James Platt 1803-1845
. Son of a Chorley Blacksmith. Calico Printer then Grocer. Married and lived in Blackburn

James Platt was born 18/4/1766, died 1829, to Thomas Platt . Jane Marsden 1780-1820
1803. James Platt was born Chorley 4/2/1803 to James Platt & Jane Marsden . Baptised 6/3/1803- Ancestry
1824. James Platt, calico printer of Chorley, married Esther Anderton on 21/6/1824 Blackburn- FMP,

1841C. James Platt, 38, grocer, 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 |
1842. Esther Jane Platt was born to James, grocer, & Esther
1845. James Platt, 43, address Blackburn, , is buried , St Johns Church, Blackburn, on 14/11/1845
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Certainly dead by the time of the 1851C