| 词条 | George Oswald |
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LifeHe was the son of the Rev. James Oswald (1703–1793), and nephew of the merchant Richard Oswald (1705?–1784). Initially he worked in the Glasgow firm run by his father's cousins the brothers Richard Oswald (1687–1763) of Scotstoun and Alexander Oswald (1694–1766). They left him the Scotstoun and Balshagray estates, both having died by 1766. Oswald became head of the tobacco firm of Oswald, Dennistoun, & Co. of Glasgow, and partner in the Ship Bank there.[1][2] He was left the Auchincruive estate on the 1784 death of Richard Oswald his uncle, coming into possession of it on the death of his aunt in 1788.[2][3] Oswald died on 6 October 1819, aged 84.[1] FamilyIn 1764 Oswald married Margaret Smythe (1747–1791), daughter of David Smythe of Methven. They had four sons and at least five daughters.[2] The children included:[4]
Notes1. ^1 2 {{cite DNB|wstitle=Oswald, Richard|volume=42}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite ODNB|id=20924|first=David|last=Hancock|title=Oswald, Richard}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/220|title=University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections, Special Collections, Correspondence of the Oswald family of Auchincruive, including Richard Oswald|accessdate=23 July 2017}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Crawfurd|first=George|title=A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew: Including an Account of the Noble and Ancient Families ... To which is Added, a Genealogical History of the Royal House of Stewart, and of the Several Noble and Illustrious Families of that Name, from the Year 1034 to the Year 1710|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpnmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA347|accessdate=23 July 2017|year=1818|publisher=J. Neilson, sold by H. Crichton|pages=347–8}} 5. ^{{cite book|last=Nicolas|first=Sir Nicholas Harris|title=The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson: With Notes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YRlGAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA426|accessdate=23 July 2017|year=1845|publisher=H. Colburn|pages=426 note}} 6. ^{{cite book|title=History of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7xAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA205|accessdate=23 July 2017|year=1845|publisher=The society|page=205}} 7. ^{{cite book|title=The Scots Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iysoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA206|year=1786|publisher=Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran|page=206}} 8. ^{{cite book|last=Burke|first=Sir Bernard|title=A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSkAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA362|accessdate=23 July 2017|year=1862|publisher=Harrison|page=362}}
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