Unitarian Mint Meeting of Exeter - George Osborn b 17-1-1790

[Aceh]

My 3 x great grandfather George Osborn was described in the 1841 census for Shoreditch in London as being born outside of the County of Middlesex. He inconveniently died before the 1851 census so we have the whole country to search apart from Middlesex. But there are some clues:
1. He married a Quaker lass who was hence expelled for marrying out, so he was not a Quaker.
2. His decendents for a couple of generations were non-conformists, but of unknown ilk.
3. We have a letter from a now deceased relative who tells us that her mother told her that the 2 daughters of George's son James used to wear Quaker style dress and went about doing good works - this may of course been due to the influence of grandmother.
4. George's death certificate puts his birth around 1784.
5. There was a George Osborn, born to George & Sarah Osborn of the Mint Meeting in Exeter, who was born in 1784 according to Family Search.

Have I struck lucky? I have found that in fact Exeter George born 1784 was swiftly followed by Exeter George born 1790, so presumeably the earlier George had died. But I have been unable to find burials for either. If they were indeed buried in Exeter or there abouts, neither could have been my 3 x great grandfather, end of story as far as Devon is concerned.

Is anyone researching Osborns or the Mint Meeting in Exeter, who can shine any light; even the dimest would be useful.

Many thanks in anticipation

[ciderdrinker]

Hello
The earlier child was buried at the Anglican church of St Mary Major 's
George s of George Osborn 10.2.1784 burial no 19 probably the son born 9.8.1782 and bapt 25th.
There's another son George s of George Osborne buried 25.11.1785
The next I can see in Exeter is a death in 1858 for a George Osborn and is age 61 years.

Does that help?
There is a George Osborne bo0t and shoemaker who also dies in Exeter in 1811.The burial at same parish 2.6.1811 age 52 so the possible father . There was a Probate  and a death duty index which will give beneficiaries and hopefully their addresses.

But in 18.10. 1821 a George Osborn whipmaker marries a Wilmott Manning and he may well be the George born 1790. The census for the couple gives his birth as Birmingham 1797 which fits that death in 1858 so so far so good.-not the 1790 birth.


Ciderdrinker

[Aceh]

Thanks Ciderdrinker for your swift reply.

So, we can show that Exeter George born 1784 was buried at Exeter as i presumed but this leaves Exeter George born 1790. My 3 x great grandfather George married for the first time At St Antholin, Budge Row, City of London on 22 January 1812; ie some 22 years later. That's around 6 years later than the birth date of 1784 as per my George's death certificate and suggested by Family Search, but still possible.The question is did Exeter George of the Unitarian Mint Meeting survive to marry locally in or around Exeter (Anglcan wedding of course - only Quakers and Jews were excused at that time) or did he migrate to London? And you beleve the George in the 1821 marriage in Exeter was not born there in 1790. So Exeter Unitarian George 1790 would have been free to go to London, but the connection is really a gut feeling on my part due to similarities between Quakerism and Unitarianism with very little hard evidence.

Oh; if only my George could have hung on until the 1851 census!