Ethel M. Brough extracted these names and dates from the Winwick Parish Record, FHL Books # 942.72, K29pr, V. 109 (1563-1620) and V. 113 (1621-1660) in December 2002.
Ethel M. Brough extracted these names and dates from the Winwick Parish Record, FHL Books # 942.72, K29pr, V. 109 (1563-1620) and V. 113 (1621-1660) in December 2002.
The christening of "Thomas Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #2), which states that he was christened on 3 February 1811 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary his wife" of "Little Heaton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In May 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained the death certificate of Thomas Booth from England, which stated that Thomas Booth died on 21 April 1838 at Great Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, at the age of 27, and that he was a "Weaver" who died from "Inflamatory Fever". The informant listed on his death certificate was "John Booth in attendance [of] Bridge Street."
Burial Date and Place: On August 26, 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), emailed the following information to Ethel M. Brough: "I checked the burial [entries in the Parish Register of St. Mary's Church Birch] of Thomas Booth who was found as...: Thomas Booth of Bolton buried 24 April 1838 aged 27 yrs."
On August 26, 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), emailed the following information to Ethel M. Brough: "A few weeks ago my husband and I went to [visit] the church of St. Mary's Birch.... The church [which was demolished sometime in 1963 because it was unsafe] used to stand on Langley Lane at the junction of Manchester Road [in] Middleton.... I was amazed to find the gravestones still standing [in the churchyard] but most of them had sunk into the earth and the churchyard was very overgrown and had not been touched for many years.... Going through the gate post on your left hand side there was a big gravestone in a light brown granite stone and a tree at the back [and] there was a path of flat stones all covered up with dried soil and rubbish [but] this is where I found the first [flat stone that read]: 'Here resteth the body of John Booth who departed this life April 10 1843 aged 57 yrs, Also Thomas the son of John & Mary Booth who departed this life April 21st 1838 aged 27 yrs, Mary Ann their daughter July 22nd 1841 aged 17 yrs, Margaret their daughter October 25th 1843 aged 28yrs.' It was not until we [arrived] home and checked my details that I realised that the year of John's death should have been 1845 [but] the stone was very bad to read in places and we had to scrape the dirt away with sticks and trace our fingers around the letter and numbers but I feel this is the correct grave [for John Booth] as the other details all match up."
March 2011 RESEARCH NOTE: In March 2011, Ethel M. Brough found the Monumental Inscription of John Booth and three of their children in the records of "St. Marys Birch Middleton Manchester Monumental Inscriptions" (FHL Film # 1544504, Item #3), which reads as follows: "Here resteth the body of John Booth who departed this life April 10th 1845 aged 57 years. Thomas the son of John and Mary Booth who departed this life April 21st 1838 aged 27 years, Mary Ann their daughter who departed this life July 22nd 1841 aged 17 years. Margaret their daughter who departed this life October 25th 1843 aged 28 years."
The christening of Mary Ashworth is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program).
Marriage Notes for Thomas Booth and Mary Ashworth-985
The marriage of Thomas Booth and Mary Ashworth was by "Banns" and the entry in the Middleton Bishop's Transcript (FHL Film # 1545701) states that it took place on 15 Nov 1830 and that Thomas Booth was a "Weaver" and Mary Ashworth was a "Spinster" and that the witnesses were James Whitehead and Richard Kenyon.
In April 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained from England a copy of the death certificate of James Taylor, which stated that he was 48 years old (born about 1806) when he died on 11 February 1854 of "Acute Rheumatism [of] 10 days [and] Endocarditis [of] 2 days certified" at Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire, and that he was a Silk Weaver.
In the 1841 Census, the family of James Taylor is identified as follows:
James Taylor, age 35, Silk Weaver (born 1802-1806, living in Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire)
Elizabeth, age 30
Mary, age 10
William, age 9
Joseph, age 3In the 1851 Census, James Taylor is listed as being about 45 years old (born about 1806), born in Hopwood, and working as a "Hand Loom Weaver [of] Silk."
Research Note: The 1861 Census lists the four children of James Taylor as residing together in Langley Lane: William Joseph, Elizabeth and Ann.
Research Note: Preliminary research suggests that James Taylor may have been christened on 3 October 1805 in Middleton and that he was the son of Joseph Taylor and Mary.
The christening of "Elizabeth Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #2), which states that she was christened on 7 September 1809 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that her parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Little Heaton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In April 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained from England a copy of the death certificate of Elizabeth (Booth) Taylor, which stated that she was 47 years old (born about 1800) when she died on 13 March 1856 of "Consumption certified" at Langley, Middleton, Lancashire, and that she was the "Widow of James Taylor [a] Silk Weaver".
Christening for Elizabeth Booth can be found in the Bishops Transcript Record for Middleton (FHL Film # 1545699).
In the 1841 Census, Elizabeth (Booth) Taylor is listed as being about 30 years old (born about 1807-1811).
In the 1851 Census, Elizabeth (Booth) Taylor is listed as being about 41 years old (born about 1810), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Hand Loom Weaver [of] Silk."
Marriage Notes for James Taylor and Elizabeth Booth-996
Marriage located by Ethel M. Brough in February 2005, in the FHL Film #1545701, which reads: "James Taylor, weaver, Elizabeth Booth, spinster, this parish, in church, Banns, 21 March [1830]."
The christening of "David Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545700, Item #3), which states that he was christened on 22 February 1826 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Middleton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In the 1851 Census, "David Booth" is listed as being 25 years old (born about 1826), born in Middleton, Lancashire, unmarried and working as a "Silk Weaver", and residing with his widowed mother, Mary Booth (age 62), and two brothers (John Booth--age 34, and Joseph Booth--age 23), at: New Gap, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
In the 1861 Census, David Booth is listed as being about 36 years old (born about 1825), unmarried, living at Langley Lane, Hopwood, Lancashire, and working as a "Silk Weaver." Also, David's older brother, John Booth (age 44 and unmarried and working as a "Brick Setter" is living with him in the census.
In the 1881 Census, David Booth is listed as being about 55 years old (born about 1826), born in Middleton, married to a "Martha" (with no children listed), and working as a "Silk Weaver".
In the 1891 Census, David Booth is listed as being about 65 years old (born about 1826), born in Middleton, married to a "Martha" (with no children listed) and working as a "Silk Weaver".
The death of "David Booth" is listed in the online GRO Index and FreeBMD, which combined states that his death was registered in April-June 1897 in Bolton district, Lancashire, and that he died when he was "72" years old (born about 1825).
The christening of Martha (Matty) Croston is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program).
In the 1881 Census, Martha is listed as being about 56 years old (born about 1825), born in Westhoughton, married to David Booth (with no children), and working as a "Silk Weaver".
In the 1891 Census, Martha is listed as being about 66 years old (born about 1825), born in Westhoughton, and married to David Booth (with no children).
Marriage Notes for David Booth and Martha Croston-1011
In January 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the marriage certificate of David Booth and Martha Croston, which stated that the marriage was by Banns and took place on 2 January 1871 in St. John's church, Wingates, Lancashire; that David Booth was 44 years old (born about 1827), a Bachelor and Silkweaver, and that his father was John Booth, a Hatter; and that Martha Croston, was 46 years old (born about 1825), a Spinster, and that her father was Thomas Croston, a Weaver.
The online FreeBMD lists the marriage of David Booth and Martha Croston as being registered during the January-March quarter of 1871 in the district of Bolton, Lancashire, England.
The christening of "Reuben Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #3), which states that he was christened on 25 April 1819 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Unsworth" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In the 1841 Census, the family of Reuben Booth is identified as:
Reuben Booth, age 20, Tailor (born about 1817-1821, and living in Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire)
Ann, age 25
Sarah, age 6 monthsIn the 1851 Census, Reuben Booth is listed as being about 32 years old (born about 1819), born in Unsworth, Lancashire, England, married and working as a "Tailor", and residing with his wife, Ann (age 40), and their four children (Sarah A.--age 10, Thomas--age 7, Robert--age 5, and Mary--age 1), at: Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
In the 1861 Census, "Ruben Booth" is listed as being about 42 years old (born about 1819), born in Pillington, Lancashire, and working as a "Tailor", and residing with his wife, Ann (age 50), and their six children (Sarah A.-age 19, Thomas--age 17, Ruben--age 15, Mary--age 11, William--age 9, and John--age 4), at: Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
In the 1871 Census, "Reuben Booth" is listed as being 52 years old (born about 1819), born in Pilkington, Lancashire, England, married and working as a "Tailor", and residing with his second wife, Sarah (age 42), and his three sons (William--age 19, John--age 14, and George--age 2)at: Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
In the 1881 Census, Reuben Booth is listed as being about 62 years old (born about 1819), born in Pilkington, Lancashire, and working as a "Tailor" in Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire.
Burial Date and Place of Reuben Booth: In August 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout of Manchester, England, stated the following: "Walking back to the front gate post [in St. Mary's, Birch, graveyard] and then walking directly in front on the flat stones we [found the following gravestone inscription]: 'In memory of Ann the wife of Reuben Booth of Birch who died November 11th 1866 aged 54 yrs, Also Mary their daughter who died June 9th 1866 aged 17 yrs, Be ye also ready, Also Oliver their son who died January 26 1871 aged 19 weeks.' I checked the burial [entries in the Parish Register of St. Mary's Church Birch, and] found...Reuben Booth of Birch buried 12th January 1884 aged 64yrs."
The christening of Ann Whalley is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index.
In the 1841 Census, Ann is listed as being about 25 years old (born about 1812-1816) and living in Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire.
In the 1851 Census, Ann is listed as being about 40 years old (born about 1811) and born in Carlton Dicken, Yorkshire.
In the 1861 Census, Ann is listed as being about 50 years old (born about 1811) and born in Skipton, Yorkshire.
Date and Place of Death: On August 26, 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), emailed the following information to Ethel M. Brough: "A few weeks ago my husband and I went to [visit] the church of St. Mary's Birth.... The church [which was demolisted sometime in 1963 because it was unsafe] used to stand on Langley Lane at the junction of Manchester Road [in] Middleton.... I was amazed to find the gravestones still standing [in the former churchyard] but most of them had sunk into the earth and the churchyard was very overgrown and had not been touched for many years.... Walking back to the front gate post and then walking directly in front on the flat stones we [found the following gravestone inscription]: "In memory of Ann the wife of Reuben Booth of Birth who died November 11th 1866 aged 54 yrs, Also Mary their daughter who died June 9th 1866 aged 17 yrs, Be ye also ready, Also Oliver their son who died January 26 1871 aged 19 weeks."
On August 3, 2014, Alison Brough Allred personally St. Mary's church graveyard at Langley Lane in Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire, England, and found the gravestone of "Ann", which read: "In Memory of Ann the wife of Reuben Booth of Birch who died Mar 11th 1866 aged 54 years. Also Mary their daughter who died June (?) 1866 aged 17 years. Also Oliver their son who died Jan 26th 1871 aged 19 weeks."
Marriage Notes for Reuben Booth and Ann Whalley-1008
This marriage is listed in the parish record for St. James, Ashworth, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545704), and reads as follows: "13 Jan 1840, Reuben Booth, minor bach. tailor residing in township of Middleton; father John Booth farmer, Ann Whalley of full age spin. servant, father Nathaniel Whalley, attorney at law. Married in chapel of Ashworth according to rites of the Established Church after Banns."