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Household of Thomas Oswald (born 1827, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

Thomas Oswald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Oswald, born in 1827 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Oswald, born in 1832 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Durham, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1871 in Silksworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Sarah (born 1850 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas's Niece, Isabella (born 1868 in Durham, Durham, England), Thomas's Servant, Robert (born 1858 in Durham, Durham, England) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1864 in Durham, Durham, England).


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Thomas Oswald's household

Male

Thomas

Oswald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Oswald

Wife
Female

Margaret

Oswald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Oswald

Son
Female

Sarah

Marwood

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Oswald

Niece
Male

Robert

Atkinson

Servant
Male

John

Granger

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Oswald

Head

Married

54

1827

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Oswald

Wife

Married

49

1832

Durham, Durham, England

Margaret

Oswald

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Durham, Durham, England

Thomas

Oswald

Son

Single

10

1871

Silksworth, Durham, England

Sarah

Marwood

Visitor

Single

31

1850

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Oswald

Niece

Single

13

1868

Durham, Durham, England

Robert

Atkinson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Durham, Durham, England

John

Granger

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, Durham, England

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