Sidney Platt

Born: 9 Sep 1825, , Yorkshire, England
Christened: 20 Apr 1826, Butterworth, Lancashire, England
Marriage (1): Sarah Mills on 31 Jul 1848 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Died: 31 Oct 1903, , Kansas, USA aged 78
Buried: Horton, Atchison County, Kansas, USA

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Sarah Mills

bullet Birth Notes:

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500038699144&lds=1®ion=2

bullet Christening Notes:

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500038699144&lds=1®ion=2

bullet Death Notes:

1900 federal census, Kapioma, Atchison Co, Kansas
Platt, Sydney, father, Sep 1825, 74, married, 52 years, b. England, England,
England, immigrated 1867

He almost certainly died in Kansas, USA.

And

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=PL&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=18&GScntry=4&GSsr=761&GRid=102731054&
Birth: Sep. 9, 1825
West Yorkshire, England
Death: Oct. 31, 1903

SIDNEY PLATT, farmer, Section 17, P. O. Muscotah, was formerly from England, born in Yorkshire, September 9, 1825. His parents were James and Betty Platt, nee Ashworth. His father stood high in the literary circles of England, and a volume of his manuscripts was published in 1865. Sidney Platt was educated by his father and in the private schools of England, after which he clerked in his father's office until twenty-seven years of age. At that time he went to Port Natal, South Africa, for the purpose of opening a cotton plantation. This he did, employing the natives and the coolies imported from the East Indies, but soon found that it was not a profitable undertaking; so he turned his attention to the sugar traffic, exporting it to England. Here he remained till 1865, when he emigrated to America, and lived for three months at Lawrence, Mass.; and at the expiration of that time came to Atchison County, Kas., which would make the date of his settlement here 1868. At that time there were a great many wild animals in these parts, and Mr. Platt was often compelled to place traps around his dwelling to protect his family. In Africa he once caught a spotted leopard, these being uncommon, and at another time killed a snake eighteen feet in length and six inches through. Mr. Platt is a distant relative of the celebrated African explorer Livingstone, and at one time received a letter from him stating his intention of visiting him, but owing to change in the route did not do so. Mr. Platt was married in England July 31, 1848, to Miss Sarah Mills, who was born in Yorkshire. They are the parents of eight children, seven of whom are living - Fannie O., Julia, Jennie A., Lucy, Eva B., Sidney L. and Petrena S. They were all born in South Africa with the exception of the last named whose birth place was Lawrence, Mass.

Family links:
Spouse:
Sarah Mills Platte (1825 - 1900)

bullet Burial Notes:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=PL&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=18&GScntry=4&GSsr=761&GRid=102731054&

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Web Based Info. http://uzspace.uzulu.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10530/825/The%20origin,%20growth%20and%20future%20of%20the%20borough%20of%20isipingowith%20special%20reference%20to%20enviromental%20ma.pdf?sequence=1

• General Comment. SIDNEY PLATT, farmer, Section 17, P. O. Muscotah, was formerly from England, born in Yorkshire, September 9, 1825. His parents were James and Betty Platt, nee Ashworth. His father stood high in the literary circles of England, and a volume of his manuscripts was published in 1865. Sidney Platt was educated by his father and in the private schools of England, after which he clerked in his father's office until twenty-seven years of age. At that time he went to Port Natal, South Africa, for the purpose of opening a cotton plantation. This he did, employing the natives and the coolies imported from the East Indies, but soon found that it was not a profitable undertaking; so he turned his attention to the sugar traffic, exporting it to England. Here he remained till 1865, when he emigrated to America, and lived for three months at Lawrence, Mass.; and at the expiration of that time came to Atchison County, Kas., which would make the date of his settlement here 1868. At that time there were a great many wild animals in these parts, and Mr. Platt was often compelled to place traps around his dwelling to protect his family. In Africa he once caught a spotted leopard, these being uncommon, and at another time killed a snake eighteen feet in length and six inches through. Mr. Platt is a distant relative of the celebrated African explorer Livingstone, and at one time received a letter from him stating his intention of visiting him, but owing to change in the route did not do so. Mr. Platt was married in England July 31, 1848, to Miss Sarah Mills, who was born in Yorkshire. They are the parents of eight children, seven of whom are living - Fannie O., Julia, Jennie A., Lucy, Eva B., Sidney L. and Petrena S. They were all born in South Africa with the exception of the last named whose birth place was Lawrence, Mass.

http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/atchison/atchison-co-p36.htmll

• Emigration. Emigrated from South Africa to USA in 1865.
http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/atchison/atchison-co-p36.htmll

• Children. They had 8 children.
http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/atchison/atchison-co-p36.htmll

• Census: USA, 1870. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=sarah&gsfn_x=NIC&gsln=platt&gsln_x=XO&msbdy=1825&msbdy_x=1&cpxt=1&catBucket=rstp&uidh=iof&msbdp=1&cp=12&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=21859957&db=1870usfedcen&indiv=1

• Census: Kansas, 1875. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1088&iid=ks1875_1-0467&fn=Sarah&ln=Platt&st=r&ssrc=&pid=3631950

• Census: USA, 1880. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=26302836
Living in Grasshopper, Atchison, Kansas, USA

• Census: Kansas, 1900. 1900 federal census, Kapioma, Atchison Co, Kansas
Viles, Henry head, May 1857, age 43, married 17 years, b. Wisconsin, f.
England, m. England
Viles, Jennie A. wife, Oct 1854, age 45, married 17 yrs, b. Cape Colony,
Eng, Eng.
Viles, Eva L, daughter, Jan 1885, 15, b. Kansas, Wis., Cape Col
Viles, Mabel E., daug, Aug 1886, 13, b. Kansas, Wis, Cape Col
Viles, Allison L., son, Jan 1890, 10, b. Kansas, Wis, Cape Col
Viles, Starmon S., son, Sept 1892, 7, b. Kansas, Wis, Cape Col
Viles, Trena S., daug, March 1896, 4, b Kansas, Wis, Cape Col

• Occupation. Pioneer sugar farmer in Natal South Africa with his brother Lawrence.
Farmer in Kansas USA

• General Comment. Transrciption of a letter from D. Rood

Am Zulu Mission
Natal South Africa
June 1st 1866
Rev R Anderson D.D.
Foreign Secretary of the A.B.C.F.M.

My Dear Sir,

The bearer of this, Mr Sidney Platt Esqr, who has been my neighbor & friend in this country during the last fifteen years is on the eve of leaving these shores for America.

I thought you might like to see a person, not of our mission, who can speak intelligently in regard to things in this country & who has much acquaintance with our mission work, & therefore give him this letter of introduction to you.

Mr. Platt has always been a warm friend of America, of our mission here, & of everything which is good. He has more than once made generous contributions to forward our work.

He recently aided some of the people of my station to get a sugar mill at much trouble & expense.

The severe commercial crisis which has come upon this country has caused him to be thrown into embarassing circumstances & with his large family of young children he now goes to America where I hope he may soon find a comfortable house.

If you are in the way to give him any advice which would be of use to him, it will be showing favor to a worthy man. Mr. P has the highest respect of all who know him in this country as a man of integrity & Christian zeal.

I am writing this on my way home from our annual meeting & have not convenience or time to write much.

We have had a very pleasant meeting, reports of which you will soon have.

I am as ever most truly yours

D Rood

Sidney married Sarah Mills on 31 Jul 1848 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. (Sarah Mills was born on 13 Jan 1825 in , Yorkshire, England, died on 30 Jul 1900 in , Kansas, USA and was buried in Horton, Atchison County, Kansas, USA.)

bullet Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=2lQ%2BYoTD1l8z4ATuAcYJgA&scan=1

And

http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/atchison/atchison-co-p36.htmll

And

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=PL&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=18&GScntry=4&GSsr=761&GRid=102731054&

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