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Household of Richard Platt (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Richard Platt and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Platt, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Hannah Platt, born in 1843 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; Dora C (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Oswald H (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Harry H (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William C (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Amy L (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Ann (born 1860 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales).


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Richard Platt's household

Male

Richard

Platt

Head
Female

Hannah

Platt

Wife
Female

Dora C

Platt

Daughter
Male

Oswald H

Platt

Son
Male

Harry H

Platt

Son
Male

William C

Platt

Son
Female

Amy L

Platt

Daughter
Female

Ann

Taylor

Servant
Female

Sarah

Ward

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Platt

Head

Married

37

1844

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Platt

Wife

Married

38

1843

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Dora C

Platt

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Oswald H

Platt

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Harry H

Platt

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William C

Platt

Son

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Amy L

Platt

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Taylor

Servant

Single

21

1860

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ward

Servant

Single

19

1862

Mold, Flintshire, Wales

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