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Household of Charles Oswald (born 1828, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Charles Oswald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Oswald, born in 1828 in Lewisham, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Oswald, born in 1831 in Croydon, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; John C (born 1857 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Herbert C (born 1861 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Walter C (born 1864 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Algernon C (born 1867 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Mary E (born 1870 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Visitor, Frederick (born 1865 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Charles's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Ditchling, Sussex, England) and Charles's Servant, Alice U (born 1865 in Blindley Heath, Surrey, England).


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Charles Oswald's household

Male

Charles

Oswald

Head
Female

Eleanor

Oswald

Wife
Male

John C

Oswald

Son
Male

Herbert C

Oswald

Son
Male

Walter C

Oswald

Son
Male

Algernon C

Oswald

Son
Female

Mary E

Oswald

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Manning

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Scrace

Servant
Female

Alice U

Litford

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Lewisham, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Oswald

Head

Married

53

1828

Lewisham, Kent, England

Eleanor

Oswald

Wife

Married

50

1831

Croydon, Surrey, England

John C

Oswald

Son

Single

24

1857

Croydon, Surrey, England

Herbert C

Oswald

Son

Single

20

1861

Croydon, Surrey, England

Walter C

Oswald

Son

Single

17

1864

Croydon, Surrey, England

Algernon C

Oswald

Son

Single

14

1867

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary E

Oswald

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Croydon, Surrey, England

Frederick

Manning

Visitor

Single

16

1865

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Scrace

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ditchling, Sussex, England

Alice U

Litford

Servant

Single

16

1865

Blindley Heath, Surrey, England

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