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Household of Alexander Oswald (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Oswald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Oswald, born in 1830 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Oswald, born in 1830 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alex (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James W (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Son In Law, John Reed, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Alexander Oswald's household

Male

Alexander

Oswald

Head
Female

Mary

Oswald

Wife
Male

John

Oswald

Son
Female

Martha

Reed

Daughter
Male

John

Reed

Son In Law
Male

Alex

Oswald

Son
Male

James W

Oswald

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Oswald

Head

Married

51

1830

Scotland

Mary

Oswald

Wife

Married

51

1830

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Oswald

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Reed

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Reed

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alex

Oswald

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James W

Oswald

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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