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Household of John Oswald (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kettle, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oswald, born in 1835 in Kettle, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Bruce Or Oswald, born in 1835 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1860 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Barbara (born 1867 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland) and Jean (born 1875 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Christopher Oswald, born in 1869 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland.


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John Oswald's household

Male

John

Oswald

Head
Female

Jane

Bruce Or Oswald

Wife
Female

Mary

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Jean

Oswald

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Oswald

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oswald

Head

Married

46

1835

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Bruce Or Oswald

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Oswald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Oswald

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Oswald

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Jean

Oswald

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Christopher

Oswald

Nephew

-

12

1869

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

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