Joseph Platts (abt. 1797 - 1861)

Born about 1797 in Coleorton, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Toone) Platts — married 6 Dec 1819 in Whitwick, Leicestershire, England

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1861 at about age 64 in Coleorton, Leicestershire, England.

Biography

Joseph Platts was born in Leicestershire, England.

christening : December 25, 1801

occupation - potter.

1851 occupation - Traveller with hardware. N.B. If he was a potter, it is likely that these wares were hawked once they were produced, so traveller with hardware could refer to the pots.

On the census of 1861, Joseph is described as a licensed hawker and Mary a hawker's wife. Several of their neighbours, the Peters's, are spar workers.

First name(s) Joseph

Last name Platts

Age 64

Birth year 1797

Death year 1861

Burial year 1861

Burial date 07 Jun 1861

Burial place Coleorton

Denomination Anglican

County Leicestershire

Country England

Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Archive reference DE1913/19

Record set Leicestershire Burials ^[1]

According to the probate register, Joseph Platts, yeoman died on 4th June 1861 At Coleorton, with effects under £100. His son, Joseph, a shoemaker also of Coleorton was sole executor. The estate was divided between his wife, Mary and his four sons, John, Robert, Joseph and Jesse. ^[2][3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Burial record: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fleics%2fbur%2f00763142
2. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 for Joseph Platts, 1861, Packer-Quirk, Ancestry.co.uk image [1]
3. ↑ Leicester Probate Registry Will Register, Year range 1861, Archive reference: DE462/4, Archive: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland. Transcription, Findmypast [2]
4. ↑ England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007, Death quarter 2, Death year 1861, District: Ashby de la Zouch, County: Leicestershire, Volume 7A, Page 65. GRO.GOV.UK

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYV-HW2 : 13 December 2017), Joseph Platts, Coleorton, Leicestershire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFK-TPS : 24 July 2016), Joseph Platts, Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England; citing Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England, p. 14, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RP-7VG : 14 December 2017), Joseph Platts, Coleorton, Leicestershire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (note the age has been transcribed as 44 when it is 64)

See also:

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S1M3-39D

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S1M3-88Z : accessed 2016-08-10), entry for Joseph /Platts/.