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Household of William Platt (born 1828, Yorkshire)

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.

William Platt and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Platt, born in 1828 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1849 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He had 7 grandchildren; James P (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Susan Mary (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Sarah Sissy (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Tom (born 1848 in Royton, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Kate (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Platt's household

Male

William

Platt

Head
Male

Tom

Goldthorp

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Goldthorp

Daughter
Male

James P

Goldthorp

Grand Son
Female

Clara

Goldthorp

Grand Daughter
Female

Susan Mary

Goldthorp

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Goldthorp

Grand Son
Female

Sarah Sissy

Goldthorp

Grand Daughter
Male

Tom

Goldthorp

Grand Son
Male

Fred

Goldthorp

Grand Son
Female

Kate

Cotcher

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Platt
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Platt

Head

Widower

53

1828

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Goldthorp

Son In Law

Married

33

1848

Royton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Goldthorp

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James P

Goldthorp

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Clara

Goldthorp

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Susan Mary

Goldthorp

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Goldthorp

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Sissy

Goldthorp

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Tom

Goldthorp

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Goldthorp

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Kate

Cotcher

Servant

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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