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Household of James Platt (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Platt, born in 1839 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Platt, born in 1841 in Mossley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Fred (born 1869 in Micklehurst, Cheshire, England), James W (born 1871 in Micklehurst, Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Denton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Micklehurst, Cheshire, England), Edwin (born 1879 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Wilfred (born 1881 in Micklehurst, Cheshire, England).


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James Platt's household

Male

James

Platt

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Platt

Wife
Male

Fred

Platt

Son
Male

James W

Platt

Son
Male

Walter

Platt

Son
Female

Alice

Platt

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Platt

Son
Male

Edwin

Platt

Son
Male

Wilfred

Platt

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Platt

Head

Married

42

1839

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Platt

Wife

Married

40

1841

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Fred

Platt

Son

Single

12

1869

Micklehurst, Cheshire, England

James W

Platt

Son

Single

10

1871

Micklehurst, Cheshire, England

Walter

Platt

Son

Single

8

1873

Denton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Platt

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Herbert

Platt

Son

Single

4

1877

Micklehurst, Cheshire, England

Edwin

Platt

Son

Single

2

1879

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Wilfred

Platt

Son

Single

0

1881

Micklehurst, Cheshire, England

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