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Household of Joseph Platt (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.

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 1838 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Platt, born in 1842 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), John Bray (born 1878 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and James Edmund (born 1880 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Daughter Adopted, Sarah Jane Scurrah, born in 1852 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Platt's household

Male

Joseph

Platt

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Platt

Wife
Male

Joseph

Platt

Son
Male

Thomas

Platt

Son
Male

John Bray

Platt

Son
Male

James Edmund

Platt

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Scurrah

Daughter Adopted
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Platt

Head

Married

43

1838

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Platt

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Platt

Son

Single

10

1871

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Platt

Son

Single

7

1874

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

John Bray

Platt

Son

Single

3

1878

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

James Edmund

Platt

Son

Single

1

1880

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Scurrah

Daughter Adopted

Single

29

1852

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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