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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 12 people named Oswal in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 8% more people named Oswal in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 13 people named Oswal were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 3 adults were unmarried
  • They typically took 6 weeks of vacation a year
  • On average men worked 42 hours a week

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As Oswal families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • 8% were born in foreign countries
  • They most commonly lived in New Jersey
  • Most immigrants originated from Hungary
  • 4 were first-generation Americans