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Household of James Platts (born 1826, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Platts and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Platts, born in 1826 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Platts, born in 1838 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Emily (born 1868 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1875 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, William (born 1855 in Derby, Derbyshire, England), James's Lodgers Wife, Sarah (born 1858 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and James's Lodgers Son, John (born 1880 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
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James Platts's household
James
Platts
Head
Mary
Platts
Wife
Emily
Platts
Daughter
James
Platts
Son
William
Machen
Lodger
Sarah
Machen
Lodgers Wife
John
Machen
Lodgers Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Platts |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Platts | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary | Platts | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Emily | Platts | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Platts | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Sharlston, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Machen | Lodger | Married | 26 | 1855 | Derby, Derbyshire, England | |
Sarah | Machen | Lodgers Wife | Married | 23 | 1858 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
John | Machen | Lodgers Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England |
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