Hi to anyone who can help. I am trying to find information on Susannah Osborne, born to John Osborne and Elizabeth Partridge in 1838 in Whittington Worchestershire (family search documentaion.
In 1851 she was working in Cowle for John Pigeon Cottrill as a maid.
John Cottrill's wife died in 1854 and I suspect Susannah moved onto another Jones family possibly related to John Cottrill's wife Jane Brookholding Jones.
The family story is that Susannah the maid married the (a) son of the Jones family Charles Jones in 1857 and they went to Australia
I have a copy of the marriage certificate
At Norton Juxta Kempsly, Charles Jones, full age, father Harry, cordwainer.
The Australian side of the story is well documented and known.
My problem is which Jones is he.
Charles maybe only one of his names as the only other Jones that came out with the ship Susannah was on was William Henry aka Charles.
At his 1st marriage he said father was Harry a cordwainer (his first son was Harry)
His 2nd marriage in Australia he said his father was Edwin Charles Jones a shoemaker and mother Catherine Jane Bradley.
His death cert. says his father was Joseph mother Jane, it is understood he supplied that information before his death.
As you see I have a real problem working out who his parents were.
His children were Mary Ann, Harry, Alice Jane, Frederick, Eva and Alfred. The name Carrington appears in every generation and is believed to be a family connection. Charles was a bootmaker in Ballarat Victoria. Susannah died in 1871 and was buried with her stillborn son Alfred.
Me and many others have tried to unravel this puzzle I hope someone can help. Fauxy Lady
