Born: 24 June 1721, Lancashire, England
Entered: 07 September 1741, Liège, Belgium - Angliae Province (ANG)
Ordained: 1749,
Died: 21 May 1783, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

◆ MacErlean Cat Miss HIB SJ 1670-1770
1757 ANG Cat
Residence St George
“Daniel Plat”
Born 24/06/1721 Irish
Entered 07/09/1741
Completed studies; Missionary in Lancashire

◆ The English Jesuits 1650-1829 Geoffrey Holt SJ : Catholic Record Society 1984
Alias PLATT
Born 24/06/1721 Lancashire
Educated St Omer’s College 1738-1741
Entered 07/09/1741 Liège
1743-1744 Liège Philosophy
1746-1749 Münster Theology
Ordained 1749
1749 Lynn
1750 College of St Allincoysius
1751-1755 College of the Holy Apostles (1753 Thelton?)
1755 Lincoln
1756-1767 Residence of St George (Worcester 1756-1766; Aldenham 1767; Superior of Residence of St George 1763-c1767)
1767-1769 Ellingham
1769-1780 Wealside
1780 Worcester

◆ George Oliver Towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members SJ
NEEDHAM, DANIEL, born on the 24th of June, 1721. On the Mission he passed by the name of Platt. From Oct. 1763 to Nov. 1764, he occurs “Superior” of his brethren in the residence of St. George. Dying at Worcester on the 21st May, 1783, Soc. 42. Prof. 24, his remains were deposited in St. Oswald s Cemetry.

◆ Catholic Record Society, Volume 70, 1981

The English Jesuits, 1650-1829: A Biographical Dictionary

by Geoffrey Holt

Needham, Daniel alias Platt. Priest.
b. June 24th, 1721, Lancashire.
e. St Omers College 1738-41.
S.J. September 7th, 1741.
Liège (phil) 1743, 1744.
Munster (theol) 1746-9.
Ordained priest 1749.
Lynn 1749.
College of St Aloysius 1750.
College of the Holy Apostles 1751-5 (?Thelton 1753). Lincoln 1755.
Residence of St George 1756-8, 1763-7 (?Worcester 1756-66.
Aldenham 1767.
Superior of Residence of St George 1763-c.67).
Ellingham 1767-9.
Wealside c. 1769-80.
?Worcester 1780-3.
d. May 21st, 1783, Worcester.

(Fo.7; CRS.69; 114; 91; 113; ER.5/37, 9/111; WR.11/18, 20/70; 6 ff.242, 276; 21 v.2; 38 f. 197; 41 n.73; 50 f. 138; 43 f.78v; 64 p.525; 65; 68
p.94; HMC. 10th Report App.4/192; 194; 188 n.97; Nec).