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Household of James Oswald (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.

James Oswald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Oswald, born in 1841 in Abbotshall, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Oswald, born in 1844 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in -), James (born 1874 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1880 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland).


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James Oswald's household

Male

James

Oswald

Head
Female

Ann

Oswald

Wife
Male

John

Oswald

Son
Male

David

Oswald

Son
Female

Isabella

Oswald

Daughter
Male

James

Oswald

Son
Female

Helen

Oswald

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Oswald

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Oswald

Head

Married

40

1841

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Oswald

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

John

Oswald

Son

-

12

1869

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

David

Oswald

Son

-

10

1871

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Oswald

Daughter

-

9

1872

-

James

Oswald

Son

-

7

1874

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Oswald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Hugh

Oswald

Son

-

1

1880

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

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