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James Thomas Morgan

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  • Name James Thomas Morgan 
    Christened 26 May 1833  Bexley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I844  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Mother Harriet Elizabeth Morgan,   b. 25 Dec 1810, Highgate, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1890, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Clark,   d. Bef 1871, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married From 1861 to 1865  , , England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harriet Elizabeth Osborne,   b. 6 Apr 1863, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1898, Sanger, Fresno, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. British Censuses:
      1841 Census for Crayford, Perry Street, per FHL film 306874:
      John Stoneham, 70, born in same county.
      Richard Stoneham, 40, agriculture, born in same county.
      James Stoneham, 11, born in same county.
      William Lamb, 70, agriculture, not born in same county.
      Rachel Lamb, 60, born in same county.
      Mary Morgan, 60, not born in same county. [Grandmother.]
      James Morgan, 8, born in same county.

      1851: Plumstead, Kent, England at address: #57 The Slade [copy on file], FHL film 174827:
      Cornelius Osburn, 37 laborer dockyard, b. Arlington, Sussex.
      Harriet, wife, 41,
      James T., son, 14, Lab. R. Arsenal, b. Boxley, Kent. [Age may be a lie since he was born out of wedlock to Harriet before her marriage to Cornelius.]
      Edward L., son, 13, Cordwainer, Shoreditch, Middlesex.
      George F., son, 11, scholar, Orpington, Kent.
      Samson D., son, 9, scholar, Woolwich, Kent.
      Mary Ann, dau., 7, scholar, Woolwich, Kent.
      Cornelius, son, 3, Woolwich, Kent.

      1861: Eynsford Parish, Dartford Dist., Kent, house no. 67, Upper Aston Lodge, large farm with 15 people listed many of whom are servants including:
      James Morgan, unmarried, 27, carter, born in Kent.

      2. In the 11 Jan 1901 obituary of his father Cornelius Osborne in Ogden, Utah, it is noted that he is leaving four sons and one daughter. Unsure who the fourth living son may be; three for sure are George, Cornelius, and Lamberth. Is this individual the fourth?

      3. Emigration Records of the British Mission 1875-1913, FHL film 25693: James Osborne, age 42, London Conference, New York only, sailed 27 June 1877 on the steamship "Wisconsin." A separate search of the LDS Perpetual Emigration Fund Company records for 1850-1877 provides no results. Not sure if this is the right James or not.

      4. Chris Petersen on 11 Sep 1975 checked LDS Patriarchal Blessing Index without finding any Osbornes.

      5. There is a James Osborne that shows up in the 1880 US census for Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah born 1840 in England with occupation of shoemaker, married with no wife listed, boarding with many other men with Joseph McKay as head of household. No further information is given and I don't think this James is the right one.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. LDS Emigration Card Catalog, by Michael F. Petersen, checked 9 Nov 1975, FHL film 929 #189, Lib. No. 1041:
      1869, Aug 25 sailed the ship "Minnesota" with:
      Cornelius Osborne
      Lambeth Osborne (son)
      1869, Aug 25 on same ship [may or may not be possible relations]:
      Ann Osborne
      Annie Osborne
      1871, May 10 sailed the ship "Wyoming":
      Mary A. Osborne
      Cornelius Osborne
      George Osborne
      Harriet Osborne, age 4

      BIRTH:
      1. Birth dates from old letter of family.

      3. Val Bray [mailto:valjoy.bray@yahoo.com.au], November 03, 2006: My thoughts on your Morgans. My reason for thinking James Thomas was 17 in 1851 is his bapt.on 26 May 1833 at Bexley (mother Harriett) would make this age right. In the 1841 census he is shown as 8 years old with his grandmother, Mary at Crayford. If he was only four shouldn't he be with his mother? Also do you know where Jane (12) and Thomas G. (6) were at this time? Was she married as Morgan or Osborne? I can't find the record. [Not sure who the Jane is of whom Val is refering.]

      4. James Thomas Morgan being born 1833 plays havoc with Cornelius Osborne and Harriet Morgan being married in 1837. The marriage evidence is incontrovertible, so do we consider the first two boys, James Thomas and Thomas G., born out of wedlock? Odd that Thomas G. only shows up at age 36 living with his mother in the 1871 census and not in any of the previous censuses. I wonder if this is really James Thomas going by his middle name as Thomas G with the census taker hearing G and not J as a middle initial. This then gives a birth date of 1835 — again before the marriage and not right on the 1833 baptism date. Need to find James Thomas Osborne (or Thomas J/G Osborne) in the 1861 census.

      CHRISTENING:
      1. FHL film 992454 with copy on file of baptismal record for Bexley 1833, entry no. 1397: May 26th, James Thomas, son of Harriet Morgan, single woman, abode: Bexley Heath, by David Evan - Curate. James was evidently born out of wedlock with no birth father mentioned.

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. LDS branch records of Woolwich, Kent, England per FHL film 87039.

      ACTION:
      1. Considering possible 1877 emigration per notes above, locate him in US 1880 census.