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Thomas Platts c1762 and Elizabeth Senior c1759

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Peter

Peter Report 25 Mar 2021 15:52

Would appreciate any information on the above couple who married in Silkstone in Yorkshire in 1789 and had a son George who was born circa 1792

Maddie

Maddie Report 25 Mar 2021 16:03

for ref
Name: Thomas Platts
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1789
Marriage Place: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints
Spouse:
Elizabeth Senior

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Name: Elizabeth Senior
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 30 Aug 1761
Baptism Place: Tankersley,York,England
Father:
Robert Senior
Mother:
Hannah
FHL Film Number: 919371

Thomas
Last name Platts
Baptism year 1762
Birth year -
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Baptism place Silkstone
Mother's first name(s) -
Father's first name(s) Theophilus
Baptism date 05 Sep 1762


Name: George Plats
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 10 Jul 1791
Baptism Place: Worsborough,York,England
Father:
Thomas Plats
FHL Film Number: 919334

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Mar 2021 16:05

For our info:

Thomas Platts
in the West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
Name: Thomas Platts
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1789
Marriage Place: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints
Spouse:
Elizabeth Senior


"Thomas Platts of the Parish of Manchester and County of Lancaster, and Elizabeth Senior of this Parish, by Licence."

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Mar 2021 16:07

Different record, giving ages:

Thomas Platts
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: Thomas Platts
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1762
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1789
Marriage Place: Silkstone Parish, Yorkshire, England
Spouse:
Elizabeth Senior
FHL Film Number: 1470081

Elizabeth Senior
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: Elizabeth Senior
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1763
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1789
Marriage Place: Silkstone Parish, Yorkshire, England
Spouse:
Thomas Platts
FHL Film Number: 1470081



And this record gives Thomas's occupation - joiner.
Elizabeth was a spinster.

Elizabeth Senior
in the West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
Name: Elizabeth Senior
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1789
Marriage Place: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints
Spouse:
Thomas Platts

Maddie

Maddie Report 25 Mar 2021 16:09

Theophilus
Last name Platts
Baptism year 1726
Birth year -
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Baptism place Silkstone
Mother's first name(s) -
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Baptism date 13 May 1726

Theophilus
Last name Platts
Birth year -
Marriage year 1755
Spouse's first name(s) Hannah
Spouse's last name Hirst
Residence Silkstone
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Marriage place Silkstone
Marriage date 24 Nov 1755
Spouse's residence Silkstone

Thomas
Last name Plat
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1690
Baptism date 24 Aug 1690
Place Silkstone
County Yorkshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Nicholas
Father's last name Plat

Nicholas
Last name Plats
Name note -
Marriage year 1681
Marriage date 06 Nov 1681
Marriage place Silkstone
Spouse's first name(s) Sarah
Spouse's last name Lawton
Spouse's age -
County Yorkshire
Country England

Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts Of Burials
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Plats
Burial year 1695
Birth year -
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Burial place Silkstone
Age at death -
Burial date 06 Sep 1695


Name: Thomas Platts
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1759
Marriage Place: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints
Spouse:
Elizabeth Street

Maddie

Maddie Report 25 Mar 2021 16:22

Ann
Last name Plats
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1682
Baptism date 03 Sep 1682
Place Silkstone
County Yorkshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Nicholas
Father's last name Plats

Francis
Last name Plats
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1693
Baptism date 30 Sep 1693
Place Silkstone
County Yorkshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Nicholas
Father's last name Plats

Sara
Last name Plats
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1687
Baptism date 26 May 1687
Place Silkstone
County Yorkshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Nicholas

Maddie

Maddie Report 25 Mar 2021 16:25

Elizabeth
Last name Platts
Baptism year 1759
Birth year -
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Baptism place Silkstone
Mother's first name(s) -
Father's first name(s) Theophilus
Baptism date 18 Nov 1759

Elizabeth
Last name Platts
Birth year -
Marriage year 1789
Spouse's first name(s) George
Spouse's last name Woodruff
Residence Silkstone
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Marriage place Silkstone
Marriage date 07 May 1789

Yorkshire Baptisms
First name(s) Martha
Last name Platts
Baptism year 1768
Birth year -
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Baptism place Silkstone
Mother's first name(s) -
Father's first name(s) Theophilus
Baptism date 01 Jan 1768

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 25 Mar 2021 16:48

Connected........and no feedback yet

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1391829

Peter

Peter Report 26 Mar 2021 17:43

Good information coming back but still don’t know what happened to Theophilus or his wife after the children were born

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 26 Mar 2021 18:27

Theophilus appears on several trees on Ancestry. For Theophilus born 1726 no one has a dod. For Theophilus 1755 only one gives a suggestion of 1791.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 26 Mar 2021 19:01

1755 was the year of the marriage of the one baptised 1726 according to records posted on here

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 26 Mar 2021 19:20

Theofelus on image -

Hesfelus Platts
in the West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
Name: Hesfelus Platts [Theofelus Platts ]
Event Type: Burial
Death Date: abt 1791
Burial Date: 22 Jul 1791
Burial Place: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints

Address: Dodworth Green.



No age, so don't know which Theophilus.