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Household of Thomas Oswald (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Thomas Oswald and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Oswald, born in 1836 in Kettle, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel Oswald, born in 1835 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1859 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1862 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1865 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Rachel (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Oswald's household

Male

Thomas

Oswald

Head
Female

Rachel

Oswald

Wife
Male

James

Oswald

Son
Male

Thomas

Oswald

Son
Female

Ann

Oswald

Daughter
Male

David

Oswald

Son
Male

John

Oswald

Son
Female

Margaret

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Oswald

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Oswald

Head

Married

45

1836

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Rachel

Oswald

Wife

Married

46

1835

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

James

Oswald

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Oswald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Oswald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

David

Oswald

Son

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Oswald

Son

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Oswald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel

Oswald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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