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Household of Douglas Oswald (born 1838, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Roseneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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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.

Douglas Oswald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Douglas Oswald, born in 1838 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 10 members. Douglas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Oswald, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Douglas (born 1868 in Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1870 in Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1880 in Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Douglas's Step Son, James Kirney, born in 1862 in Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Douglas Oswald's household

Male

Douglas

Oswald

Head
Female

Catherine

Oswald

Wife
Male

James

Kirney

Step Son
Male

Douglas

Oswald

Son
Male

Henry

Oswald

Son
Male

Peter

Oswald

Son
Male

John

Oswald

Son
Female

Catherine

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Mary

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Christina

Oswald

Daughter
First name(s) Douglas
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Douglas

Oswald

Head

Married

43

1838

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Oswald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

James

Kirney

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Douglas

Oswald

Son

-

13

1868

Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Henry

Oswald

Son

-

11

1870

Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Peter

Oswald

Son

-

9

1872

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Oswald

Son

-

6

1875

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Oswald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Oswald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Garelochhead, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christina

Oswald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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