) and their aunt Janet (8) (Ann and Ellen were recorded as Charles and Hannah’s daughters)

Ellen died aged 23 months in 1881, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8^th June.

Anne died aged 4 years and 8 months on the 15^th February 1884, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 19^th February. (Burial register records Anne as Annie)

In 1881 their mother Hannah (22) was working as a Cook, at 1 Powlett Villas, Kingston on Thames, Surrey, for Charles T Darnell (31), the Curate of Kingston Vale and his family.

Hannah married in 1882

Marriage details:

Place: St Andrew, Ham, Surrey

Date: 3^rd December 1882

Groom: Charles Privett, aged 20, bachelor, occupation, Bricklayer, abode, Ham

Bride: Hannah Osgood, aged 24, spinster, abode, Ham

Fathers: Peter Privett, a Labourer and Charles Hornslow Osgood, an Auctioneer’s Porter

Witnesses: J. Lane and Maria Attfield

Groom signed and Bride made her mark.

Charles and Hannah had the following children:
Amy 1883

Charles c1885

Ann 1886

Peter James 1888

Robert c1892

Thomas Sidney 1893

Martha Jane 1895

Ida 1899

The family were living at 4, Romfold Villas, Kingston, Surrey in 1891, 8, St John’s Road, New Malden, Surrey in 1901 and 68, Northcote Rod, New Malden in 1911.

Hannah MacGraw Privett died aged 77 (death registered in the March quarter 1934 in Brentford)

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