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Australia / Re: Walter Charles OSBORN b1899 Grays, Essex UK
« on: Wednesday 06 May 15 16:48 BST (UK) »
Hello there from England. l believe we are cousins! Was your father michael, dennis, or roy? My mum Pearl was their sister. Unfortunatly she died this March aged 85. l believe Roy is still alive but has dementia. Anyway, l happened to be looking For walter Charles osborn and came across a very shocking discovery that my grandfather had another family before he married my Grandmother cecelia.!! Did you know this, did your Dad know it, because my mum never mentioned it. Our grandparents must have kept this a big secret. All too late for my mum to know now which is a shame because she had half sibling(s) she never knew about! All of them emigrated to Australia in 1952/3 but pearl my mum stayed behind to marry my dad Norman Suttle whom Charles/walter disaproved of which is quite hypocritical considereing what he did having 3 children out of wedlock!!
Any way, would so love to hear from you as l have alot of stuff to tell as im sure you have. Gill.x
Any way, would so love to hear from you as l have alot of stuff to tell as im sure you have. Gill.x
Hi, im a bit shocked to see your post. Let me explain...My name is Gillian Battersby. My Mothers name was Pearl Suttle (nee Osbourn) . She recently died on 13th March this year and so it seems with quite a few secrets me and my 4 siblings NEVER knew about. lts all quite complicated, but while clearing out her bungelow we came across a few letters from the Genealogists Fraser and Fraser. As pearl was born in 1929 l was surprised that her and 2 of her siblings Michael and Dennis were born before her Dad married her mum. She never told us this, and now ive come across your post about her having a half sister im so shocked! Did she know? lve no idea but my mum was always rather secretive. l feel so sad i cant talk to her now!! Anyway, l'd love to know more so please answer and l can fill you in with so much l bet!! Her family DID move to Australia, but she stayed behind to marry our Dad Norman Suttle. They had a bitter divorce in 1969 and she had a quite sad life after that. She lived in Old coulsdon, surrey, but we all moved to Margate kent in 1975. l look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards. p's' The 4 children were not as named, but Michael, Dennis, Roy and pearl. All deceased apart from Roy in Perth.