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Household of Joseph Oswell (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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.

Joseph Oswell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Oswell, born in 1844 in New York, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Oswell, born in 1844 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1869 in Tyne Dock, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1878 in Tyne Dock, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Tyne Dock, Durham, England).


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Joseph Oswell's household

Male

Joseph

Oswell

Head
Female

Ellen

Oswell

Wife
Male

Robert

Oswell

Son
Male

Ralph

Oswell

Son
Male

Joseph

Oswell

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Oswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place New York, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Joseph

Oswell

Head

Married

37

1844

New York, Northumberland, England

Ellen

Oswell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Robert

Oswell

Son

Single

12

1869

Tyne Dock, Durham, England

Ralph

Oswell

Son

Single

3

1878

Tyne Dock, Durham, England

Joseph

Oswell

Son

Single

1

1880

Tyne Dock, Durham, England

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