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Household of Edward Platt (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edward Platt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Platt, born in 1839 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Betsy Platt, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1871 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Esther J (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Platt's household

Male

Edward

Platt

Head
Female

Betsy

Platt

Wife
Male

John

Platt

Son
Female

Alice

Platt

Daughter
Male

Robert

Platt

Son
Female

Ann

Platt

Daughter
Female

Esther J

Platt

Daughter
Male

Edward

Platt

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Platt

Head

Married

42

1839

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Platt

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Platt

Son

Single

15

1866

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Alice

Platt

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Robert

Platt

Son

Single

10

1871

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Ann

Platt

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Esther J

Platt

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Platt

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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