David Wilson
Born 1828
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of James Oswald (born 1842, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kettle, Fife, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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.
James Oswald and 9 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of James Oswald, born in 1842 in Kettle, Fife, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Oswald, born in 1850 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1871 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland) and Robina (born 1881 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Margaret (born 1814 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Robert (born 1849 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
James Oswald's household
James
Oswald
Head
Jane
Oswald
Wife
Janet
Oswald
Daughter
Margaret
Oswald
Daughter
James
Oswald
Son
Isabella
Oswald
Daughter
Jane
Oswald
Daughter
Robina
Oswald
Daughter
Margaret
Oswald
Mother
Robert
Oswald
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Oswald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Kettle, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Oswald | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Oswald | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Kennoway, Fife, Scotland | |
Janet | Oswald | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Markinch, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Oswald | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Oswald | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
Isabella | Oswald | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Oswald | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
Robina | Oswald | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Oswald | Mother | Widow | 67 | 1814 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Oswald | Boarder | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Oswald in Kettle in 1881, and follow the Oswald family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for James Oswald
We’ve found James Oswald in 18 family trees. Find out more about James Oswald's household and view the Oswald family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of James Oswald, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.