John Platten and his wife Mary Ann (neé Dyball) came from Sea Palling, Norfolk to the town of Yates, Orleans County, New York about 1849, amidst a large group of Norfolk emigrants. Upon arrival, he soon set up a farmstead in the town of Yates, Range 3, Twp. 16, Section 1, Lot 2. This continued the occupation he practiced before he left.
All of their children except the youngest, Thomas, were born in England, where we have found them born in the exact same order and with the same birthdays as recounted by his great-granddaughter, Mrs. Edith Colman, in 1977. Same of the children, however, were a couple years older than she remembered. Most settled to the south of their parents, in the towns of Ridgeway and Shelby.
From his death certificate, we learn that John Platten was born about June 1808 in County Norfolk, England, and his father's name was also John. We have not been able to ascertain his parents, but have not finished our investigation of several possible records that might be our John. We do, however, have definite records of his marriage and subsequent migrations until his death in 1898.
Mary Ann Dyball was born on 10-Feb-1809 in Dilham, Norfolk to Philip Dyball and his wife Elizabeth (neé Palmer), and was baptized two days later. It is noted that she was baptized at the Priory, and not at the parish church, but we do not know the significance of this.
John and Mary Ann were married for 53 years, until her death. They had 9 children, 7 of whom they raised to adulthood, and two who died young. These latter two were, naturally, unknown to Mrs. Colman, as she just knew the adult siblings of her grandparents and their families.
John Platten
b. about Jun-1808, County NorfolkMary Ann Dyball
d. 22-Mar-1898, 11:30 PM; Lyndonville, Orleans, NY
m. 14-Apr-1830, Hickling, Norfolk
b. 10-Feb-1809, Dilham, NorfolkChildren:
bap. 12-Feb-1809, Dilham, Norfolk
d. 8-Apr-1883, Lyndonville, Orleans, NY
Marianne Platten; bap. 9-Jan-1831, Hickling, Norfolk; bur. 16-Feb-1831 aged 6 weeks, Hickling, Norfolk
Robert Platten; bap. 8-Apr-1832, Hickling, Norfolk; living in Ridgeway, Orleans, NY in 1860
Mary Ann Platten; b. 18-May-1834, Hickling, Norfolk; d. 26-Mar-1920, Orleans County, NY
John Platten Jr.; b. 27-Jul-1836, Hickling, Norfolk; d. after 1916, probably Michigan
Charlotte Platten; b. 17-Mar-1838, Palling, Norfolk; d. 1887, Yates, Orleans, NY
Elisabeth Platten; b. 9-Oct-1841, Palling, Norfolk; bur. 30-May-1842, Palling, Norfolk
Elizabeth Platten; b. 25-May-1843, Palling, Norfolk; d. 11-Apr-1923, Orleans County, NY
William Platten; b. 15-Jan-1846, Palling, Norfolk; d. 28-Feb-1892, Orleans County, NY
Thomas C. Platten; b. 7-Jun-1852, Ridgeway, Orleans, NY; d. 24-Feb-1902, Orleans County, NY
Parish Registers, Hickling Norfolk, Marriages 1813-1837, page 31, No. 91
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MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish of Hickling
in the County of Norfolk in the Year 1830. | ||||||||
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John Platten of this Parish Bachelor
and Marianne Dyball of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of Parents this fourteenth day of April in the Year One thousand eight hundred and 30 By me =Wm Robbins, Curate=
No. 51. |
Parish Registers, Hickling, Norfolk, Baptisms 1813-1842
| No. | Date | Christian Name | Name(s) of Parents | Abode | Occupation | By Whom | |
| 440 | 9th Jany [1831] | Marianne daughter of | John Marianne | Platten | Hickling | Labourer | Wm Robbins |
Parish Registers, Hickling, Norfolk, Baptisms 1813-1842
| No. | Name | Abode | When Buried | Age | By Whom |
| 210 | Marianne Platten | Hickling | 16 Feby [1831] | 6 weeks | Wm Robbins |
Parish Registers, Hickling, Norfolk, Baptisms 1813-1842
| No. | Date | Christian Name | Name(s) of Parents | Abode | Occupation | By Whom | |
| 478 | 8th April [1832] | Robert son of | John Anne | Platten | Hickling | Labourer | Wm Robbins |
Parish Registers, Hickling, Norfolk, Baptisms 1813-1842
| No. | Date | Christian Name | Name(s) of Parents | Abode | Occupation | By Whom | |
| 541 | June 3rd: [1834] | Mary Anne | John Mary Ann | Platten | Hickling | Labourer | J.F. Edwards |
Parish Registers, Hickling, Norfolk, Baptisms 1813-1842
| No. | Date | Christian Name | Name(s) of Parents | Abode | Occupation | By Whom | |
| 617 | July 31st [1831] | John | John Mary Ann | Platten | Hickling | Labourer | Thos D Young |
Parish Registers, Palling, Norfolk, Baptisms 1813-1842
| No. | Date | Christian Name | Name(s) of Parents | Abode | Occupation | By Whom | |
| 379 | Novr 7 [1841] | Charlotte daughter of | John + M Ann | Platten | Palling | Farmer | Hy Ready, Vicar |
| 380 | Novr 7 | Elizabeth daughter of | John + M Ann | Platten | Palling | Farmer | Hy Ready, Vicar |
Parish Registers, Palling, Norfolk, Burials 1813-1933
| No. | Name | Abode | Date | Age | By Whom |
| 157 | Elizabeth Platten | Palling | May 30th [1842] | an Infant | Ed Williams, Off. Minister |
(taken June 1841), page 9
| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | County of Birth |
| John Platten | 32 | M | Farmer | Norfolk |
| Mary do. | 30 | F | Norfolk | |
| Robert do. | 8 | F | Norfolk | |
| Mary do. | 6 | F | Norfolk | |
| John do. | 4 | M | Norfolk | |
| Charlotte do. | 2 | F | Norfolk |
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| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | Value of | Place of Birth | |
| Real Estate | Personal Property | |||||
| John Platten | 54 | M | Farmer | $2000 | $500 | England |
| Mary Ann Platten | 52 | F | England | |||
| Charlotte Platten | 21 | F | England | |||
| Betsey Platten | 16 | F | England | |||
| William Platten | 13 | M | England | |||
| Thomas Platten | 8 | M | New York | |||
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| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Occupation | Value of | Place of Birth | Can Read | Can Write | |
| Real Estate | Personal Property | ||||||||
| John Platten | 63 | M | W | Farmer | $8000 | $2000 | England | X | |
| Mary Ann Platten | 52 | F | W | England | |||||
| Thomas Platten | 18 | M | W | Farm Laborer | New York | X | X | ||
| Name | Age | Sex | Place of Birth | Occupation |
| Platten, John | 84 | M | England | Gardener |
| Platten, Susan | 73 | F | England | Housekeeper |