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Household of William Oswald (born 1839, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmany, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oswald, born in 1839 in Kettle, Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Oswald, born in 1840 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1871 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Bloomfield, born in 1831 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
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William Oswald's household
William
Oswald
Head
Margaret
Oswald
Wife
James
Oswald
Son
Helen
Oswald
Daughter
William
Oswald
Son
Robert
Oswald
Son
Maggie
Oswald
Daughter
John
Oswald
Son
James
Bloomfield
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Oswald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Kettle, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Oswald | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Oswald | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Oswald | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Ceres, Fife, Scotland | |
Helen | Oswald | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Dairsie, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Oswald | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Oswald | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
Maggie | Oswald | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Oswald | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Kilmany, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Bloomfield | Boarder | Married | 50 | 1831 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
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