Cosburn Family History


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 SUMMARY
ENG ESS Manor Park, Little Ilford ca 1850+
ENG MDX Chelsea ca 1835-ca 1850
ENG BRK Reading, Newbury 1830s and 1840s
ENG GLS Minchinhampton pre 1830s

This old Cotswold family of tradesmen (stone masons, printers, joiners, ironmongers etc) bear a surname that might derive from the parish of Colesbourne in Gloucestershire. Several branches moved down the Thames valley from the 1820s and many settled in Greater London. Branches of the family can now be found in North America, Australia and elsewhere.

 LINKS

See the Cosburn Family History Research page.

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Samuel COSBURN
born ca 1685 probably bur 20 Nov 1733 Minchinhampton GLS ENG
(will proved 5 Dec 1733 in Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester)
m
Eilzabeth
born ca 1688 bur 27 Dec 1730 Minchinhampton
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Samuel COSBURN
bapt 8 Oct 1713 Minchinhampton GLS ENG
bur 17 Dec 1780 Minchinhampton GLS ENG
m 31 Mar 1746 Minchinhampton
Hesther SEERGEANT
bur 11 Sep 1786 Minchinhampton
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John COSBURN

bapt 25 Dec 1746 Minchinhampton
bur 27 May 1769 Minchinhampton
m 21 Aug 1768 Minchinhampton
Sarah BENTFIELD
bapt 15 Dec 1747 Minchinhampton
she m (ii) 3 Apr 1774 Minchinhampton
James HOWELL
and had further issue
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Samuel COSBURN
bapt 11 Mar 1748 Minchinhampton


Rebecca COSBURN
bapt 12 Jul 1751 Minchinhampton
m 24 Jul 1771 Minchinhampton
William ROBERTS


Mary COSBURN
bapt 21 Oct 1753 Minchinhampton
m 10 Oct 1776 Minchinhampton
Samuel SMITH


Samuel COSBURN stone mason
bapt 23 Apr 1769 Minchinhampton
died 13 Jun 1823 Minchinhampton
bur 16 Jun 1823 Minchinhampton
m 7 Feb 1796 Minchinhampton
Hannah HERBERT
bapt 7 Apr 1771 Minchinhampton
died 13 Feb 1843 Kennet Side, Reading BRK ENG
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John COSBURN mason
bapt 29 Jan 1797 Minchinhampton
bur 30 Apr 1869 City of London Cemetery
probably married and had issue


Sarah Herbert COSBURN
bapt 25 Mar 1799 Minchinhampton
probably m 29 Nov 1828 Minchinhampton
Edward GAULER stone mason
born ca 1803 Malmesbury WIL ENG
had issue


Samuel COSBURN
bapt 20 Dec 1801 Minchinhampton
bur 30 Dec 1806 Minchinhampton


William COSBURN stone mason
bapt 27 May 1804 Minchinhampton
died 17 Feb 1863 Stroud GLS ENG
bur 18 Feb 1863 Minchinhampton
m ca 1833
Mary
born ca 1812 Siddington, Cirencester GLS ENG
died 2 May 1879 Minchinhampton
had issue
(including Thomas, below)


Anna Maria COSBURN
bapt 21 Sep 1806 Minchinhampton
probably died before 1817


Samuel COSBURN cordwainer, bootmaker, general agent
bapt 18 Mar 1808 Minchinhampton
died ca May 1888 Reading BRK ENG

m (i) 1835 St Mary le Bone, London
Sarah KEELER
born ca 1803
died 25 Nov 1843 St Giles, Reading BRK ENG
had issue

m (ii)
Anne
born ca 1808 Stow GLS ENG
died ca Nov 1877 Reading BRK ENG


George COSBURN stone masonry and cemetery works proprietor
bapt 29 May 1811 Minchinhampton
died 11 Nov 1876 Cemetery Works, Forest Drive, Wanstead Flats, East Ham ESS ENG
bur 15 Nov 1876 City of London Cemetery
m 15 Dec 1839 Holy Trinity, Brompton MDX ENG
Sarah WEBB
born ca 1814 Andover HAM ENG
died 6 Oct 1874 near the Flats, East Ham ESS ENG
bur 12 Oct 1874 City of London Cemetery
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Ann COSBURN
bapt 7 Jul 1814 Minchinhampton


Samuel COSBURN stone mason and monumental letter cutter
born 15 May 1841 Stamford Bridge, Kensington MDX ENG
died 15 Aug 1913 10 Wakering Road, Barking, Romford ESS ENG
m 22 Dec 1862 Little Ilford ESS ENG
Isabella READER
born 27 Jul 1840 East Ham ESS ENG
died 19 Jan 1925 Barking, Romford ESS ENG
had issue


Ellen COSBURN
born ca Mar 1843 Chelsea MDX ENG
died ca Feb 1930 Southwark SRY ENG
m ca Feb 1866 Islington MDX ENG
Thomas COSBURN stone mason
born ca May 1843 Minchinhampton GLS ENG
bapt 29 Dec 1844 Minchinhampton GLS ENG
died ca Feb 1927 Dunmow ESS ENG
son of William & Mary (above)
had issue


Sarah Ann COSBURN
(known as Ann)
born 1 Dec 1844 at 15 Lower Symons Street, Chelsea MDX ENG
died 23 Jul 1875 Hospital, Maryborough QLD AUS
buried 23 Jul 1875 Maryborough
m 21 Jan 1869 St Mark's, Old Street, Shoreditch MDX ENG
Thomas Vernon WRIGHT draper, stationer, accountant, timber inspector
born 27 Aug 1838 Leytonstone ESS ENG
died 22 Aug 1890 Shannon Street, Gympie QLD AUS
had issue


George COSBURN stone mason and letter cutter, monumental engraver
born ca Dec 1846 St Lukes, Chelsea MDX ENG
died ca May 1918 West Ham ESS ENG
m ca May 1869 West Ham
Maria SANDS
born ca 1846 St Lukes MDX ENG
died ca May 1892 West Ham
had issue


Sarah COSBURN
born ca May 1849 Chelsea MDX ENG
bur 23 Apr 1879 City of London Cemetery
m 14 Nov 1874 Poplar MDX ENG
Edwin WOODWARD carpenter and joiner
born ca 1845 Churchdown GLS ENG
had issue


John COSBURN stone and monumental mason
born ca Sep 1851 Chelsea MDX ENG
died ca 23 Feb 1917 West Ham
bur 23 Feb 1917 City of London Cemetery
m ca Feb 1873 West Ham
Abigail J JOHNSON
born ca 1855 Rainham ESS ENG
died ca May 1931 West Ham
had issue


Mary Ann COSBURN
born ca Feb 1854 Chelsea MDX ENG
bapt 1 May 1864 Little Ilford ESS ENG
m ca Feb 1878 Poplar MDX ENG
John MUNRO painter
born ca 1854 Glasgow SCT

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