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George Oswald1

M, #7557, b. circa 1814
Pedigree
Last Edited: 16 Oct 2019
  • Birth*: George Oswald was born circa 1814 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; Oct 2010.1

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household7 April 1861He was listed as head of household in the 1861 census at Orangfield House, Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland, . George Oswald, head, 46, collector of Inland Revenues, Glasgow; plus his 2 daugs and 1 son; plus Susan Anderson Montgomerie, 60, fund holder and 4 other Montgomeries, all visitors, with lady's maid, coachman & page; 10 household servants; also in the household was Agnes McKenzie Fisher kitchen maid.2,3
Orangefield House
Orangefield House c 1946 with 'air control tower' built on (Orangefield House was the forerunner of Prestwick Airport)

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1861 Scotland census; CSSCT1861-88; Monktonl, ed 2, page 1.
  2. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1861 Scotland census; CSSCT1861-88; Monkton, ed 2, page 1 [Oct 2010].
  3. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1861 Monkton [Jun 2004].