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Household of William Platt (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

William Platt and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Platt, born in 1836 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Platt, born in 1838 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and Elsie (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Assistant, Ann (born 1862 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Alice J (born 1867 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England).


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William Platt's household

Male

William

Platt

Head
Female

Mary

Platt

Wife
Male

James

Platt

Son
Male

William

Platt

Son
Female

Ellen

Platt

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Platt

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Platt

Daughter
Female

Ann

Smith

Assistant
Female

Alice J

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Platt

Head

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

Mary

Platt

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

James

Platt

Son

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

William

Platt

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Platt

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Mary A

Platt

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Elsie

Platt

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Alice J

Smith

Servant

Single

14

1867

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

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