James Platt

Born: Abt 1791, Butterworth, Lancashire, England
Christened: Oct 1791, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Marriage (1): Betty Ashworth on 23 Apr 1815 in St. Chads, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Died: 26 Mar 1864, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England aged about 73
Buried: 1 Apr 1864, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Betty Ashworth

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=8860&iid=YRKHO107_2290_2290-0692&fn=Edward+Ashworth&ln=Platt&st=r&ssrc=&pid=10575971

And

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1861&indiv=try&h=9918678
Born Rochdale, Lancashire, England

bullet Christening Notes:

There are two possibilities

James Platt Christened 07 Oct 1791 Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents James Platt and Mally Platt.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VWZ3-KR8

She was either Mally Taylor or Mally Crossley

And

James Platt Christened 09 Oct 1791 Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents Thomas Platt and Mary Platt.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500058300115&lds=1®ion=2®ionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=®ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly=

Either Way he was christened in Saddleworth in Oct 1791

bullet Death Notes:

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=DCp2LmGNy11nm1Bco7249A&scan=1
Mar Q 1864

And

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/31874_222784-00377/2235138?backurl=http://person.ancestry.co.uk/tree/7650663/person/634900269/facts/citation/117548278349/edit/record#?imageId=31874_222784-00376

And

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/31874_222784-00377/2235138?backurl=http://person.ancestry.co.uk/tree/7650663/person/634900269/facts/citation/117548278349/edit/record#?imageId=31874_222784-00377

bullet Burial Notes:

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2963/40365_294416-00638?pid=3681980&backurl=http://person.ancestry.co.uk/tree/84077817/person/44498908987/gallery&usePUB=true&_phsrc=lEk1&usePUBJs=true

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

• Web Based Info. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=100021617185&lds=1®ion=2

And

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500038721291&lds=1®ion=2

And

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2962/40365_294414-00530/3841530?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgst%3d-6&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults

• Census: UK, 1841. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=James&gsfn_x=NIC&gsln=Plutt&gsln_x=XO&cpxt=1&catBucket=rstp&uidh=iof&cp=11&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=12175925&recoff=6+7+18&db=uki1841&indiv=1

In this census Jane Ashworth is present and is probably his sister in law.

• Census: UK, 1851. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=8860&iid=YRKHO107_2290_2290-0692&fn=Edward+Ashworth&ln=Platt&st=r&ssrc=&pid=10575971
In this census he is shown as a widower.

• Census: UK, 1861. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1861&indiv=try&h=9918678
In this census, his sister in law, Jane Ashworth, is living with him and is a house keeper.
He lives at Prospecton Road, Saddleworth
His son Owen lives next door and is the next entry.

• Occupation. Guardian of the Poor - I841 UK census.

And

Guardian of the Poor and Insurance Agent 1851 UK Census

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=8860&iid=YRKHO107_2290_2290-0692&fn=Edward+Ashworth&ln=Platt&st=r&ssrc=&pid=10575971

And

Superintendant Registrar Insurance Agent and Clerk to The Guardians.
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=8767&iid=WRYRG9_3238_3241-0475&fn=Jane&ln=Ashworth&st=r&ssrc=&pid=9918679

And

Guardian of the poor.
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2962/40365_294414-00530/3841530?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgst%3d-6&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults

• Ancestors. There are three possibilities

James Platt Christened 07 Oct 1791 Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents James Platt and Mally Platt.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VWZ3-KRZ

And

James Platt Christened 09 Oct 1791 Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents Thomas Platt and Mary Platt.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V5JN-NL9

And

James Platt Christened 08 May 1791 in Saddleworth born 1790 died 29 Jun 1813.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V5JN-N2B
It is clearly not him since he was alive and kicking in 1864.

I personally think it is probably James Platt and Mally. If this is the case, she is either Mally Wilde (married 18 Sep 1783 in Saddleworth) or possibly Mally Crossley

DPP records his parents as John Platt and Alice Winterbottom.

• Motto. Fortis in Arduis.

• Will. http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/31874_222784-00377/2235138?backurl=http://person.ancestry.co.uk/tree/7650663/person/634900269/facts/citation/117548278349/edit/record#?imageId=31874_222784-00377

James married Betty Ashworth, daughter of Lawrence Ashworth and Jane Wolfenden, on 23 Apr 1815 in St. Chads, Rochdale, Lancashire, England. (Betty Ashworth was born about 1794 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England and died on 14 Jun 1838 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England.)

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

• Web Based Info. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NXLZ-J8H

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFXD-DPX

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