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Richard Wilson Oswald                     1846-1924
Richard was born about 1846, the son of George Oswald and Margaret Wilson, at Trimdon, County Durham.
Isabella Crossgrove                           1846-1891
Isabella was born about 1846, the daughter of John Crossgrove and Sarah Atkinson, at Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
I have identified the following children.
Sarah Born abt 1866   Thornley Married James Turnbull
Margaret Born abt 1869     Died in 1871
George Born abt 1875   Windlestone  
Margaret Born abt 1877   East Howle  
Esther Born abt 1880   East Howle  
Ellen Born abt 1882   East Howle Married John Scott
Richard Born abt 1886   East Howle  
Gertrude Born abt 1888   East Howle Died in Infancy
Gertrude Born abt 1889   East Howle Married Matthew Dawson
Birth of Parents
Richard Wilson Oswald b: abt 1846  c: 30 Jun 1846             Trimdon, County Durham
son of George Oswald and Margaret Wilson

Isabella Crossgrove b: abt 1846           Nitshill, Abbey Parish (Paisley), Renfrewshire, Scotland
daughter of John Crossgrove, Pitman, and Sarah Crossgrove, formerly Atkinson

Child
Sarah Crossgrove b: abt 1866               Thornley, County Durham       1866 2Q Easington 10a 413
daughter of Isabella Crossgrove and Richard Oswald

Marriage
1 Feb 1869
Richard Oswald (23)
Isabella Crossgrove (23)
Parish Church, Thornley, County Durham       1869 1Q Easington 10a 435
Bachelor, Thornley, Father: George Oswald, Miner
Spinster, Wheatley Hill, Father:John Crossgrove, Miner
Wit: William G. Barlow, Leonard Harrison

Children
Margaret Oswald b: abt 1869                     1869 4Q Easington 10a 354
daughter of Richard Oswald and Isabella Crossgrove       Died 1871 2Q Stockton 10a 44

1871 Census RG10-4890 3 April 1871 Middlesborough, County Durham
Lower East Street
Richard Oswald
Isabella (Wife)
Sarah
Margaret
Age 24
Age 26
Age 5
Age 1
Sinker

Scholar
Durham City
Durham City
Durham City
Durham City
abt 1846
abt 1846
abt 1866
abt 1869

George Oswald b: abt 1875               Windlestone, County Durham       1875 4Q Stockton 10a 105
son of Richard Oswald and Isabella Crossgrove
Margaret Oswald b: abt 1877               East Howle, County Durham       1877 4Q Stockton 10a 114
daughter of Richard Oswald and Isabella Crossgrove
Esther Oswald b: abt 1880               East Howle, County Durham       1880 1Q Stockton 10a 94
daughter of Richard Oswald and Isabella Crossgrove


1881 Census RG11-4903 3 April 1881 Ferryhill, County Durham
East Howle Village
Richard Oswald
Isabella (Wife)
Sarah
George
Margaret
Esther
Age 34
Age 34
Age 14
Age 5
Age 3
Age 1
Coal Miner


Scholar
Trimdon

Thornley
Windlestone
East Howle
East Howle
Durham
Scotland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1846
abt 1846
abt 1866
abt 1875
abt 1877
abt 1880

Ellen Oswald b: abt 1882               East Howle, County Durham       1882 1Q Stockton 10a 102
daughter of Richard Oswald and Isabella Crossgrove
Richard Oswald b: abt 1886               East Howle, County Durham       1886 2Q Stockton 10a 103
son of Richard Oswald and Isabella Crossgrove
Gertrude Oswald b: abt 1888               East Howle, County Durham       1888 3Q Stockton 10a 103
daughter of Richard Oswald and Isabella Crossgrove       Died 1888 4Q Stockton 10a 51
Gertrude Oswald b: abt 1889               East Howle, County Durham       1889 2Q Stockton 10a 102
daughter of Richard Oswald and Isabella Crossgrove

1891 Census RG12-4056 6 April 1891 Ferryhill, County Durham
East Howle
Richard Oswald
Isabella (Wife)
George
Margaret
Esther
Ellen
Richard
Gertrude
Age 43
Age 44
Age 15
Age 13
Age 11
Age 9
Age 5
Age 2
Coal Miner

Joiner Apprentice
Scholar
Scholar
Scholer
Trimdon Colliery

Windleton
East Howle
East Howle
East Howle
East Howle
East Howle
Durham
Scotland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1846
abt 1846
abt 1875
abt 1877
abt 1880
abt 1882
abt 1886
abt 1889

Death
Isabella (Crossgrove) Oswald Died 1891, Age 44,       1891 2Q Stockton 10a 67

1901 Census RG13-4632 1 April 1901 Ferry Hill, County Durham
Old Row, East Howle
Richard Oswald (Widower)
Esther
Richard
Gertrude
Age 54
Age 21
Age 15
Age 12
Stone man in coal mine

Labourer in coal mine
Trimdon
Ferry Hill
East Howle
East Howle
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1846
abt 1880
abt 1886
abt 1889

1901 Census RG13-3654 1 April 1901 Worsley, Lancashire
508 Wardley Lane
Ann Catherine Higham (s)
Ellen Oswald (s) (Servant)
Age 69
Age 19
Living on own means
General Servant
Tyldesley
East Howle
Lancashire
Durham
abt 1846
abt 1880

1911 Census RG14- 1 April 1911 Dean Bank, Ferryhill, County Durham
14 Stephenson Street
John Scott
Ellen (Wife)
Floria
Sarah
Richard Oswald (FatherLaw)(W)
Age 25
Age 29
Age 6
Age 1
Age 64
Miner, Coal Hewer



Coal Miner, Stoneman
Liverpool
East Howle
Silksworth
Dean Bank
Trimdon




Durham
abt 1885
abt 1882
abt 1906
abt 1910
abt 1846

Death
Richard W. Oswald Died abt 1924, Age 77,       1924 1Q Sunderland 10a 994