Successive generations of the Osborne family at Nayland, Suffolk. The christian name Layzel is believed to have originated from the surname of an earlier family member. Alternative spellings of Layzell and Osborn are found in the Nayland parish register.

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Edward OSBORNE, bapt. 13/4/1819, a labourer, marr. Hannah CARTER 30/11/1839 at Nayland.
Children of Edward and Hannah:

Sarah Ann OSBORNE, b. 14/7/1842, m. Henry CARTER (1859) and Amos SARGEANT (1874)
Edward, b. 1844
Hannah, b. Nov 1848
John, b. 20/2/1851
Robert, b. 1853

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Layzel OSBORNE, born 2 Jun 1799, a thatcher, marr. Sarah.
Child of Layzel and Sarah:

Edward, bapt 13/4/1819; marr. Hannah CARTER

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Layzel OSBORN, bapt. 24/10/1773, marr. Mary CARTER 24/12/1793 at Nayland.
Children of Layzel and Mary:

Mary Ann, b. 2/7/1795
John, b. 18/6/1797
Layzel, born 2/6/1799, bapt. 3/7/1799, marr. Sarah.

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Layzel OSBORN married firstly to Mary who was buried at Nayland 10/9/1778.
Children of Layzel and Mary:

John, bapt. 29/10/1769
Edmund, bapt. 2/6/1771; buried at Nayland 1771
Layzel, bapt. 24/10/1773, marr. Mary CARTER
Thomas, bapt. 4/2/1774
Mary, bapt. 25/11/1776

Layzel, a widower, then appears to have married secondly to Ann BRAYBROOK, a widow of Nayland, on 16/12/1783.
Children of Layzel and Ann:

William, bapt 26/12/1784
Edward, bapt 16/9/1787

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My thanks to Joan Hayes who kindly researched the Nayland parish register.
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Updated: 24 June 2000