Henry Charles Platts

Born 06 January 1843 in Odessa, South Russia, third son of Joseph      PLATTS and Sarah Haines TANDY.
Died 11 June 1922, Sydenham, Kent.
Married Emily Elizabeth RAYMOND, daughter of Wradislaw Raymond RAKOWSKI (known as Alphonse RAYMOND) in Odessa, 15th/27th December 1892.

Information From The Patent Office

An examination of the index of patentees, 1881 - 1889 revealed the following patents, all in the joint names of HENRY CHARLES PLATTS and THOMAS LOWTHER.

4044/93 Packing for fluid tight joints
13378/93 Packing for fluid tight joints
6358/94 Packing arrangements for fluid tight joints
15359/94 Packing arrangements for fluid tight joints
4520/96 Packing for fluid tight joints
13282/96 Tubes
17111/96 Packing for fluid tight joints
11363/99 Steam boilers

 

 

 

 

 

 

The specification for the last patent showed the address of the patentees as 23 Lime Street, London.

An envelope from that address has the name Platts & Lowther's, Engineers, 23 Lime Street, London.

Data From 1871 Census for Shildon, Durham

Ref. 4299/11/15 Phoenix House, Shildon

Henry C Platts Head unmarried 27 Civil engineer British Subject, born Odessa, South Russia
Sarah H Platts Mother widow 46   born Birmingham
Mary H Platts Sister unmarried 24   British Subject, born Odessa, South Russia
Louisa M Platts Sister unmarried 21   British Subject, born Odessa, South Russia
Mary Waites servant unmarried 18 domestic servant born Yorks. N...k?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Will & Testament, Henry Charles Platts

 

I HENRY CHARLES PLATTS of No 24 Onslow Gardens Highgate in the county of Middlesex and of 23 Lime Street in the City of London Associate Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers do hereby revoke all wills codicils and other testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me and declare this to be my last will and testament. I give devise and bequeath all my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever both real and personal whether in possession reversion remainder or expectancy and according to the nature or tenure thereof respectively unto and to the use of my wife Emily Elizabeth her heirs executors administrators and assigns absolutely And I appoint my said wife SOLE EXECUTRIX of this my will IN WITNESS whereof I the said Henry Charles Platts have to this my last will and testament set my hand the seventeenth day of January one thousand nine hundred and one - HENRY CHARLES PLATTS - Signed and declared by the said Henry Charles Platts the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other (all being present at the same time) have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses - JAMES REYNOLDS 70 Basinghall Street London Solicitor - Wm WICKENS Clerk to Charles A Bannister & Reynolds 70 Basinghall Street London Solicitors.

On the 19th day of July 1922 Probate of this will was granted to Emily Elizabeth Platts the sole executrix.

Letter from Eugene (French Tutor) to Henry Charles Platts, 1869

 

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