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Household of John Platt (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

John Platt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Platt, born in 1839 in Knutsford, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Platt, born in 1856 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James A, born 1875 in Hulme, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Shepness (born 1841 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Martha (born 1851 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Charles Henry (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Sarah (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Anne (born 1868 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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John Platt's household

Male

John

Platt

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Platt

Wife
Male

James A

Platt

Son
Male

Shepness

Carroll

Lodger
Female

Martha

Carroll

Lodger
Male

Charles Henry

Carroll

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Carroll

Lodger
Female

Anne

Carroll

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Platt

Head

Married

42

1839

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Platt

Wife

Married

25

1856

Salford, Lancashire, England

James A

Platt

Son

Single

6

1875

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Shepness

Carroll

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Ireland

Martha

Carroll

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Charles Henry

Carroll

Lodger

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Carroll

Lodger

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

Anne

Carroll

Lodger

Single

13

1868

Salford, Lancashire, England

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