Edward Ashworth Platt
(1844-1919)

Edward Ashworth Platt

Born: 29 Aug 1844, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Marriage (1): Petrena Vosper Henry on 8 May 1866 in Durban, Natal, South Africa
Died: 31 Jan 1919, Durban, Natal, South Africa aged 74
Buried: 1919, Durban, Natal, South Africa

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Petrena Vosper Henry

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

Copy of Edward Ashworth Platt's Death Notice dd 26 Jun 1937 in RAB's possesion.
He was 74 years old when he died.

And

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=FreeBMDBirth&h=28295961&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8912

And

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDBirth&h=28295960&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8912

And

http://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/familytree?uid=plattsgalore&surname=Platt

bullet Death Notes:

Copy of Edward Ashworth Platt's Death Notice dd 26 Jun 1937 in RAB's possesion.

And

Copy of his wife - Trena Vosper Platt nee Henry's death notice dd 4 Sep 1920 in RAB's possession. Recorda his death as 1918.

http://ancestry24.com/search-item/?id=C837557
11 Jan 1919

And

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/south-africa-eastern-cape/2012-03/1331248178

And

http://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/familytree?uid=plattsgalore&surname=Platt
died 16/8/1920

And

National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT NAB
SOURCE MSCE
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 0
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 25667/1919
PART 1
DESCRIPTION PLATT, EDWARD ASHWORTH. (S/S TRENAVORPER).
STARTING 1919
ENDING 1939

bullet Burial Notes:

http://ancestry24.com/search-item/?id=C837557

And

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/south-africa-eastern-cape/2012-03/1331248178

And

National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT Genealogical Society of SA, Peter Holden
DESCRIPTION Platt, EA - Gravestone.
STARTING 0000
ENDING 19190131
REMARKS St. Thomas's Cemetery, Durban, Natal. Compiler: T Jansen, 1988.
SUMMARY + Edward Ashworth Platt. Died 31-01-1919.

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

• 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
He was a scholar in this census.

• Census: UK, 1861. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1861&indiv=try&h=9918680
In this census he is shown as a student of music.

• General Comment. PLATT. Edward Ashworth; born 29th Aug. 1844, in Shawhall, Saddleworth District, West Riding, Yorkshire; e.s. of late Laurence Piatt, one of the pioneer sugar planters of Natal; m., 8th May. IS66 a sister of Mr. E.G. Challinor; 9 children. Educ. Yorkshire. Hobby: Music. Add.. Accountant. 5 Challinor Buildings: and "Fassifern," Ridge Rd., Berea. Durban. Came to Natal l0th Jan. 1862. Followed Musical Profession for a time: Banking for 2 years; and subsequently with Wm. Palmer, Accountant, for 10 years; 2 years Evans & Maynard, Merchants. Afterwards started on his own account as Accountant and Insurance Agent. Continuing Accountancy. First Conductor of "Messiah" in Town Hall.

http://www.angloboerwar.com/images/pdf/natalwhoswho1906-p.pdf

http://www.archive.org/stream/natalwhoswhoani00unkngoog/natalwhoswhoani00unkngoog_djvu.txt

• Children. They had 9 Children.
http://www.archive.org/stream/natalwhoswhoani00unkngoog/natalwhoswhoani00unkngoog_djvu.txt

They definitely had twins
http://ancestry24.com/search-item/?id=C2150035634
Name: Platt
Date Of Birth: 14 September 1876
Gender: Two Females
Date Of Announcement: 19 September 1876
Notes: At the Syringa's Berea the wife of Mr E A Platt of twin daughters
Collection: Birth Records
Source: The Natal Witness & Agricultural & Commercial Advertiser
Collection Name: Birth Records

2 Feb 2013
There are three daughters Trena, Violet and Leila who I am unable to find birth dates for. Two of the three are the twins. I am 90% sure Leila is one of them and have so recorded it. I suspect Violet is the other one.

• Web Based Info. http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/Dictionary%20of%20South%20African%20Biography/page_03847.pdf

And

http://www.angloboerwar.com/images/pdf/natalwhoswho1906-p.pdf

• Occupation. Accountant.
Copy of Edward Ashworth Platt's Death Notice dd 26 Jun 1937 in RAB's possesion.

Edward married Petrena Vosper Henry, daughter of Dr. Samuel Henry and Jane Maria Dawe, on 8 May 1866 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. (Petrena Vosper Henry was born Cal 16 Nov 1847 in London, London, England and died on 16 Aug 1920 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.)

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

• Web Based Info. http://www.archive.org/stream/natalwhoswhoani00unkngoog/natalwhoswhoani00unkngoog_djvu.txt

And

http://www.gisa.org.za/site/sites/default/files/surname_pdfs/C/CHALLINOR.pdf

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDCK-82R

• General Comment. Copy of the original marriage cert in RAB's possession.
Both her mother and her step father appear on the certificate (E. J. Challinor and Jane Maria Challinor)

• General Comment. Copy of Trena Vosper Platt nee Henry's death notice dd 4 Sep 1920 in RAB's possession.

• General Comment. Copy of Edward Ashworth Platt's Death Notice dd 26 Jun 1937 in RAB's possesion.

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There will inevitably be errors and omissions and the whole purpose of creating this online record, is to invite feedback and corrections.
The data is specifically for non-commercial use and my clear intention is to build family records. The data may, therefore, not be used in any way for the purposes of financial gain.

Caveat:- Throughout the project UK GRO birth, marriage and death index data appears. The GRO data appears in Quarters. Q1 = January, February and March, Q2 = April, May, June , Q3 = July, August and September and Q4 = October, November and December. Similarly, Mar Q = January, February and March, Jun Q = April, May, June , Sep Q = July, August and September and Dec Q = October, November and December. Where these dates occur, they represent the date of Registration of the event rather than the date of the actual event. Logically, registration occurs AFTER the event. In some cases this may be days or months or even years after the event. The important thing is that the event was recorded and a copy of the document of registration could be obtained if necessary. This also applies to South African NAAIRS records.

Similarly, the UK system is confusing to the uninitiated because registration districts can span several counties. Accordingly GRO locations may not record the true location of the event. They do record where the record is actually kept or recorded.

Caveat #2:- I have used URL's throughout the website as sources. The URLs are often from paid subscription sites so you may not be able to access them without an account. Inevitably there are broken URL's. I have been to every URL recorded here and at the time they were operational. In this regard, the Ancestry24 records are a problem. There are numerous references in the South African data citing Ancestry24 records. Unfortunately Ancestry24 has closed down and these records are no longer available on line.

The early South African records on this site would not have been as good as they are without the work done by Delia Robertson. Where there are website addresses containing http://www.e-family.co.za... I record the citation should read Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. This website can be found at First Fifty Years