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Household of Joseph Platt (born 1848, 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.

Joseph Platt and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Platt, born in 1848 in Stockport, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Platt, born in 1848 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1875 in Over Hulton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, John Thos (born 1844 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Matthew (born 1848 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Platt's household

Male

Joseph

Platt

Head
Female

Margaret

Platt

Wife
Male

William

Platt

Son
Male

Robert

Platt

Son
Male

John Thos

Booth

Lodger
Male

Matthew

Booth

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Stockport, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Platt

Head

Married

33

1848

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Platt

Wife

Married

33

1848

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

William

Platt

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Platt

Son

Single

6

1875

Over Hulton, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Booth

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Bury, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Booth

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Bury, Lancashire, England

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