Oulton, Suffolk is now a suburb of
Lowestoft, but at the end of the 16th Century it was a relatively
large agricultural town surrounded by the waters of Lake Lothing and the river
Waveney. Sometime between 1783 and 1788 a young couple moved to the area: Susanna (nee Whalley) and William Osborne.
They were probably like lots of young
families at that time in their lives – moving due to work opportunities, or for
a change in lifestyle. Unfortunately, despite research, nothing of their life
before this time is known - where they were born; where they had lived before
the move; when they married; or exactly how many children they had when they
arrived in Oulton! We do know that they
remained in Oulton for the rest of their lives.
Susanna and William Osborne baptised the
following children in St Michael’s Church:
William – born 9 September 1788 and
baptised on 14 September;
Edward – born 24 November 1790 and baptised
on 28 November;
Hannah – born 12 April 1793 and baptised on
14 April;
Thomas – born on 18 December 1798 and
baptised on 23 December; and
John - baptised on 7 June 1801 (for some reason his
date of birth wasn’t recorded!).
Sadly their 17 year old daughter, Elizabeth,
who was born before they arrived in Oulton, died in early 1800 and was buried
at St Michael’s cemetery on 19 January.
Over the years, their children grew up,
married, had children of their own, and themselves moved away.
Susanna died in 1827 at the age of 70 and
William died in 1834 at the age of 80.
They were both buried in the parish church – St Michael’s. Ordinary lives…
[Relationship to SNR = Great-great-great-great-great-great
grandparents]
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