Born in Northampton to David and Elizabeth Oswin.
Married in 1859 at St George's Hanover Square to Cordelia Jane Sadler.
At the time of the 1861 Census he was In 1861, he lived in 1 Margaret Villas, Putney, and described himself as a warehouseman. By 1871 he had moved to 68 West Hill Road and described himself as a silk mercer.
Died in 1895 at the age of 60.