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Household of William Oswald (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, 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.

William Oswald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oswald, born in 1846 in Kingskettle, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Oswald, born in 1847 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Isobella (born 1878 in Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, John (born 1870 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Annie (born 1872 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Step Son, George (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Maria (born 1858 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Oswald's household

Male

William

Oswald

Head
Female

Annie

Oswald

Wife
Male

John

Wheatly

Step Son
Female

Annie

Wheatly

Step Daughter
Male

George

Wheatly

Step Son
Female

Isobella

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Mary

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Maria

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Oswald

Head

Married

35

1846

Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Oswald

Wife

Married

34

1847

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Wheatly

Step Son

-

11

1870

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Wheatly

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Wheatly

Step Son

-

7

1874

Fife, Scotland

Isobella

Oswald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Oswald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Fife, Scotland

Maria

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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