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Household of John Oswald (born 1845, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, 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.
John Oswald and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oswald, born in 1845 in Torryburn, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Oswald, born in 1842 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Janet (born 1806 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Christian (born 1816 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
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John Oswald's household
John
Oswald
Head
Ann
Oswald
Wife
Elizabeth
Oswald
Daughter
Janet
Oswald
Daughter
William
Oswald
Son
Margaret
Oswald
Daughter
Janet
Oswald
Mother
Christian
Aitken
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Oswald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Torryburn, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Oswald | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Torryburn, Fife, Scotland | |
Ann | Oswald | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Oswald | Daughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Janet | Oswald | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Oswald | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Torryburn, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Oswald | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Janet | Oswald | Mother | Widow | 75 | 1806 | Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland | |
Christian | Aitken | Sister-In-Law | Widow | 65 | 1816 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
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