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Household of Joseph Platt (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Platt, born in 1824 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sally Platt, born in 1826 in Brompton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest (born 1859 in Thornham, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Thornham, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1868 in Thornham, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1879 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Jessie Lindsay, born in 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Platt's household

Male

Joseph

Platt

Head
Female

Sally

Platt

Wife
Male

Ernest

Platt

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Platt

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Platt

Son
Male

John

Platt

Grand Son
Female

Jessie

Lindsay

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Platt

Head

Married

57

1824

Lancashire, England

Sally

Platt

Wife

Married

55

1826

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Platt

Son

Single

22

1859

Thornham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Platt

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Thornham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Platt

Son

Single

13

1868

Thornham, Lancashire, England

John

Platt

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Lindsay

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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