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Household of James Platt (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

James Platt and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Platt, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Platt, born in 1859 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Frederick, born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, George (born 1859 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), James's Lodgers Wife, Mary (born 1856 in Poole, Dorset, England) and James's Lodgers Daughter, Maud (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Platt's household

Male

James

Platt

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Platt

Wife
Male

Frederick

Platt

Son
Male

George

Fairbarns

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Fairbarns

Lodgers Wife
Female

Maud

Fairbarns

Lodgers Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Platt

Head

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Platt

Wife

Married

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Frederick

Platt

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Fairbarns

Lodger Head

Married

22

1859

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Mary

Fairbarns

Lodgers Wife

Married

25

1856

Poole, Dorset, England

Maud

Fairbarns

Lodgers Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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