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Household of John Oswald (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1836 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Oswald, born in 1836 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1862 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and Christina (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Oswald's household

Male

John

Oswald

Head
Female

Christina

Oswald

Wife
Female

Alice

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Helen

Oswald

Daughter
Male

John

Oswald

Son
Male

James

Oswald

Son
Female

Christina

Oswald

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirkcaldy, 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

45

1836

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Oswald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Alice

Oswald

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Oswald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

John

Oswald

Son

-

14

1867

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

James

Oswald

Son

-

11

1870

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Oswald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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