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John Oswald                                  1788-1848
John was born on 3 August 1788, the son of William Oswald and Jane Hardcastle, in London.
Mary Drummond                           1790-1817           (1st Wife)
Mary was born on 17 July 1790, the daughter of James Drummond and Sarah ?, at Deptford, Kent.
I have identified the following children.
  John Born 23 Aug 1814   Deptford  
Margaret Born 8 Dec 1816   Deptford  

Birth of Parents
John Oswald b: 3 Aug 1788  c: 18 Sep 1788             Whites Row Independant, Spittle Fields, London
son of William Oswald and Jane Hardcastle

Mary Drummond b: 17 Jul 1790  c: 31 Aug 1790       St Paul, Deptford, Kent
daughter of James Drummond and Sarah ?
Marriage
5 Nov 1811
John Oswald (23)
Mary Drummond (20) 		Deptford St Paul, Lewisham, Kent

By License, Wit: Thomas Oswald, Thomas Butler, Alicia William, Susannah Simson

Children
John Oswald b: 23 Aug 1814  c: 17 Sep 1814             St Paul, Deptford, Kent
son of John Oswald and Mary Drummond
Margaret Oswald b:8 Dec 1816  c: 1 Jan 1817             St Paul, Deptford, Kent
daughter of John Oswald and Mary Drummond

Death
Mary (Drummond) Oswald Died 22 Nov 1817, Age 27,             St Paul, Deptford, Kent
Burial: 1 Dec 1817


Martha Carttar                             1797-1848           (2nd Wife)
Martha was born on 31 July 1797, the daughter of Joseph Carttar and Martha Hunter Farrer Venables, at Deptford, Lewisham, Kent.
I have identified the following children.
  Thomas Born 20 Aug 1822   Deptford, Kent  
Jane Ann Born 8 Oct 1823   Deptford, Kent  
Edward Charles Born 3 Sep 1824   Deptford, Kent Married Charlotte Mary Schetky,
Jane Furguson
Martha Born abt 1826   Deptford, Kent  
Charles Born abt 1827   Deptford, Kent Married Eleanor Owens
Katherine Born abt 1830   Deptford, Kent  
Henry Watson Born abt 1831   Deptford, Kent  
Alfred Born abt 1832   Croydon  
Ellen Born abt 1834   Croydon  
Francis Born abt 1837   Croydon  
Herbert Born abt 1839   Croydon  
Robert Beachcroft Born abt 1840   Croydon Died in infancy

Birth of New Wife
Martha Carttar b: 31 Jul 1797         St. Paul Deptford, Kent
daughter of Joseph Carttar and Martha Hunter Farrer Venables

Marriage
20 Sep 1820
John Oswald (32)
Martha Carttar 		Deptford St Paul, Lewisham, Kent

Children
Thomas Oswald b: 20 Aug 1822  c: 25 Nov 1822             Deptford St Paul, Lewisham, Kent
son of John Oswald and Martha Carttar, Prospect Place
Jane Ann Oswald b: 8 Oct 1823  c: 10 Dec 1823             Deptford St Paul, Lewisham, Kent
daughter of John Oswald and Martha Carttar, Prospect Place
Edward Charles Oswald b: 3 Sep 1824  c: 22 Nov 1824             Deptford St Paul, Lewisham, Kent
son of John Oswald and Martha Carttar
Martha Oswald b: abt 1826  c: 1 Mar 1826             Deptford St Paul, Lewisham, Kent
daughter of John Oswald and Martha Carttar
Charles Oswald b: abt 1827  c: 22 Aug 1827             Deptford St Paul, Lewisham, Kent
son of John Oswald and Martha Carttar, Village
Katherine Oswald b: abt 1830  c: 27 Apr 1830             Deptford St Paul, Lewisham, Kent
daughter of John Oswald and Martha Carttar, Bridge House
Henry Watson Oswald b: abt 1831  c: 31 May 1831             Deptford St Paul, Lewisham, Kent
son of John Oswald and Martha Carttar, Bridge
Alfred Oswald b: abt 1832  c: 5 Nov 1834             St John The Baptist, Croydon, Surrey
son of John Oswald and Martha Carttar
Ellen Oswald b: abt 1834  c: 19 Nov 1834             St John The Baptist, Croydon, Surrey
daughter of John Oswald and Martha Carttar
Francis Oswald b: abt 1837  c: 14 Jan 1837             St John The Baptist, Croydon, Surrey
son of John Oswald and Martha Carttar
Herbert Oswald b: abt 1839  c: 2 Mar 1839   St John The Baptist, Croydon, Surrey   1839 1Q Croydon 4 72
son of John Oswald and Martha Carttar
Robert Beachcroft Oswald b: abt 1840  c: 4 Jul 1840   St John The Baptist, Croydon, Surrey   1840 3Q Croydon 4 75
son of John Oswald and Martha Carttar       1840 3Q Croydon 4 11

1841 Census HO107-1078
 7 June 1841 Croydon, Surrey
Palace     Born in this County?    
John Oswald
Martha
Alfred
Francis
Herbert
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 52
Age 44
Age 8
Age 4
Age 2 		Bleacher of Linen No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes 		  3 Aug 1788
31 Jul 1797
abt 1832
abt 1836
abt 1839

Death
Martha (Carttar) Oswald Died 2 Jul 1848, Age 51,   1848 3Q Croydon 4 69
Burial: 8 Jul 1848, Parish Church, Croydon, Surrey

Death
John Oswald Died Aug 2 1848, Age 59,       1848 3Q Croydon 4 72
Burial: 8 Aug 1848, Parish Church, Croydon, Surrey

The Times, Saturday, Aug 5, 1848                           Death
  On the 2nd inst., at the Palace, Croydon, Surrey, John Oswald, Esq., in the 60th year of his age.

The following Tablet is affixed to the outer wall of the
Archbishop's Palace, near the Chancel End of the Church.
Martha Oswald d July 2, 1848, a 51
John Oswald, d Aug. 2, 1848, a 60
Charlotte Oswald, d Dec. 2, 1856, a 27

1851 Census HO107-1601 31 March 1851 Croydon, Surrey
Palace
Edward Charles Oswald (s)
Thomas (Bro)(s)
Jane Ann (Sis)(s)
Charles (Bro)(s)
Katherine (Sis)(s)
Henry Watson (Bro)
Alfred (Bro)
Francis (Bro)
Herbert (Bro)
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 26
Age 28
Age 27
Age 23
Age 21
Age 19
Age 18
Age 14
Age 12 		Bleaching Firm Partner


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Deptford
Deptford
Lewisham
Lewisham
Lewisham
Croydon
Croydon
Croydon 		Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Surrey
Surrey
Surrey 		3 Sep 1824
20 Aug 1822
8 Oct 1823
abt 1827
abt 1830
abt 1831
abt 1832
abt 1836
abt 1839

SPECIAL THANKS  to M. Oswald, of Bristol, a descendant of this family, for providing details of this family.