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Household of Benjamin J Oswell (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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.

Benjamin J Oswell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin J Oswell, born in 1834 in , consisted of 8 members. Benjamin J was the head of the household, married to Annie Oswell, born in 1843 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin L (born 1868 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Florence V (born 1871 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Thomas O (born 1874 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Albert E B (born 1877 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) and Garnet Jno (born 1880 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin J's Boarder, Adela L Croft, born in 1855 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.


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Benjamin J Oswell's household

Male

Benjamin J

Oswell

Head
Female

Annie

Oswell

Wife
Male

Benjamin L

Oswell

Son
Female

Florence V

Oswell

Daughter
Male

Thomas O

Oswell

Son
Male

Albert E B

Oswell

Son
Male

Garnet Jno

Oswell

Son
Female

Adela L

Croft

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin J
Last name Oswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ceylon

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin J

Oswell

Head

Married

47

1834

Ceylon

Annie

Oswell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Greenwich, Kent, England

Benjamin L

Oswell

Son

Single

13

1868

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Florence V

Oswell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Thomas O

Oswell

Son

Single

7

1874

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Albert E B

Oswell

Son

Single

4

1877

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Garnet Jno

Oswell

Son

Single

1

1880

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Adela L

Croft

Boarder

Single

26

1855

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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