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Early Origins of the Ose family

The surname Ose was first found in Leicestershire, where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Hose. William of Hose, formerly William de Nueris, held the Church, lands and tithe of Hose from Robert de Tosny, a descendant of Robert, Duke of Normandy. The family was originally of Noyers, Eure, in the district of Les Andelys, Normandy.

Early History of the Ose family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ose research. Another 192 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1154, 1177, 1189, 1254, 1275, 1306, 1327 and 1635 are included under the topic Early Ose History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ose Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hose, Hosa, Huse, Ose, Use, Ouse, Huseby, Husebie, Husaby, Husabie, Ousby, Ousbie, Ousaby and many more.

Early Notables of the Ose family

Notable among the family at this time was

  • William of Hose
  • Hugo Hose, a Knight of Bath, 1306

Ireland Migration of the Ose family to Ireland

Some of the Ose family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Ose family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Abel Huse, who settled in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1639; John Huse, who arrived in Virginia in 1648; Thomas Hosey, who settled in Barbados in 1667; William Hosea, who settled in North Carolina in 1701.


Contemporary Notables of the name Ose (post 1700) +

  • Douglas A. Ose (b. 1955), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1999-2005 1
  • Alfred O. Ose, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Alaska State House of Representatives 6th District, 1973-74 1
  • Ose Richey, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1940 2


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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