Platfort in Colchester

[chiboy]

I cannot find the surname Platfort anywhere except as a 17-year-old Dutch mariner aboard a Dutch ship in Australian Waters around 1850.

Mary Platfort married Joseph Salmon of Colchester and was the mother of my great-grandmother Anna Maria Salmon, born 21 March 1845 in Colchester.

She is on the GRO birth register copy as the mother, 'Mary Salmon, formerly Platfort'.

I cannot find Mary before or after the record of her daughter's birth, nor any Platfort save the aforesaid mariner.

I'd be most grateful if anyone can supply information, ancient or modern, about the Platfort family.

Thank you.

Ian

[aghadowey]

FreeBMD lists quite a few people with the surname Platford (from 1837-1961)- some even in Colchester district- and also check www.familysearch.org.

[Jebber]

PLATFORT is one of those name easily misspelled or changed slightly.

There is a Mary PLATFORD in Colchester in 1841

HO107 piece 344 folio 32 page 20

Jebber

[suffolk*sue]

When and where did the Salmon/Platford marriage take place?

1851 census says Mary born in Colchester.

[chiboy]

I wish I knew when and where - I can't find a marriage record anywhere for Mary and Joseph.

Here's a jumbled collection of just about all the information I've found:

The 'Registration District' at the top of the GRO 1845 birth entry extract for Anna Maria says 'Colchester Union'. Would that mean that baby Anna Maria was born in the Colchester Poor Law Union workhouse? The 'sub-District' is also 'Colchester Union'.

Colchester Poor Law Union had 16 constituent parishes when it was formed in October 1836.

It seems that at the time when Anna Maria Salmon was born to them in 1845, Mary may have been 44 years old and Joseph perhaps 36.

So the marriage could have been as far back as 1825..?

The concentrated numbers of Platfords in Norfolk may suggest that Mary originated there. Possibly the marriage could have taken place in Norfolk just as well as in Colchester. I saw a Mary Ann Platford as born in Norwich in 1801.

Joseph was a Pipe-maker, variously Pipe Cleaner(?).

Despite the likelihood of Mary Platfort (Anna Maria's mother's maiden name on her b.c.) actually being Mary Platford, I do have, as I said, another Platfort-with-a-t around that time, albeit he was 'Dutch'.

I've only looked up free sources.

Thank you for your interest and for your much-appreciated help.

Ian

[suffolk*sue]

I have searched through the main churches of Colchester, marriages c1825-1836 and not found a marriage for Joseph and Mary. also did Gt and Little Clacton but no joy there.

I only found the following who might be a relative.

Edward Platfort
Mary Bruce
married 12-7-1835
St. Martin, Colchester.

[cobbs]

Marriage............

Mary Platfoot sp & Wm Osben b 2nd May 1824 banns at St James Church Colchester.

Witness....Clark Balls & Maria Platfoot.

This is from ESFH Parish Registers CD 1813-1851 Colchester.

Hope this is of help.

It would seem that Mary..Maria..Edward..Sophia are all from the same family as there are three marriages.