British India Office Births and Baptisms. Walter William baptised 1877, Jan 9th, born 1868 Nov 10th at Weslyan Chapel, Sudder St, Calcutta, fparents Walter Marsh and Isabella Bengarrilia Osmond, abode Calcutta, builder.

Walter was sent home to England to attend Berkhamstead School as a boarder. During the school holidays he (and later, his younger brother Percy ) were to stay with his Uncle Arthur and his family in East London. Over the next few years, he was to see a lot of Maude and before he returned to India to join his father's building firm in Calcutta, he and Maude became engaged.

1911 Census, Choringhee, Clarendon, Salisbury, Walter William Osmond, Head, 42 married House Estate Agent, born India, Calcutta, Mauda Bartrum Osmond, wife, 49 married 18 years, 6 children 5 still alive, born Hants, South Stoneham, Isabella Bungarrabie Osmond, mother, 66 widow, born Australia, Bungarrabia, NSW, Gwendoline Maude Osmond, daughter 16 single, student, born India, Calcutta, Walter Percivale Osmond, son 15 single school, born Kent, St Peters Thanet, Joycelyn Lucy Osmond, daughter 11 student, born Wilts, Clarendon Park, May Gertrude Osmond, daughter, 8, born Wilts, Clarendon Park, Cuthbert Edward Osmond son 6, born Wilts, Clarendon Park, George Henry Ryper, ward 12 school, born India, Calcutta, Lillian Stewart Smith, boarder 25, single, Jessie Mary Yound, servant 21 single Housemaid, Beatrice Ellen Peek, servant 19, single cook general

Probate. OSmond, Walter William of Wellington House, Bourne-avenue Salisbury, died 11 April 1926. Probate Salisbury 31 July to Maude Bartrum Osmond widow £180 19s.

Maude started a girls' school in Broadstairs called "valetta House". The school was taken over by Janet and Florence, who were Bartrum relations and they renamed the school "Bartrum Gables". The school is still running and under the same name.

On file there are a number of transcribed letters largely Maude to her daughter Gwen in New Zealand from circ 1919 to 1936.

Maude married her first cousin Walter William Osmond. Jack Sadler, brother to Dolly Sadler who married Walter's younger brother Percy, wrote this letter on the 27th of October 1892, less than a month before their wedding. "Good old Maude and Good old Wattie, hooray! - Halleluyah! The day has come when you are to begin your amplier life and we wish you more than I can put down here. Love you have and the fruition of your darling wish; so we wish, and more than wish, for health and wealth, and long continuance, and steady growth of the "dear home land" which dates from this day when the new ring is placed on the finger, which it will never leave - I don't think anybody can wish you more or more heartily than we do for you two - and it's jolly unselfish of us too 'cause we miss Maude tremendously Wattie I can tell you old chap. It's quite different to us at Broadstairs and my little girl (his sister Dollie?) has lost a mother and sister and more to boot. Yet we don't grudge you the happiness you have both waited and worked for so patiently and splendidly. Have (lots) of good times and look sharp and make your pile and come home to us all again - and we will keep your places for you never fear. Kindest rememberances to your Pater and Mater (in law) from yours very affectionately, Jack Sadler." Everyone admired Maude - she possessed a very strong character which was probably enhanced during her marriage to Walter because he suffered from poor health during much of his life, and it is thought that he had a nervous break-down during the War. Many of the family responsibilities naturally fell on Maude's shoulders and these were further added to when 'Chowringhee' had to be sold up and the family moved to a smaller house in Salisbury, where three years later Walter died in 1926. Her obituary shows she was very active in her last years. "..Mrs Osmond was for many years a loyal and valued worker and speaker fro the Mother's Union. She was correspondent for the work overseas, and also for temperance, and was keenly interested in both, while she made all temperance work most attractive and interesting.The branch of the Mother's Union in Alderbury was started by her in 1902, and she never lost her interest in the branch, even after ceasing to be enrolling member and ceasing toreside in the parish. Only two years ago, owing to failing health, she was obliged to give up active work for the Diocesan Council and also her membership of the Salisbury Musical Society."

Marriages solemnized at St PAul’s Cathedral, Calcutta. 1892, Nov 21, Walter William Osmond of full age, bachelor, builder & architect, resident Calcutta, father Walter Marsh Osmond signed WWO, to Maude Bartrum Osmond of ull age, spinster father Arthur Osmond signed MBO witnesses Walter M Osmond, Gordon Cotton, G W irving & Helen M Christie