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Household of William Platt (born 1835, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Platt, born in 1835 in Tarvin, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Platt, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Gertrude (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1811 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Charlotte (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Nurse, Eliza (born 1858 in Stanley, Staffordshire, England) and William's Visitor, Maria S (born 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Platt's household

Male

William

Platt

Head
Female

Harriet

Platt

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Platt

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Platt

Daughter
Female

Mary

Garner

Mother In Law
Female

Charlotte

Redfern

Servant
Female

Eliza

Lowndes

Nurse
Female

Maria S

Dain

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Platt

Head

Married

46

1835

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Platt

Wife

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Platt

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Platt

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Garner

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Redfern

Servant

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Lowndes

Nurse

Single

23

1858

Stanley, Staffordshire, England

Maria S

Dain

Visitor

Single

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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