Brief Life History of May
When May Osborne was born in 1887, in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Osborn, was 47 and her mother, Rebecca Fennell, was 45. She lived in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- May Osborne in household of William Osborne, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- May Osborn in household of Wm Osborn, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
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World Events (8)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1918
WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Osbern, partly from late Old English Ōsbern, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Ásbiǫrn (from áss ‘god’ + biǫrn ‘bear’), but more usually from Norman use of the cognate ancient Germanic Ōsbern. Osbern was often treated as an alternative form of Osbert. For pet forms see Hoskin and Opie . The surname has also been established in Ireland (Waterford, Tipperary) since the mid 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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