Pop Oswald Tree » John Robert OSWALD (1855-1940)
Personal data John Robert OSWALD
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27- He was born on March 10, 1855 in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Sources 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27
- Alternative: He was born January 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
- Alternative: He was born January 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
- Alternative: He was born January 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 19
- He was christened on May 23, 1858 in St Matthew, Duddeston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
- He was baptized on May 23, 1858 in St Matthew, Duddeston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Sources 17, 24
- Alternative: He was baptized on December 8, 1881 in Holy Trinity, Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 17
- Alternative: He was baptized on May 22, 1878 in Holy Trinity, Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 17
- Resident:
- in the year 1881: Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Sources 19, 27
- in the year 1930: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 15
- in the year 1927: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 15
- in the year 1896: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 22
- on April 2, 1911: Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England.Source 25
- in the year 1901: Northfield, Worcestershire, England.Sources 16, 26
- in the year 1891: Northfield, Worcestershire, England.Source 10
- on April 2, 1911: Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England.Source 25
- in the year 1904: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 22
- in the year 1903: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 22
- in the year 1922: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 15
- in the year 1935: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 15
- in the year 1890: Warwickshire, England.Sources 1, 21
- on April 2, 1911: Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England.Sources 25, 26
- in the year 1888: Brewers' Trav Street address: 4 Butler St. Small heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 22
- in the year 1862: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Sources 21, 22
- in the year 1900: Warwickshire, England.Sources 1, 21
- in the year 1871: Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Sources 3, 8
- in the year 1861: Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Sources 4, 7
- in the year 1881: Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 19
- in the year 1908: Warwickshire, England.Source 21
- in the year 1905: Warwickshire, England.Source 21
- in the year 1899: Warwickshire, England.Source 21
- in the year 1906: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 26
- in the year 1855: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 22
- in the year 1912: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 26
- in the year 1925: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 15
- in the year 1897: Warwickshire, England.Source 1
- in the year 1939: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.Source 15
- He died December 1940 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, he was 85 years old.Sources 14, 20, 23
- A child of Robert Randolph OSWALD and Jane HUMBLE
Household of John Robert OSWALD
He is married to Caroline HORWOOD.
They got married on December 25, 1875 at Sparkbrook, Christ Church, Warwickshire, England, he was 20 years old.Sources 6, 11
Child(ren):
- John Henry OSWALD 1876-1912
- Frederick OSWALD 1880-1927
- Ernest Charles OSWALD 1881-????
- Frank Randolph OSWALD 1886-1902
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Sources
- UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, Ancestry.com, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s; Title: 1890 Kelly´s Directory of Birmingham / Ancestry.com
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
- 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG10; Piece: 3159; Folio: 100; Page: 10; GSU roll: 839237 / Ancestry.com
- 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2186; Folio: 119; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542932 / Ancestry.com
- Birmingham, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
- 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2186; Folio: 119; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542932 / Ancestry.com
- 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG10; Piece: 3159; Folio: 100; Page: 10; GSU roll: 839237 / Ancestry.com
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- 1891 England Census, Ancestry.com, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2356; Folio: 140; Page: 41 / Ancestry.com
- Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, Ancestry.com, Reference Number: DRO 3; Archive Roll: 583 / Ancestry.com
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
- Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- (Not public)
- 1901 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG13; Piece: 2808; Folio: 7; Page: 6 / Ancestry.com
- Birmingham, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Class: RG11; Piece: 3016; Folio: 36; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341721 / Ancestry.com
- U.K., City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- UK, Midlands and Various UK Trade Directories, 1770-1941 / Ancestry.com
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912, Ancestry.com, Reference Number: EP 66/2/2/1; Archive Roll: Reel 5 / Ancestry.com
- 1911 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG14; Piece: 20054 / Ancestry.com
- 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Class: RG11; Piece: 3016; Folio: 36; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341721 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday March 10, 1855
- The temperature on March 10, 1855 was about -3.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 14 » Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
- June 1 » The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
- August 1 » The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
- September 9 » Crimean War: The Siege of Sevastopol comes to an end when Russian forces abandon the city.
- September 29 » The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.
- November 16 » David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.
Christening day May 22, 1878
- The temperature on May 22, 1878 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
- March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
- May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
- May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
- June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
Day of marriage December 25, 1875
- The temperature on December 25, 1875 was about 7.1 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
- May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
- June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
- October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
Same birth/death day
- 1844 » Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer († 1908)
- 1845 » Alexander III of Russia († 1894)
- 1846 » Edward Baker Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln († 1850)
- 1849 » Hallie Quinn Brown, African-American educator, writer and activist († 1949)
- 1850 » Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer († 1906)
- 1853 » Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1930)
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