Esther Anderton 1801-1883
Born Withnell ~5 k NE of Chorley . Grocer
1824. Esther Anderton married James Platt , calico printer of Chorley, on 21/6/1824 Blackburn- FMP

1839. William A Platt born 1839
1841C. Esther Platt, 38, is living North Gate Blackburn
| James | Platt | Male | 38 | 1803 | Grocer Lancashire, England |
| Esther | Platt | Female | 38 | 1803 | Lancashire, England |
| Elizabeth Mary | Platt | Female | 16 | 1825 | Lancashire, England |
| Jane | Platt | Female | 13 | 1828 | Lancashire, England |
| Alice | Platt | Female | 11 | 1830 | Lancashire, England |
| William Anderton | Platt | Female | 3 | 1838 | Lancashire, England |
1841. Esther Jane Platt was born to James & Esther Blackburn Sep 1841
1845 Her husband, James Platt, 43, address Blackburn , is buried St Johns Church, Blackburn on 14/11/1845- image on FMP Lancashire burials. Euxton~15 k SW of Blackburn . Charnock due S of it
1851C . Esther Platt, 50, widow, grocer, is living High Street, Preston . .
| Esther | Platt | Head | Widow | Female | 50 | 1801 | Grocer | Wirswall, Lancashire, England |
| Jane | Platt | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 22 | 1829 | Milliner | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Alice | Platt | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 19 | 1832 | Milliner | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Dinah France | Platt | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 17 | 1834 | Milliner | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| William Handerton | Platt | Son | Unmarried | Male | 12 | 1839 | Warehouse | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Esther Jane | Platt | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 9 | 1842 | Scholar | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
1855. Esther Platt, widow, father John Anderton, farmer, marries Daventry Cowell on 29/3/1855. , Blackburn Mar 1866

1861C. Esther Powell , 50,, is living 58 Darwen Street, Blackburn . This a mistranscription - Esther Cowell
| Davenport | Powell | Head | Married | Male | 72 | 1789 | Cotton Manft & Grocer | Lancashire, England |
| Esther | Powell | Wife | Married | Female | 60 | 1801 | - | Withnell, Lancashire, England |
| William A | Platt | Stepson | Unmarried | Male | 22 | 1839 | Commercial Traveller | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Esther J | Platt | Stepdaughter | Unmarried | Female | 19 | 1842 | Scholar | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
1871C. Esther Cowell , widow, 70,,no occupation, is living Montague Street, Blackburn
| Esther | Cowell | Head | - | Female | 70 | 1801 | - | Withnell Lancashire, England |
| Rebecca | Tableton | Boarder | - | Female | 38 | 1833 | - | Ireland |
1881C . Esther Cowell , widow, 80, retired grocer, is living with her married daughter, Alice 1832, at 308 Lytham Road, Layton with Warbreck, Fylde, Lancs
| Alice | Laytham | Head | Widow | Female | 49 | 1832 | Grocer | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Thomas R W | Laytham | Son | Single | Male | 21 | 1860 | Grocer | Lancashire, England |
| Emma | Laytham | Daughter | Single | Female | 18 | 1863 | Grocer | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Ann E | Laytham | Daughter | Single | Female | 16 | 1865 | Grocer | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| James | Laytham | Son | Single | Male | 10 | 1871 | Scholar | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Ester | Cowell | Mother | Widow | Female | 80 | 1801 | Retired Grocer | Withnell, Lancashire, England |
1883.Esther Cowell, 82, dies Fylde Mar 1883 . No probate