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Household of William Oswald (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

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 1844 in Leslie, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Oswald, born in 1847 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Williemina (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Oswald's household

Male

William

Oswald

Head
Female

Agnes

Oswald

Wife
Male

James

Oswald

Son
Female

Mary

Oswald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Oswald

Son
Female

Christina

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Oswald

Daughter
Female

Williemina

Oswald

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Oswald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Leslie, 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

37

1844

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Oswald

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

James

Oswald

Son

-

12

1869

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Oswald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Oswald

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Oswald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Oswald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Williemina

Oswald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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