He was the son of fellow architect Septimus Oswald. He was educated at The Royal Grammar School, and then articled to his father, before becoming his assistant. ==S. Oswald & Son==
S. Oswald & Son
From 1876 to 1891, he was in partnership with his father as S. Oswald & Son, and later with his son Harold Oswald (1874–1938). ==Buildings==