Percy Platt - Illegitimate/Adopted Bolton 1898

[heywood]

I just remembered. I think she is Dickenson in 1891 with relatives. Her mother was a Dickenson.

Yes, I just checked. I think she us with the Watmough family at 1891 3426/20/34

[Waterloo24]

Wow .. that is a new one on me :-) I will try and find it now

You are a superstar :-)

I see her now .. but how did she become Platt by 1898 ?

I was just looking at the one from Farrington ( as Chorley and Farrington are very close ). Being a local even I had to check if Farrington is classed as Chorley.

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I just remembered. I think she is Dickenson in 1891 with relatives. Her mother was a Dickenson.

Yes, I just checked. I think she us with the Watmough family at 1891 3426/20/34

[heywood]

1881 4221/50/3

I had been thinking that was her in 1881 with grandparents Dickenson.

[Waterloo24]

That makes sense now :-)

So she want a domestic servant ... serves me right for trying to make the people fit the facts !

But might help me trace he back :-) x

1881 4221/50/3

I had been thinking that was her in 1881 with grandparents Dickenson.

[Waterloo24]

Well stone the crows, I found this in another tree Margaret Ann Platt Marriage to Henry cooke
1914
12 Nov
Age: 44
St Patricks RC Church bolton lancashire
his 2nd marriage his address 158 Blackhorse st her address 44 Silverwell Lane witnesses Thomas Levin and Eliza Maria Catteral

Father shows as William Platt - mother Alice

So she reappeared at Silverwell Lane with a new man in tow ... she is a one :-) What on earth happened to John?

But at least I now know I am looking for a Margaret Cooke death around 1945-50 (unless there are more twists in this story)

I am now thinking her parents are Alice Dickenson and William Platt (just need to find a marriage)

I can find Alice and William possibly with Margarets brother and sister Richard and Elizabeth in 1871.

Margaret was born in 1872/3 and Alice died in 1873 ( will be getting this death cert but am hoping to find Williams also and the marriage certificate).

All 3 children appear with the Dickenson grandparents in 1881 so not sure where William is.

Phew !!

[heywood]

That's a great find!  Well done 

I had got that far with a William and Alice but can't see a marriage and then I left it for the day.

The best/ only death I can see is Margaret Cooke  died 1937 aged 64 years, in Bolton. How does that fit with memories though?

[Waterloo24]

I am quite proud of myself :-)

Thanks for you work too .... The William and Alice does tie in with the names on her marriage and the fact Alice died in 1873 would explain them being with their grandparents.

1937 will be too early ... mum would only have been 7 and she thought she was 18 or thereabouts.

Defiantly getting Alice's death certificate but was hoping to find some other stuff to order at the same time as it takes about 3 weeks to get to me in Australia !

Looking for maybe Margaret's, Johns or Williams as well :-(


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That's a great find!  Well done 

I had got that far with a William and Alice but can't see a marriage and then I left it for the day.

The best/ only death I can see is Margaret Cooke  died 1937 aged 64 years, in Bolton. How does that fit with memories though?

[heywood]

That death is probably not right as you say.

There is a burial here for Margaret Ellen Cooke in 1937 https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch which seems to fit with the death record although the record does not have Ellen.

I can't see another death in Bolton area nor can I find William Platt anywhere except in 1871 and no marriage either for William and Alice 

[Waterloo24]

Roadblocks all the way.

Nope I am certain that's not her as I know mum was in Singapore till 1939 as Percy was stationed there. He came back in 1940.

I will order Alice's death certificate and see if that tells anything. Maybe they died together ... God Forbid.

I go through so many stages with Margaret .. I started off being angry with her, then felt sorry for her ... now I just shake my head.

Percy is a big soft spot for me ... funny how these people get to you :-) x

That death is probably not right as you say.

There is a burial here for Margaret Ellen Cooke in 1937 https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch which seems to fit with the death record although the record does not have Ellen.

I can't see another death in Bolton area nor can I find William Platt anywhere except in 1871 and no marriage either for William and Alice