John William Platt

[RedWolf0502]

Hi all,

Trying to find the birthdate and hopefully the parents of John William Platt.

Posting here as he was born in England but have no idea of where or exactly when or to who.

Here is what I have so far.

b. / /1829
m. 24/11/1850 to Mary Ann Wilde in Adelaide South Australia
d. 23/3/1866 at Roper Street Adelaide South Australia.

Apparantly came to Australia on the Trafalgar from London via Plymouth, arrived 30/5/1850.

Have not been able to find any more info on his exact birthdate and parents. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[KGarrad]

The 1841 census has 44 John Platts, born c1829!

Afraid you're going to need some more details to pin him down?
What info does it give on his wedding and death certificates?

[RedWolf0502]

Unfortunately I don't have a wedding or death certificate for him

My mum found these dates in different fiches and books so not actually sure how much is correct

Not looking good.

[KGarrad]

I believe that Australian marriage and death certificates contain a lot of information re family and place of birth.

Reckon you need them before you can search further?

[pinefamily]

All except for South Australia, unfortunately.
The marriage record will/should give a father's name, but little else.
At least it will give you a start.

[pinefamily]

OK, I have had a look at the SA marriage index 1842-1916. I am not sure where your Mum got the information, but there is no marriage of a John William Platt and Mary Ann Wilde (any spelling variations). The only marriage of a John Platt in that era is in 1850 to a Laura Dumble. Unfortunately, no parents recorded, which was fairly common in that era.
You might need to give us all the info you have on this family, dates , places, descendants, etc.

[RedWolf0502]

Sorry for the delay in replying, 4 month old baby and other stuff keeping me busy

Here is what I have on John William Platt and his family.

John William Platt

born 1829
married Mary Ann Wilde 24/11/1850 at Manse, Freemans St. Adelaide
died 23/3/1866 of Consumption at Roper St. Adelaide

immigrated on 30/5/1850 to Port Adelaide on the Trafalgar from London 16/12/1849 via Plymouth 26/12/1849.

His wife Mary Ann died 5/11/1911 in Ovingham (Victoria?)

His son Joseph Platt
born 5/4/1860 in Bowden, Adelaide
died  12/5/1946 in Nedlands near Perth WA.
buried Karrakatta Cemetery WA
married Alice Kath Williams in Adelaide 21/5/1883.

This is all the info I have on these 2 generations, don't know if any of it helps with finding John William Platt's exact date of birth or his parents.

Thanks

[pinefamily]

You might not be able to find his exact date of birth, given that it's before civil registration, unless it is recorded in a baptism entry. However, the more detail we have on him, the more chance we have of locating his birthplace, and his parentage. From there it should be easy enough to find a baptism (famous last words I know).
Ovingham is an inner city suburb of Adelaide.
I will investigate further.
And maybe a kind moderator will move this thread to the Australian board, for the reason I outlined above.

[pinefamily]

I have looked again and, with a bit of creative thinking, found John William "Platts" marrying Mary Ann Wild on the date you mention.
Unfortunately, just as with the other Platt I found, there are no fathers named. As I said, this was not uncommon for the time. If you are based in or near Adelaide, you might be able to track down the relevant church records if they are still in existence. They might have more information regarding fathers' names.
Other than that, I would suggest trying shipping records. A few are available online, but the majority are held at the SA State Library in Adelaide. There are few indexes available online, so it is a slow process.