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Household of John Oswald (born 1854, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 1854 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Oswald, born in 1854 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie Roy (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1857 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Ellen (born 1862 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Brother, David (born 1869 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Oswald's household

Male

John

Oswald

Head
Female

Jane

Oswald

Wife
Female

Jessie Roy

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Mary

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Mary

Morrison

Sister-In-Law
Female

Ellen

Morrison

Sister-In-Law
Male

David

Oswald

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oswald

Head

Married

27

1854

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Oswald

Wife

Married

27

1854

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie Roy

Oswald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Oswald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen

Morrison

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Oswald

Brother

-

12

1869

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

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