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Household of Joseph Platten (born 1831, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hendon, Middlesex, 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 Platten and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Platten, born in 1831 in Dryburgh, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Platten, born in 1837 in Wells, Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; Philip (born 1860 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), Frederick C (born 1864 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), Emily M (born 1869 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Percy G (born 1872 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Niece, Sarah (born 1858 in Dryburgh, Norfolk, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Platten's household

Male

Joseph

Platten

Head
Female

Martha

Platten

Wife
Male

Philip

Platten

Son
Male

Frederick C

Platten

Son
Female

Emily M

Platten

Daughter
Male

Percy G

Platten

Son
Female

Sarah

Platten

Niece
Female

Mary Ann

Easter

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Platten
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dryburgh, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Platten

Head

Married

50

1831

Dryburgh, Norfolk, England

Martha

Platten

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wells, Norfolk, England

Philip

Platten

Son

Single

21

1860

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Frederick C

Platten

Son

Single

17

1864

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Emily M

Platten

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Percy G

Platten

Son

Single

9

1872

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Platten

Niece

Single

23

1858

Dryburgh, Norfolk, England

Mary Ann

Easter

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

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