Occupation:
Engineer's Apprentice 1891 Census
Engineer's Fitter(retired) 1905/08/04, 1906/11/07 & 1931/06/06


All info below - from Michael Osborne (16/04/2001):

Amos knew Stepniak (Russian) well - author of left wing/radical book and died suspiciously when run over by a tram in London.
Amos was an adviser to union (still in with Ben Tiller) when he died from chest infection in lungs (but not tb)
Amos owned a shop/cafe in Constitution road, Chatham
Ethel owned three houses at her death.
Q - Are we at all related to John Osborne (famous playwright - died a few years ago) - a member of British Arts of Cam..., famous play = 'Look Back in Anger'.

We are somehow related to Fitz Osbern - Commander
Chris Osborne (2007):
unsure if this comment relates to
a) William Fitz(-)Osbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, (cir 1020 - February 22, 1071), a principal commander in the battle of Hastings
+a castle of Breteuil built to stand guard against the king's castle of Tillières, and William Fitz-Osbern was made commander of it
+King Swein II of Denmark ... decided to press his claim to the throne of England. Accordingly, he sent "a great fleet" ... "240 ships"/"300 ships" ... to England. Amongst the leaders of the expedition (was Swein's) brother, Osbeorn, who appears to have been commander-in-chief. (between 15th August and 8th September 1069)
b) William Fitz Osbern, champion of the poor of London (1196)

We are somehow related to Barry/Gary(?) Osborne in Leeds' 'Osborne House'
Chris Osborne (2007):
OSBORNE Family synonymous with Duke of Leeds (http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Duke_of_Leeds)
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds (1632-1712)
Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds (1659-1729)
Peregrine Hyde Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds (1691-1731)
Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (1713-1789)
Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1751-1799)
George William Frederick Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds (1775-1838)
Francis Godolphin D'Arcy D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds (1798-1859)
George Godolphin Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds (1802-1872)
George Godolphin Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds (1828-1895)
George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds (1862-1927)
John Francis Godolphin Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds (1901-1963)
Francis D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne, 12th Duke of Leeds (1884-1964)

We are somehow linked to 'Osborne House' in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, designed by Prince Alfred.

Michael Osborne had a sloping Victorian desk containing documents/artifacts of Ethel & Amos.

[I?] Phyllis Osborne (Letter, 9 May 2001)
"They (Amos & Ethel?) lived in North UK working the coal mines"
"Morris was like his dad (Amos) - very dark and quick tempered."
"they (?) are all political fanatics - Labour - they had meetings at street corners then room - no money yfor halls. they caused the huge strike ... that brought labour to power in UK"
"Amos was taken ill with asthma & soon after they married (1905) he never worked again"

[i?] michaek Osborne (Phone Call, 2001)
Amos was imprison during WWI (a practicing communist)


[i?] Michael Osborne (Letter & Phone Call, 14 April 2001)
Involved in the Naval Dockyard Union

[i?] Michael Osborne (Letter & Phone Call, 14 April 2001)
"Just discovered a secret compartment in Amos' writing slope. Several badges & pictures of candidates with yellow & white ribbons. I think yellow was the colour of the fledgling Labour Party as well as a beaut old badge displaying the ILP (Independent Labour Party) logo. Looks like the work of Walter Crane, noted designer of this era (1900) & a founder member of the Labour movement."

[I?] Michael Osborne (Letter 14 April 2001)
"Amos elected Part Time Secretary (on the London Brnach of the Socialist Democratic Federation?) under Harry Quelch... In Amos' diaries ... he tried by appointment to get the powerful British media to write about the Labour movement. Their doors were slammed in his face with one exception - the Editor of The Daily Herald 1899."

I have a photocopy of the following record:
November Elections 1899
ILP Election Fund
A.H. Osborne - £1 0s 0d

ILP History - http://library-2.lse.ac.uk/archives/handlists/ILP/ILP.html
Roy Osborne has a photo of the 'shop' taken in England - Surrey (Guildford)
in the late 1930's.

Address:
1905/08/04 26 Maryland Park, Stratford (before marriage)

First woman Labour member of parliament? No!!

[I?] Phyllis Osborne (Letter, 9 May 2001):
Ethel was well educated
Her cousin was Keir Hardie - the First MP for Labour...
Another cousin was Lady Warwick - the first woman to become a MP in UK
hence: Hardie Warwick Osborne (born 1906)??

[I?] Phyllis Osborne (Letter, 9 May 2001)
"Ethel bought a small house in Constitution Rd & and turned the front room into a grocery(?) & small shops and did very well during the 1st Word War & bought 3 more homes in the row... She left 2 each to Hardie & Morris. Hardie opened a shop in Guildford & did very well and then started gambling & lost everything. Morris opened a cool drink bottle store & also lost it all."

[i?] Michael Osborne (Letter, 14 April 2001)
"I've come across Ethel's will - Morris got the house they lived in Constitution Road & the shop - Goos & Goodwill PLUS Ethel's investments. I thought these guys were supposed to be socialists!!! Hardie got the other 2 houses in Constitution Road that were rented out. Morris obviously acquied Amos' papers."

[I?] Phyllis Osborne (Letter, 9 May 2001)
"Ethel ... left a small amount of cash to her siser Maud, who in turn left it to Morris in 1935.
Her sister was the first woman labour member of parliament