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Household of Samuel Platt (born 1855, 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.

Samuel Platt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Platt, born in 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary E Platt, born in 1857 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Sister In Law, Agnes A (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Sister In Law, Annie (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Brother In Law, John (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Edwin (born 1839 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Platt's household

Male

Samuel

Platt

Head
Female

Mary E

Platt

Wife
Male

William

Platt

Son
Male

Benjamin

Platt

Son
Female

Agnes A

Wild

Sister In Law
Female

Annie

Wild

Sister In Law
Male

John

Wild

Brother In Law
Male

Edwin

Kershaw

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Platt

Head

Married

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Platt

Wife

Married

24

1857

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Platt

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Platt

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Agnes A

Wild

Sister In Law

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Wild

Sister In Law

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Wild

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Kershaw

Boarder

Widower

42

1839

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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