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Household of Murray Oswald (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Murray Oswald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murray Oswald, born in 1843 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Murray was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Catherine (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1877 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Murray's Visitor, Helen Webster, born in 1834 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Murray Oswald's household

Female

Murray

Oswald

Head
Female

Catherine

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Jane

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Janet

Oswald

Daughter
Male

James

Oswald

Son
Female

Helen

Webster

Visitor
First name(s) Murray
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murray

Oswald

Head

Widow

38

1843

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Oswald

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Oswald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Oswald

Daughter

-

8

1873

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Oswald

Son

-

4

1877

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Webster

Visitor

Unmarried

47

1834

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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