Personal Details of Sarah Jane Osmond
| Born: | |
| Died: | 28/11/1861 |
| Buried: | 04/12/1861 |
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Birth
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Death
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Burial Register
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Memorial Details
| From top of headstone: Sacred to the Memory of/ Sarah Jane only/ daughter of Michael and/ Sarah Osmond/ of Linkenholt/ who died Nov. 28th. 1861 aged 16 years./ "How short is Life, who sure is Death,/ our days, alas, how few,/ This Mortal Life is but a breath,/ Tis like the morning dew." Footstone: S. J. O. / 1861 | |
| Name on Memorial | Sarah Jane OSMOND |
| Date of death | 28/11/1861 |
| Age | 16 |
| Gender | Female |
| Memorial Type | Headstone & Footstone |
| Construction Material | Limestone |
| Condition of memorial | Good condition. Engraved letters. |
| Pattison Location Code | LS51 |
Cemetery accounts
This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.
| Name at death | Sarah J. Osmond |
| Date of burial | 04/12/1861 |
| Whence brought | Hurstbourn, Hants. |
| Where & how buried | Unconsecrated Ground - Private Grave |
| By whom buried | Rev'd. T. Cummins |
| Account Entry | Book 1 - Page 58 |
Accounts Entry for Sarah Jane Osmond
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Accounts Entry for Sarah Jane Osmond
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
Sarah Jane Osmond
| Source: | Berkshire Chronicle |
| Article date: | 07/12/1861 |
| Copyright: | Berkshire Chronicle |
| Transciption: | SARAH JANE OSMOND Nov.28, in the 16th year of her age, Sarah Jane, the beloved and only daughter of Mr Michael Osmond, of Linkenholt, Hants- her end was peace. |
| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
Biographical Information
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Sarah Jane Osmond
Sarah Jane Osmond
1845-1861
Sarah Jane was born in Linkenholt Hampshire she was the daughter of Michael and Sarah Osmond (nee Kingham) who were married in Kensington in 1844. Michael was born c1805 in Bullington Hampshire and Sarah was born c1809 in Farnborough Berkshire. Sarah Jane had a brother, Michael Kingham born in 1847.
In 1851 the family were living in Linkenholt. Michael was a Farmer and was farming 550 acres employing 20 labourers.
Sarah Jane’s mother died aged 43 in 1852, her father remarried three years later. His 2nd wife was Sarah Elizabeth Stratton (born c1826 in Newbury. Sarah Elizabeth was Michael’s cousin, her mother Hannah and his father Richard were brother and sister). The marriage was registered in the December quarter 1855 in Newbury.
The 1861 census records the family at Church Farm Linkenholt Hampshire.
Sarah Jane died aged 16 on the28th November 1861 she was laid to rest in a private grave in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 4th December (her death was registered in Andover and she was brought form Hurstbourne Hampshire for the burial)
Sarah Jane’s father died on the 10th October 1868 in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight he was buried on the 16th October in the Newtown Road Cemetery. Probate records his Personal Estate Under £12,000
Sarah Jane’s stepmother Sarah Elizabeth was recorded as an Annuitant living at 3 Porchester Villas Newbury in the 1871 census. In 1881 she was recorded living from dividends at 13 Stormont Road Battersea London. She died aged 61 on the 25th January 1887 and was laid to rest alongside her husband in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 31st January (her death was registered in Reading and she was brought from Reading for the burial). Probate records her Personal Estate as £4272 13s
Author: Christine Gambles
© Christine Gambles
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