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OSBORN, THOMAS, youngest son of Sir John Osborn, Bart., and his second wife Martha, dau. of Sir John Kelynge, Bart., Serjeant at Law; b.; adm. (aged 15) Sep 1717; Sidney Sussex Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 25 Aug 1719, matr. 1719; LLB 1725; LLD 1730; ordained deacon 20 Dec 1724, priest 5 Jun 1726 (both Lincoln); Rector of South Fambridge, Essex 1726-7; Rector of Campton with Shefford, Beds., from 1727; Vicar of Offley, Herts., 1727-32; Vicar of Hawnes, Beds., 1732-9; Rector of Clifton, Beds., from 1738/9; Prebendary of Lincoln from 15 Aug 1766; m. 1st, Mary, widow of Edward Snagg, Marston, Beds., and dau. of Sir John Willys, Bart.; m. 2nd, Elizabeth, dau. of Right Rev. Thomas Green DD, Bishop of Ely; d. 12 Mar 1790.

OSBORN, MONTAGU FRANCIS FINCH, fourth son of Sir John Osborn, Bart. (qv); b. 20 May 1824; adm. 12 Jun 1838 (G); Balliol Coll. Oxford, matr. 24 Mar 1841; BA 1845; MA 1848; Fellow, Merton Coll. Oxford 1847-52, Librarian 1848, Dean 1850; ordained deacon and priest 1850 (both Oxford); Rector of Kibworth Beauchamp, Leics., 1851-84; Vicar of Embleton, Northumberland, from 1884; Hon. Canon, Newcastle 1891; m. 5 Jun 1861 Catharine, dau. of John Marriott, Kibworth Harcourt, Leics.; d. 14 Dec 1895.

OSBORN, SIR JOHN, BART., only son of Sir George Osborn, Bart. (qv), and his first wife; b. 3 Dec 1772; adm. 2 May 1781 (G); in school list 1786; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 22 Apr 1790; BA 1793; MA 1814; DCL 1834; MP Bedfordshire 15 Sep 1794-1807, Cockermouth 12 Jul 1807 – Jun 1808, Queenborough 1812-8, Wigtown Burghs 21 Mar 1821 – Jan 1824; a Lord of the Admiralty 1811 – Feb 1824; succ. father as 5th baronet 29 Jun 1818; a Commissioner for Auditing the Public Accounts from 26 Jan 1824; Col., Bedfordshire Militia 12 Jan 1805 (still 1820); m. 14 Sep 1809 Frederica Louisa, illegitimate dau. of Sir Charles Davers, Bart., MP; d. 28 Aug 1848.

OSBORN, JOHN, younger son of Sir Danvers Osborn, Bart. (qv); b. 16 Jul 1743; adm. Jun 1751 (Hawkins'); in school list 1754; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 20 May 1760, Canoneer Student 4 Jul 1760 – res 23 Dec 1767; BA 1764; DCL 29 Apr 1777; Private Secretary to Sir James Porter, HBM Minister at Brussels 1764-5, Chargé d’Affaires 1765; Chargé d’Affaires, Naples Jan – Apr 1768; HBM Minister at Dresden May 1771 – Sep 1775; FRS 17 Apr 1777; member, Society of Dilettanti 1779; d. at Rudolstadt, Saxony 12 Jan 1814.

OSBORN, HENRY, elder son of Adm. Henry Osborn MP, Royal Navy, and Mary, dau. of Richard Hughes, Commissioner of the Navy; nephew of Thomas Osborn (qv); b.; adm. (aged 8) Apr 1751 (as Osborne) (Hawkins'); in school list 1754; Page of Honour to Augusta, Princess of Wales, from c. 1755; d. 24 Jan 1759, aged 16.

OSBORN, SIR GEORGE, BART., elder son of Sir Danvers Osborn, Bart. (qv); b. 10 May 1742; adm. Apr 1750 (Hawkins'); succ. father as 4th baronet 12 Oct 1753; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 12 Oct 1759, but did not matr.; LLD 1769; Ensign, 24th Foot 1759; Capt., 16th Dragoons 20 Dec 1759; served in expedition to Belleisle 1761; ADC to his uncle Earl of Halifax, Lord Lieut. Ireland 1761; Maj., 18th Foot 13 Feb 1762; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 31 Mar 1763; Deputy Quartermaster-Gen., Ireland 1763; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 3rd Foot Guards 9 Nov 1765; Brevet Col. and 2nd Maj., 3rd Foot Guards 7 Aug 1777; Lieut. -Col., 25 Mar 1782; Major-Gen., 19 Feb 1779; Col., 73rd Foot 18 Apr 1785 – Aug 1786, 40th Foot from 11 Aug 1786; Lieut. -Gen., 28 Sep 1787; Gen., 26 Jan 1797; served in American War as Muster Master and Inspector-Gen. of German troops employed in service of Great Britain; MP Northampton 1768 – 14 Feb 1769, Bossinney 24 Apr 1769-74, Penryn 1774-80, Horsham 30 Nov 1780-4; a Groom of the Bedchamber 16 May 1770 – Mar 1812; Busby Trustee 18 May 1802; m. 1st, 6 Apr 1771 Elizabeth, dau. of John Banister, St. George’s, Hanover Square, London; m. 2nd, 22 Aug 1788 Lady Mary Finch, dau. of Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham (qv), and his second wife; d. 29 Jun 1818.

OSBORN, SIR GEORGE ROBERT, BART., eldest son of Sir John Osborn, Bart. (qv); b. 29 Oct 1813; adm. 6 Oct 1824 (G); left Apr 1831; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 10 Nov 1831; Ensign, 85th Foot 10 Aug 1832; Lieut., unattached 7 Nov 1834; 45th Foot 27 Nov 1835; retd. 4 Dec 1835; succ. father as 6th baronet 28 Aug 1848; DL Bedfordshire, JP Bedfordshire 1873, High Sheriff 1857; m. 1st, 27 Aug 1835 Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Kerr, dau. of Vice-Adm. Lord Robert Mark Kerr, and of Charlotte, Countess of Antrim (I); m. 2nd, 20 May 1871 Mary Elizabeth, second dau. of Sir George Sitwell, Bart.; d. 11 Jan 1892.

OSBORN, GEORGE MONTAGU, third son of Sir George Robert Osborn, Bart. (qv), and his first wife; b. 5 May 1843; adm. 22 May 1856 (G); QS 1859; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1862, adm. pens. 22 Apr 1862, matr. Mich. 1862; represented Cambridge v. Oxford in high jump 1864, 1865 and throwing the cricket ball 1865; BA 1866; MA 1869; ordained deacon 1866, priest 1867 (both Hereford); Curate, Meole Brace, Shropshire 1866-9; Rector of Campton with Shefford, Beds., from 1870; m. 13 Jan 1876 Hon. Charlotte Jane Kenyon, fifth dau. of Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon; d. 21 Nov 1910.

OSBORN, SIR DANVERS, BART., fourth son of John Osborn, and Hon. Sarah Byng, only surviving dau. of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington; nephew of Thomas Osborn (qv); b. 17 Nov 1715; succ. grandfather as 3rd baronet 28 Apr 1720; adm. Jan 1722/3; in under school list 1728; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 30 Mar 1732, matr. 1732; raised a troop against the Young Pretender 1745; MP Bedfordshire 1747-53; Capt., Independent Co. Foot 25 Jul 1753; appointed Governor of New York summer 1753; sailed from Portsmouth 22 Aug 1753; arrived in New York 6 Oct 1753; m. 25 Sep 1740 Lady Mary Montagu, third dau. of George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax; committed suicide at New York 12 Oct 1753.

OSBORN, DANVERS HENRY, youngest son of Sir John Osborn, Bart. (qv); b. 13 Aug 1827; adm. 11 Jan 1841 (G); QS 1841; left 1844; Cadet, EICS Bengal 1845; Ensign, 54th Native Infantry 15 Sep 1846; Lieut., 18 Jul 1848; Capt., 13 May 1857; Maj., 27 Dec 1865; Bengal Staff Corps 12 Sep 1866; retd. as Lieut. -Col., 1 May 1868; served in Indian Mutiny; severely wounded while escaping from Delhi in May 1857; m. 17 Mar 1862 Annette, dau. of Thomas Wilson, Calcutta; d. at Brussels 5 Feb 1898.