John Nichol was of "Shilbottle" when he married Margaret Brewel, and then a "Labourer" of "Lesbury". For example, he is listed as being "of Shilbottle" when he married Margaret Brewel in 1764, and then as a "Labourer" of "Lesbury" when his two twin sons, John and Edward Nicholl, were christened in 1765. Also, John Nichol probably did not know how to read or write, because he used an "X" instead of writing his name when he married Margaret Brewel.
The christening of John Nichol is listed in the parish register of Embleton (FHL Film # 94974), which states that he was christened on 11 May 1740 as "John [the] son [of] Edward and Jane Nichol [of] Rennington".
The marriage of "John Nicholl" and "Margaret Brewel" is listed in the parish record book of Lesbury (via FHL Book #: 942.8, B4dn. vol.15, page 73), which states that they were married on 24 June 1764 in Lesbury as "John Nicholl of the P[arish] of Shilbottle and Margaret Brewel of this P[arish]". Also, the marrriage of "John Nicholl" and "Margaret Brewel" is listed in the parish register of Lesbury (via FHL Film # 991795, Item #2)), which states that they were married by Banns on 24 June 1764 in Lesbury, as follows: "John Nicholl of the Parish of Shilbottle and Margaret Brewel of this Parish were married in this church by Banns the 24th day of June 1764 by me Jas. Smyth Curr. This marriage was solemnized between us John Nicholl (his 'X' mark) [and] Margaret Brewel (her 'X' mark) in the presence of us Mary Donking [and] Wm Lough."
The burial of John Nichol is listed in the parish register film of Lesbury (FHL Film # 991795), which states that he was buried on 11 March 1796 in Lesbury and that he was "of Bilton Barns". Interestingly, his grandfather, David Nichol, was a "weaver" of "Bilton".
Geographical Note: The travel distance from Lesbury to Bilton is about 1 mile, from Lesbury to Shilbottle about 5 miles, from Lesbury to Rennington about 6 miles, and from Lesbury to Embleton about 8 miles.
The christening of "Margaret Browel" is listed in FamilySearch, which states that she was christened on 28 March 1732 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, and that her father was "Ralph Browel".
The marriage of "John Nicholl" and "Margaret Brewel" is listed in the parish record book of Lesbury (via FHL Book #: 942.8, B4dn. vol.15, page 73), which states that they were married on 24 June 1764 in Lesbury as "John Nicholl of the P[arish] of Shilbottle and Margaret Brewel of this P[arish]". Also, the marrriage of "John Nicholl" and "Margaret Brewel" is listed in the parish register of Lesbury (via FHL Film # 991795, Item #2)), which states that they were married by Banns on 24 June 1764 in Lesbury, as follows: "John Nicholl of the Parish of Shilbottle and Margaret Brewel of this Parish were married in this church by Banns the 24th day of June 1764 by me Jas. Smyth Curr. This marriage was solemnized between us John Nicholl (his 'X' mark) [and] Margaret Brewel (her 'X' mark) in the presence of us Mary Donking [and] Wm Lough."
The death and burial of "Margaret Nichol" is listed and shown in FamilySearch (FHL Digital Film # 4629102), which states that she died on 12 December 1805 and was buried on 14 December 1805 in Felton, Northumberland, England, and the parish entry reads as follows: "Margaret Nichol of Newton on the Moor in the Parish of Shilbottle, Widow of John Nichol [a] Labourer, [who died when she was] 71 years [old]" (born about 1734).
Marriage Notes for John Nichol and Margaret Browel-2293
The marriage of "John Nicholl" and "Margaret Brewel" is listed in the parish record book of Lesbury (via FHL Book #: 942.8, B4dn. vol.15, page 73), which states that they were married on 24 June 1764 in Lesbury as "John Nicholl of the P[arish] of Shilbottle and Margaret Brewel of this P[arish]". Also, the marrriage of "John Nicholl" and "Margaret Brewel" is listed in the parish register of Lesbury (via FHL Film # 991795, Item #2)), which states that they were married by Banns on 24 June 1764 in Lesbury, as follows: "John Nicholl of the Parish of Shilbottle and Margaret Brewel of this Parish were married in this church by Banns the 24th day of June 1764 by me Jas. Smyth Curr. This marriage was solemnized between us John Nicholl (his 'X' mark) [and] Margaret Brewel (her 'X' mark) in the presence of us Mary Donking [and] Wm Lough."
The christening of Margaret Nicoll is listed in the parish register film of Lesbury (via FHL Film # 991795), which states that she was christened on 2 April 1768 as "Margaret [the] daughter [of] John and Margaret Nicoll of Lesbury". Also the christening of Margaret Nicoles is listed in the parish record book of Lesbury (via FHL Book #: 942.8, B4dn. vol.15, page 33), which states that she was christened on 1 May 1768 as "Margaret [the] daughter [of] John and Margaret Nicoles [of] Lesbury". Research Note: Either Margaret Nicoll was christened twice--on 2 April 1768 and on 1 May 1768, or it was mistakenly listed differently in either the parish register film or parish register book.
The christening of "Charles Thornton" is listed in the IGI (via FHL Film # 252593), which states that he was christened on 1 September 1728 in Long Horsley (or Longhorsley), Northumberland, and that his father was "Nicholas Thornton" of Lincoln Field, Long Horsley.
The christening of "Anne Heppel" is listed in the parish register of Hartburn, Northumberland (via FHL Films # 94993 and 1068649) which states that she was christened on 13 January 1735 in Hartburn, Northumberland, and that her father was Willaim Heppel of South Middleton.
Anne Heppel is listed in New FamilySearch, PI#: MVNK-RLN and MQ4X-FYK.
Marriage Notes for Charles Thornton and Anne Heppel-1269
The marriage of Charles Thornton and Anne Heppel is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program, FHL Film # 94993, Item #5, which states that Charles Thornton and Anne Heppel were married by Banns and were "both of Long Witton".
The christening of Jane Thornton is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program, FHL Film # 94993).
The christening of Mary Thornton is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program, FHL Film # 94993).
The christening of Joseph Thornton is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program, FHL Film # 94993).
The christening of Charles Thornton is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program, FHL Film # 94993).
The christening of Ann Thornton is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program, FHL Film # 94993).
The christening of William Thornton is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program, FHL Film # 94993).
The christening of "James 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 12 March 1813 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Little Heaton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
The 1841 Census (FHL Film # 306928, p.48) for Hopwood, Middleton, Lancaster, England, lists the family of James Booth and Ann Tetlow as follows:
James Booth, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born about 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Ann, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born between 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Martha, 5 (years old--born about 1836), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
John, 3, (years old--born about 1838), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Mary Ann, 2 months (born about April 1841--as the 1841 Census was taken on 6 June 1841) Yes (born in the county of Lancashire).The Marriage Date and Place found in Prestwich St. Mary, Salford 100, Lancashire, Diocese of Chester. The marriage of James Booth and Ann Tetlow was by Banns and according to the Bishop's Transcript for Prestwich St. Mary, Salford 100, Lancashire, Diocese of Chester (FHL Film # 1545723) the entry reads as follows: "24 Aug 1834, James Booth and Ann Tetlow of Whitefield [a Chapelry of Prestwich] by Banns. Witnesses: Thomas Hall and James Sheldrick.". (See also FHL book: Q942.72/P3, V26p,v23,p.5 .)
The 1851 Census lists James Booth as being about 37 years of age (born about 1814), born in Middleton, married and working as a "Silk Twister", and residing with his wife, Ann, and their five children (Martha--age 15, John--age 13, Mary Ann--age 10, James--age 7, and Esther--age 4), at: Back Mount Street, Christ Church (ecclesiastical district), Manchester, Lancashire. (Caution: the 1851 Census digital extraction mistakenly lists James Booth as James "Borth".)
The 1861 Census lists James Booth as being about 48 years of age (born about 1813), born in Middleton, a "Widower" and working as a "Silk Twister", and living as a "Lodger" in the home of Lawrence (age 68) and Betty (age 63) Duckworth in Haslingden, Lancashire.
The 1871 Census lists James Booth as being about 58 years of age (born about 1813), born in Middleton, a "Widower" and "Boarder" and "Twister" living with William (age 28) and Alice (age 22) Ashworth (who were also "Twisters") at: 10 Fenton Street, Bury, Lancashire.
In March 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the death certificate of James Booth from England, which stated that he died on 18 May 1878 in the Union Workhouse (Municipal Workhouse) in Oldham, Lancashire; that he died from “Bronchitis” when he was “65 years” old (born about 1813); that his occupation was a "Cotton Warper"; and that the informant of his death was “John Calvert, present at the death, Union Workhouse [in] Oldham”.
In July 2008, Kathryn Stout, a professional genealogist living in Lancashire, stated the following: The burial for James Booth has been located at Chadderton Cemetery in what we call a public grave. He was buried 23 May 1878 in plot C1 135. Normally he would be buried with whoever died on the same day, and there will be no headstone--just classed as an unmarked grave."
AUGUST 2002 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS: A family history written in 1935 by Ann Booth Wilde Hartley (a daughter of John Booth and Ann Lythgoe) states the following: "John Booth was born in Leads, England, on April 1, 1837. He was 13 years old when his parents, James Booth and Ann Tetlow, died in about 1850. His parents earned a living weaving silk and velvet at home with looms. Following the death of his parents, John found himself alone in the world, because his relatives took his other brother and sisters. He had eight uncles on the Booth side, one Tetlow aunt, and one aunt called Judith Booth Ogden. His brother was named James, and he had three sisters: Esther, Mary and Martha. Following his parents death, John [Booth, 1837-1914] walked to Bolton to live with his mother's [Ann Tetlow, 1813-1848] brother, Thomas Tetlow [chr.1815]. Tom took John into the mines to work. When John was 17 years old he ran away and did not write to any of his relatives as he knew they would make him go back to his uncle. John then got work at Pendlebury in the coal mines, about four miles from Manchester, and this is when our story [of John Booth] really begins...." According to Clayton Brough, this historical information should be viewed with some degree of caution, because it is known (from the Bishop's Transcript record, FHL Film # 1545702) that John Booth was christened in "Middleton" and his parents were "of Middleton" at the time of birth.
JANUARY 2008 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS:
The LDS Baptism for the Dead for James Booth (FHL Film, U.S. Section, # 177845) was submitted and performed by James Lythgoe--a Son-in-Law--on 18 January 1887 in the Logan Temple and states that James Booth was born on 21 Sep 1813 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and died on 7 October 1879. However, this information is not correct because the Census reports of 1851, 1861 and 1871 states that James Booth was born in Lancashire.FEBRUARY 2008 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS:
The following comments were made by a professional genealogist in February 2008: "The LDS Ancestral File lists James Booth as having died on 6 March 1872 at 50 Derby Street, Heywood, Lancashire, England, at the age of 58. This age matches the birth year for our James Booth. However, research has been done on this James Booth, and through the 1871 Census and 1851 Census we have determined that the James Booth who died on 6 March 1872 is a different James Booth and not the James Booth who married Ann Tetlow. The James Booth listed at 50 Derby Street in the 1871 Census was born in Rochdale and had a daughter Emma--age 20 born in Heywood. Our James Booth was born in Middleton. The other James Booth had an informant John Booth of Bank Street, Heywood. We located this John Booth on Bank Street in the 1871 Census and he was born in Heywood--age 26. From this search we found (in the 1851 Census) that the other James Booth had a first wife Alice and that their children, John and Emma, were with them in this census--John age 6 and Emma age 1. Our direct line ancestors of James Booth and Ann Tetlow are in the 1851 Census in Manchester and therefore we know there are two different James Booth's.
The christening of Ann Tetlow is listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #2), which states that Ann was christened on 28 Feb 1813 and that she was the daughter of John and Martha Tetlow of Hopwood, and that John was working as a Weaver.
The Marriage Date and Place found in Prestwich St. Mary, Salford 100, Lancashire, Diocese of Chester. The marriage of James Booth and Ann Tetlow was by Banns and according to the Bishop's Transcript for Prestwich St. Mary, Salford 100, Lancashire, Diocese of Chester (FHL Film # 1545723) the entry reads as follows: "24 Aug 1834, James Booth and Ann Tetlow of Whitefield [a Chapelry of Prestwich] by Banns. Witnesses: Thomas Hall and James Sheldrick.". (See also FHL book: Q942.72/P3, V26p,v23,p.5 .)
In April 2013, Kathryn Stout, a professional genealogist in Lancashire, England, obtained a copy of the death certificate of "Ann Booth" (that was registered in the subdistrict of St. George in the district of Manchester) which stated that she died of "Typhus fever and Effusion on the brain" on 7 August 1853 at "21 Back Mount Street" in Manchester, Lancashire, that she died when she was "40 years" old (born about 1813), and that she was the "Wife of James Booth [a] Silk Twister".
In April 2013, the burial of Ann Booth was located by Kathryn Stout, a professional genealogist in Lancashire, England, who stated that Ann Booth was buried on 9 August 1853 at Christ Church, Harpurhey, Lancashire.
Historical Information about Ann Tetlow Booth:
Ann Tetlow (1813-1853) married James Booth (1813-1878) on 24 August 1834 at St. Mary, Prestwich, Lancashire, England. They had seven children. Ann died on 7 August 1853 at: 21 Back Mount Street in Harpurhey, Lancashire, from “typhus fever and effusion on the brain”, and was buried two days later in a “common grave along with twelve other people” at Christ Church, Harpurhey, Lancashire (shown in these photos). Unfortunately, no gravestone exists for Ann , but the place she was buried lies underneath the community hall building or car park now located near the church ground.
Interestingly, the personal history of John Booth (1837-1914), the first son and third child of Ann Tetlow Booth, states the following: "When I was [about sixteen] years old my mother had died and sometime after I was sitting on a ledge [or wall surrounding the church which appears in an earlier photo of the church, bottom left] watching some men clean the cemetery. There had been an epidemic of cholera in England and they were forced to empty the vaults to make room for the new dead. As I watched them haul the skeletons out in two-wheeled carts, I wondered if my mother was among them. When I went home I found the parish cart at our door taking my small brother and sister to the poor house. They told me I could go and find some relatives to live with. I went to my Uncle Thomas Tetlow and worked in the coal mines."The 1841 Census (FHL Film # 306928, p.48) for Hopwood, Middleton, Lancaster, England, lists the family of James Booth and Ann Tetlow as follows:
James Booth, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born about 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Ann, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born between 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Martha, 5 (years old--born about 1836), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
John, 3, (years old--born about 1838), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Mary Ann, 2 months (born about April 1841--as the 1841 Census was taken on 6 June 1841) Yes (born in the county of Lancashire).The 1851 Census lists Ann (Booth) as being about 37 years of age (born about 1814), born in Hopwood, married and working as a "Silk Weaver (by hand)" and residing with her husband, James Booth, and their five children (Martha--age 15, John--age 13, Mary Ann--age 10, James--age 7, and Esther--age 4), at: Back Mount Street, Christ Church (ecclesiastical district), Manchester, Lanashire. (Caution: the 1851 Census digital extraction mistakenly lists Ann Booth as Ann "Borth".)
Research Note: The LDS Baptism for the Dead for Ann Tetlow (FHL Film, U.S. Section, # 177845) was submitted by James Lythgoe (a brother to their daughter-in-law Ann Lythgoe) on 18 January 1887 in the Logan Temple and states that Ann Tetlow was born on 13 March 1812 in Middleton, and died on 6 May 1852.
Marriage Notes for James Booth and Ann Tetlow-16
The Marriage Date and Place found in Prestwich St. Mary, Salford 100, Lancashire, Diocese of Chester. The marriage of James Booth and Ann Tetlow was by Banns and according to the Bishop's Transcript for Prestwich St. Mary, Salford 100, Lancashire, Diocese of Chester (FHL Film # 1545723) the entry reads as follows: "24 Aug 1834, James Booth and Ann Tetlow of Whitefield [a Chapelry of Prestwich] by Banns. Witnesses: Thomas Hall and James Sheldrick.". (See also FHL book: Q942.72/P3, V26p,v23,p.5 .)
The christening of "Elizabeth Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545702, Item #2), which states that she was christened on 5 October 1834 in Middleton, and that her parents were "James and Ann Booth" of "Middleton" and that James Booth was a "Labourer".
Elizabeth Booth apparently died prior to the 1841 Census, as she is NOT listed in it, as follows:.
The 1841 Census (FHL Film # 306928, p.48) for Hopwood, Middleton, Lancaster, England, lists the family of James Booth and Ann Tetlow as follows:
James Booth, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born about 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Ann, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born between 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Martha, 5 (years old--born about 1836), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
John, 3, (years old--born about 1838), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Mary Ann, 2 months (born about April 1841--as the 1841 Census was taken on 6 June 1841) Yes (born in the county of Lancashire).
In March 2013, Ethel M. Brough of West Jordan, Utah, obtained a copy of the birth certificate of Mary Booth, which stated that she was born on 20 July 1839 at: Siddlemoor [Siddal Moor], Hopwood, Lancashire, and that her parents were James Booth, a Weaver, and "Ann Booth formerly Tetlow".
The birth of "Mary Booth" is listed in the online GRO Index and FreeBMD, which combined states that her birth was registered in July-September 1839 in Bury Union district, Lancashire, and that her mother's surname was "Tetlow".
The death of "Mary Booth" is listed in the online GRO Index and FreeBMD, which combined states that her death was registered in April-June 1840 in Bury Union district, Lancashire, and that she died when she was "0" years old (or under the age of one year old).
Family group records of the 1900's state that "Mary Booth" was born on 20 July 1839, christened on 10 June 1840, and buried on 21 June 1840 in Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
Family group records of the 1900's state that "Mary Ann Booth" was born on 18 May 1841 and christened on 6 June 1841 in Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
The birth of "Mary Ann Booth" is listed in the online GRO Index and FreeBMD, which combined states that her birth was registered in April-June 1841 in Bury Union district, Lancashire, and that her mother's surname was "Tetlow".
"Mary Ann Booth" is listed in the 1841 Census (FHL Film # 306928, p.48) for Hopwood, Middleton, Lancaster, England, as follows:
James Booth, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born about 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Ann, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born between 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Martha, 5 (years old--born about 1836), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
John, 3, (years old--born about 1838), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Mary Ann, 2 months (born about April 1841--as the 1841 Census was taken on 6 June 1841) Yes (born in the county of Lancashire).The 1851 Census lists Mary Ann Booth as being about 10 years of age (born about 1841), born in Hopwood, Lancashire, and working as a "Nurse", and residing with her parents, James Booth (age 37) and Ann (age 37), and four siblings, at: at: Back Mount Street, Christ Church (ecclesiastical district), Manchester, Lancashire. (Caution: the 1851 Census digital extraction mistakenly lists Mary Ann Booth as Mary Ann "Borth".)
The death of "Mary Ann Booth" is listed in the online GRO Index and FreeBMD, which combined states that her death was registered in April-June 1858 in Manchester district, Lancashire, and that she died when she was "17" years old (born about 1841).
Family group records of the 1900's state that "Mary Ann Booth" died on 16 December 1858 in England--which date appears to be a mistake.
Family group records of the 1900's state that "James Booth" was born on 15 February 1843 in Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
The 1851 Census lists James Booth as being about 7 years of age (born about 1844) and born in Long or Tonge (?), Lancashire, and residing with his parents, James Booth (age 37) and Ann (age 37), and four siblings, at: at: Back Mount Street, Christ Church (ecclesiastical district), Manchester, Lancashire. (Caution: the 1851 Census digital extraction mistakenly lists James Booth as James "Borth".)
The 1861 Census lists James Booth as being about 17 years old (born about 1844) and born in Middleton, Lancashire, but living in Oldham, Lancashire, where he was working as an Iron Planer and residing as a Lodger with James and Ann Beverley. Occupational Note: An Iron Planer "put flat (plane) surfaces onto, usually, iron castings, required for seatings etc where the castings fitted on to other parts of the structure." (Source: https://rmhh.co.uk/occup/i-k.html)
Family group records of the 1900's state that "James Booth" died on 20 June 1869 and that he was from Lancashire, England.
The christening of Thomas Lythgoe is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program--FHL Film # 559186--and LDS Patron Submission), which states that he was the son of Joseph and Betty Lythgoe. Note: The LDS Extraction Program lists LDS ordinances for the dead (baptism, endowment and sealing to parents) performed for Thomas Lythgoe in 1978.
The christening of Thomas Lythgoe was verified by Ethel M. Brough in February 2009 (FHL Film # 1885649, Item #1), which stated that he was christened on 15 July 1804 in St. Mary the Virgin church of Leigh, as the son of Joseph and Betty Lythgoe of Penington.
The LDS sealing-to-parent of Thomas Lythgoe that took place on 14 February 1907 in the Salt Lake Temple is listed in the LDS Ordinance Index, which gives the reference as: "Film Number: Book G, pp.377-402; Page Number 393".
In the 1851 Census, Thomas Lythgoe is listed as being about 45 years old (born about 1806), born in Leigh, married and working as a "Green Grocer", while living with his wife, Esther, and children at Worsley, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Thomas Lythgoe is listed as being about 55 years old (born about 1806), born in Leigh, married and working as a "Carter" and "Lab[ourer]", while residing with his wife, Esther (who was mistakenly named "Hestor" by the census taker) and some of their children on Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Lancashire.
In the 1871 Census, Thomas Lythgoe is listed as being about 63 years old (born about 1808), born in Leigh, and working as a "General Labourer", while residing with his daughter, Lucy, and her husband, John Collier, and their two children--Richard and Joseph Collier--near Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Lancashire.
In the 1881 Census, Thomas Lythgoe is listed as being about 77 years old (born about 1804), born in Pennington, a "widower", working as a "Grocer", while residing with his grandson--Joseph Collier--at: 181 Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Lancashire.
In July 2013, Lorraine Burey of Bolton, Lancashire, England, provided a copy and transcription of the Will of Thomas Lythgoe, which reads as follows: "This is the last will and testament of me Thomas Lythgoe shopkeeper of 181 Bolton Road Pendlebury. All the property of every kind of which I shall be in possession at the time of my death I give and bequeath to my grandson Joseph Collier. And I appoint my said grandson, Joseph Collier Executor of this my will. In witness thereof I the said Thomas Lythgoe have herein to set my hand this 1st day of July 1886. Thomas Lythgoe [said?] this will in the presence of us, present at the same time who at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other have herein to set our names as his witnesses. John Pearson. Alfred Dewers. The will was carefully read over to the testator before he signed it. J.P. A.D."
In March 2013, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the death certificate of Thomas Lythgoe, which states that he died of "Pneumonia" on 13 September 1887 at: 181 North Road, Pendlebury, Lancashire, when he was "83 years" old (born about 1804), that he was a "Grocer", and that the informant of his death was "Joseph Collier, Grandson, present at the death [at] 181 North Road, Pendlebury", Lancashire.
In July 2008, Kathryn Stout, a professional genealogist in Lancashire, located the burial and gravestone of Thomas Lythgoe, at St. Augustine's parish church, Pendlebury, Lancashire. Thomas Lythgoe was buried on 3 October 1887. His gravestone--which also lists members of the Collier family--reads: "Also Thomas Lythgoe, who died September 30th 1887, aged 83 years."
Historical Note: Considerable compiled and documented historical information about Thomas Lythgoe and Esther Wilcock is contained in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth: 1875-1934", by Forrest Rick McConkie and Evelyn Jean Nichols McConkie (pages 343-354, 359-360).
Historical Note: According to the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth: 1875-1934" (page 348): "Esther Wilcock Lythgoe parted form her husband of nearly forty years to accompany her daughters Elizabeth, Rachel and Ann with two grandchildren leaving England on the sailing ship 'Monarch of the Sea, destined for Utah on April 27, 1864. James and his wife along with her two sisters left some three weeks later on the 'General McClellan.' James said that 'My father came to see me a few days before I set sail for America, and I accompanied him to the Bolton Station and gave him half sovereign 10 shillings as I parted with him. My mother held means for his emigration until the last but he would not go'." Family sources further state that Thomas Lythgoe was a Weaver, Collier and Grocer. LDS Ordinances listed on the website: http://www.lythgoes.net/genealogy/index.php, which also states that Thomas Lythgoe "Would not come to America with the rest of his family, allegedly due to a fear of water."
History of Thomas Lythgoe and Esther Wilcock
A history of Thomas Lythgoe and Esther Wilcock can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).
Research Note: Esther Wilcock is described in the Parish Register of Hindley, GSF# 093745, as the "4th daughter" (at the time of her christening) of James Wilcock and Ann Ramsdell. However, research conducted in September 2000 could not locate any children born/chr. in Hindley to James Wilcock and Ann Ramsdell between 1793 and 1801 (sources checked: FHL Hindley Parish Register book #942.72, K29pr, V.138).
In the 1851 Census, Esther (Lythgoe) is listed as being about 45 years old (born about 1806), born in Hindley, and working as a "Green grocer's wife", while residing with her husband, Thomas, and their children in Worsley, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Esther (who was mistakenly named "Hestor" by the census taker) is listed as being about 54 years old (born about 1807), born in Hindley, married and residing with her husband, Thomas Lythgoe, and some of their children on Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Lancashire.
Historical Note: Considerable compiled and documented historical information about Thomas Lythgoe and Esther Wilcock is contained in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth: 1875-1934", by Forrest Rick McConkie and Evelyn Jean Nichols McConkie (pages 343-354, 359-360).
Historical Notes: Esther Wilcock was a Mormon Pioneer, as follows (in FS PID#: KWV9-PSX):
"Esther Wilcock [was born in 1805 in England and] parted from her husband [Thomas Lythgoe] of nearly forty years to accompany her daughters Elizabeth, Rachel and Ann with two grandchildren leaving England on the sailing ship Monarch of the Sea, destined for Utah on April 27, 1864.
"[Esther's son] James [Lythgoe] said that 'My father came to see me a few days before I set sail for America, and I accompanied him to the Bolton Station and gave him half sovereign 10 shillings as I parted with him. My mother held means for his emigration until the last but he would not go'. …We do not have all the facts but James [Lythgoe] has passed down to us that 'the only objection father had against coming to Utah was his dread of the sea'."
"On the morning of June 3rd [1864] their ship [carrying Esther Wilcock Lythgoe and company] arrived at New York where the landing of the emigrants at Castle Garden at once took place. In the evening they boarded a steamer for Albany, New York, and from there they traveled by train to St. Joseph, Missouri, thence by steamer up the Missouri River to Wyoming, Nebraska." (See the 2002 book: The Life and Time of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934, page 348-349.)
Esther Wilcock Lythgoe traveled in the Joseph S. Rawlins Company which had about 400 individuals and about 50 wagons when it began its journey on 15 July 1864 from the outfitting post at Wyoming, Nebraska (the west bank of the Missouri River about 40 miles south of Omaha), and arrived in Salt Lake City on 19 September 1864.
(See: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=31197)
(Also: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?companyId=245)The following historical account of Esther Lythgoe's death appeared in the Deseret News newspaper of 26 August 1885 (as written by Robert A. Jones):
Found Dead. A Demented Woman Wanders From Home, And Is Found Dead Almost A Month Afterwards. Hennefer, Summit County, Utah, August 18, 1885. Editor Deseret News: On July 19 last, Sister Esther Lythgoe, who has been mentally deranged for some time, and was in charge of her son, James Lythgoe, strayed from home. As soon as it was known, the Bishop, C. Richins, took the matter in hand and well scoured the country all around, with both old and young people for nearly two weeks, until all nearly despaired of finding her except her relatives, who kept up the search at intervals, but without success. On Sunday, August 16, two little boys were bathing, when they suddenly came upon the remains of Sister Lythgoe. Notice was given to the justice of the peace, a jury was summoned, who, according to the evidence given rendered the following Verdict: Territory of Utah, County of Summit, Hennefer Precinct. An Inquisition holden at Hennefer, Hennefer Precinct, Summit County, on the 17th day of August, 1885, before Robert A. Jones, Justice of the Peace in said county upon the body of Esther Lythgoe there lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed. The said jurors upon their oaths do say that the said Esther Lythgoe came to her death, according to evidence produced, by an appoplectic fit, and that on the 19th day of July, 1885, she strayed away from home unobserved by her guardian. In testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year aforesaid, James Pasket, Stephen Beard, William Brewer. Done at Hennefer the day and year aforesaid before me, Robert A. Jones, Justice of the Peace, H.P. Much credit is due to the bishop and others of this place for their untiring efforts to recover the body. The funeral services were held at 3p.m. yesterday."Esther Wilcock Lythgoe" is listed in FindAGrave, Memorial #: 21467761.
Transcription of a Letter (parts of which are missing) that Elizabeth (Betty) Lythgoe Dearden wrote on 18 August 1885 and sent to her father Thomas Lythgoe regarding the death of Esther Wilcock Lythgoe.
"Henneferville, Aug 18th 1885
"Dear Father
"I sit once more to write about events when we went up to fetch her down. We fetched our Ann and John Booth from Coalville ten miles away so that we should all see her buried decent although she was in a very bad state. We put her in a very good coffin and there was a large crowd at her internment. I will … our lives to you hoping they will find you in good health as this leaves us all at present thank god for it. We got the paper you sent us about a month ago with the sad news of the great explosion. I read all the names but did not know any of them that I could remember but send me word if our Josephs girls husband was in and what his name was. I should have wrote before this but we have had so much trouble since we got the paper. My Mam has been living with our James for the last two years for she has been so much trouble that I could not do anything with her myself. I having such a large family to attend to of my own that I could not look after her and she got so demented it was more that he could do to take care of her for she got away from the house at night on the 19th of July and she was lost four weeks before we found her. We found last Sunday August 16th but she was bad we had an inquest over on the morning of the 17th and then buried her in the evening of the same day. We will send another letter and a newspaper with the verdict in in a few days. We had an awful job to hunt her you may believe for all the people in this settlement turned out on horseback and on foot to see if she could be found. We all searched as I have told you for nine days and then they all began to fail least all but her own children and their husbands and children they searched every day some place or anther but found her not until last Sunday as I have told you before. Then a boy came four miles up a an,on. where me and my husband thought we would go and have a look to see if we could see or hear anything of her and he told me that his two little brothers had seen my mother and I said God Bless you my Boy where is she and we started down toward home and this Boy and his Brothers… Leave by telling you I had another little girl on the first day of July and doing well considering the anxiety I have had with the above trouble. I am now the mother of 12 children. You must look almost every day for another letter from your loving daughter Tho & Betty Dearden. xxx"History of Thomas Lythgoe and Esther Wilcock
A history of Thomas Lythgoe and Esther Wilcock can be found in the 2002 book, "The Life and Times of Benjamin Thomas Nichols and his wife, Olive Lovenia Booth, 1875-1934...[and] their Children...and their Ancestors...." which has been made into a digital book by the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is available for free online viewing. Also, this book is available on seven fiche at the FHL (FHL US/CAN Fiche, #6005509, 7 fiche).
Marriage Notes for Thomas Lythgoe and Esther Wilcock-83
The marriage of Thomas Lythgoe and Esther Wilcock is listed in the IGI (via LDS Patron Submission).
The death of Betty Lythgoe is listed on the website: http://www.lythgoes.net/genealogy/index.php.
The copy of the birth certificate of Ellen Lythgoe was obtained from England in 1969 by Olive Osmond (a copy of which is held by Ethel M. Brough). The birth certificate stated that Ellen Lythgoe was born on 23 March 1839 in Pendleton, Lancashire, and that her father was Thomas Lythgoe, a Coal Miner, and her mother was "Esther Lythgoe formerly Wilcock".
In the 1851 Census, Ellen Lythgoe is listed as being about 11 years old (born about 1840), born in Pendlebury and living with her parents in Worsley, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Ellen Lythgoe is listed as being about 23 years old (born about 1838), born in Bolton, unmarried, and a "Boarder" who was working as a "Cotton Weaver" while residing with the family of William Pompret in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Research Note: Some family sources--along with an IGI Patron Submission Record--suggests that Ellen Lythgoe married a "George Turpin" in about 1860 in Lancashire. However, no evidence of this marriage and/or family could be found in the online FreeBMD, Lancashire BMD, or online census returns. It is possible that this information somehow got twisted and/or mixed up with the fact that an Ellen Booth--born in Pendleberry in 1859 to John Booth and Ann Lythgoe--married George Washington Turpin in 1881 in Salt Lake City.
Research Note: In July 2008, Ethel M. Brough checked out two possible marriages for Ellen Lythgoe (using records available at the FHL in Salt Lake City): Ellen Lythgoe and Henry Lunn, St. Stephens, Astley (FHL Film # 2148101); and Ellen Lythgoe and Christopher Porter, St. Wilfred, Standish (FHL Film # 1526141); and neither of these two marriages showed Ellen's father as Thomas Lythgoe. However, there are three other possible marriages for Ellen Lythgoe (which records are not available at the FHL in Salt Lake City), including the following: Ellen Lythgoe and Charles Clifford, married in 1866 at the Register Office of Manchester; Ellen Lythgoe and Peter Lee Wood, married in 1867 at St. Luke's, Lowton in Leigh district; and Ellen Lythgoe and George Reeves, married in 1868 at St. Thomas, Bedford in Leigh district. Needless to say, these marriage records need to be checked.
The birth and christening of John Booth is listed in the Bishop's Transcript of Bury (FHL Film # 1545463, Item #1), which states that he was born on 15 November 1787 and christened on 16 December 1787 as the son of Thomas Booth of Unsworth. This birth and christening was verified by Ethel M. Brough in May 2008.
The marriage of John Booth and Mary Barlow was by "Banns" and can be found in the Bishops Transcript for St. Mary, Prestwich, Lancashire, England (FHL Film # 1545723), which states that they were married on 20 May 1807 in Prestwich, Lancashire.
The 1841 British Census for Ashton and Oldham, Middleton (FHL Film # 306928, p.16), lists the family of John Booth and Mary Barlow as residing in "Langley Lane" in Birch in Hopwood, Lancashire, England. At the time of the 1841 Census, the family of John and Mary Booth consisted of the following people:
John Booth, about age 50, Farmer
Mary, about age 50
Margaret [Peggy], about age 25
John, about age 20
Mary, about age 15
David, about age 15
Joseph, about age 10
Edmond, about age 10According to the death certificate of Mary Ann Booth (1823-1841), who died on 22 July 1841, her father John Booth was a "Farmer".
In April 2007, the Nichols and Booth Family Organization obtained the death certificate for John Booth from England, which stated that John Booth was a "Farmer" and died on "10 April 1845" in "Langley Lane, Middleton", Lancashire, England, at the age of "56 years" old (born about 1789). Also, John Booth's death certificate stated that his "Cause of death" was from "Hanging himself whilst under the influence of temporary insanity." Inotherwords, John Booth committed suicide.
In June 2007, the burial of John Booth was found in the Parish Register for St. Mary, Hopwood, by Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England, United Kingdom), who was hired by Ethel M. Brough to help document the family and determine the ancestry of John and Mary Booth. At the time of his burial, on 14 April 1845, John Booth was listed as being about 57 years old (born about 1788).
JANUARY 2000 RESEARCH NOTE: The 1841 Census lists John Booth as about 50 years old. However, the 1841 Census enumerators generally "rounded down to the nearest multiple of five" those people who listed themselves as being "over fifteen" years of age. Therefore, a man--such as John Booth--who could have been 54 years of age would have been listed as only being 50 years old. Because of this fact, John Booth and Mary Barlow were probably born sometime between 1787-1791.MARCH 2005 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS:
During January-March 2005, Ethel M. Brough did detailed, extensive extraction work of the Bishop's Transcript for Middleton, Lancashire, England, for all Booths listed during the period 1805-1837 (FHL Film # 1545701). Based on Ethel's extraction work and findings, Clayton & Ethel Brough and MEG reached the conclusion that the parents of James Booth (who married Ann Tetlow) were John Booth and Mary Barlow of Middleton, Lancashire, England. This conclusion was based on several factors, including: 1) Similar patronymics: for example, John and Mary Booth named one of their daughters Mary Ann Booth, and John's son, James (and his wife Ann Tetlow) later named one of their daughters Mary Ann Booth. 2) Occupational similarities: John Booth is listed as a "Hatter" during the time his family was growing up and moving short distances within the Middleton area--such as in Little Heaton (during 1809-1817), Unsworth (during 1819-1823), and Middleton (1826-1831), and as a "Farmer" in the late 1830's and 1840's--such as in the 1841 Census and in his death certificate of 1845. 3) Traditional family history: According to Ann Booth Wilde Hartley (a daughter of John Booth and Ann Lythgoe), "John Booth [b.1837]...had eight uncles on the Booth side." The family of John and Mary Booth appears to be one the largest--if not the largest--Booth family in the Middleton area during 1805 to 1837, and had at least seven sons and four daughters--and some of these daughters were already married when John was born in 1837. 4) Related families: The Booth, Tetlow and Grindred families are all listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Middleton, and are in close geographical proximity to one another. In fact, the 1812 marriage of John Tetlow and Martha Smith, who were the parents of Ann Tetlow (who married James Booth in 1834), is listed in the same Transcript record as James Booth, who was christened in 1813.April 2007 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS:
Since the 1990's, family genealogists have known that John Booth probably died between 1841 and 1851, because he was listed in the 1841 Census but not in the 1851 Census. In April 2007, the Nichols and Booth Family Organization obtained the death certificate for John Booth from England, which stated that John Booth was a "Farmer" and died on "10 April 1845" in "Langley Lane, Middleton", Lancashire, England, at the age of "56 years" old. Also, John Booth's death certificate stated that his "Cause of death" was from "Hanging himself whilst under the influence of temporary insanity." Inotherwords, John Booth committed suicide.June 2007 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS:
In June 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), to research the family and ancestry of John Booth. On June 16, 2007, Mrs. Stout replied that the Manchester Courier newspaper (under the category of "Heywood and Middleton") contained the following information on the suicide death of John Booth, Saturday, April 12, 1845: "Suicide - At eleven o'clock on Thursday morning John Booth farmer of Langley Lane was found suspended by a rope fixed to a nail in the wall in his shippon [cattle barn]. He was about 60 years of age. An inquest was held on the body yesterday at the Gardeners Arms top of Hebers when a verdict of self destruction whilst in a fit of temporary insanity was returned. It is about two years ago since his brother committed suicide in a similar manner." Further research suggested that John Booth's brother, could have been James Booth, who was buried at St. Mary, Hopwood, on 18 February 1843 (at about the age of 54 years old)--so a death certificate has now been ordered from England for this James Booth. If John and James Booth were both "hatters", their suicides might have been caused by known mercury poisoning. In fact, during the 1800's, mercury was used to process felt hats in England, and its poisonous substance and toxic vapors caused many hatters to go "mad" (i.e.: "Mad as a Hatter"), and to exhibit the following types of behaviors: "erratic, flamboyant, excessive drooling, mood swings, tremble, talk to themselves and have bouts of severe paranoia." (See: http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Elements-Toxic/Mercury-mad-hatter.htm.)August 2007 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS:
In August 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England, obtained a copy of an Administration (of a Will), dated 2 March 1843, which stated that "John Booth [was] the lawful brother and next of kin [of James Booth who died on 15 February 1843)" and that "James Booth late of Middleton in the County of Lancaster, [was a] Hatter, [and] a Widower deceased without child, grandchild or parent living at the time of his death."September 2007 RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS: 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 1845 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."
August 2008 RESEARCH NOTE: On August 11, 2008, Ethel M. Brough found the gravemarker of James Booth on the bottom of the gravestone of John Booth located in the churchyard of St. Mary, Langley Lane, Birch in Hopwood, Lancashire. The monumental inscription states: "James, brother to John Booth, who departed February 15 1843, aged 54".
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 birth and christening of Mary Barlow is listed in FamilySearch (via FHL Film # 223685), which states that she was born on 4 January 1787 and christened on 4 February 1787 in St. Mary, Stockport, Cheshire, and that her parents were John Barlow and Margt.
NEW EDIT BY HANNAH CHASE: I have been looking at sources, and i found a source stating that she was born in Salford, Lancashire, England. I believe this is the correct location, because the above information has her mother listed as "Margt" while FamilySearch has her mother listed as "Mary."
The 1807 marriage of John Booth and Mary Barlow was by "Banns" and can be found in the Bishops Transcript for St. Mary, Prestwich, Lancashire, England (FHL Film # 1545723), which states that they were married on 20 May 1807 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England.
In the 1851 Census, "Mary Booth" is listed as being 62 years old (born about 1789), born in Stockport, Cheshire, a "Widow" and working as a "Domestic", and residing with three unmarried sons (John--age 34, David--age 25, and Joseph--age 23), at: New Gap, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
As of June 2007, researchers could not find Mary (Barlow) Booth in the 1861 Census.
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The marriage of John Booth and Mary Barlow was by "Banns" and can be found in the Bishops Transcript for St. Mary, Prestwich, Lancashire, England (FHL Film # 1545723), which states that they were married on 20 May 1807 in Prestwich, Lancashire.
The christening of "Peggy 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 2 April 1815 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that her parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Little Heaton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In July 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the death certificate of Margaret Booth from England, which stated that she died on 24 October 1843 at Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire; that she died from "Inflammation of the Bowels" at the age of "28 years" old (born about 1815); that she was a Singlewoman; and that the informant of her death was "John Booth, In attendance [at her death and of] Langley Lane, Middleton".
The burial of Margaret Booth was found in June 2007 in the Parish Register for St. Mary, Hopwood, by Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England, United Kingdom), who was hired by Ethel M. Brough to help document the family and determine the ancestry of John and Mary Booth. At the time of her burial, on 27 October 1843, Margaret Booth was listed as being about 28 years old (born about 1815).
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 "John 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 23 March 1817 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Little Heaton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In the 1851 Census, "John Booth" is listed as being 34 years old (born about 1817), born in Middleton, Lancashire, unmarried and working as a "Brick Layer", and residing with his widowed mother, Mary Booth (age 62), and two brothers (David Booth--age 25, and Joseph Booth--age 23), at: New Gap, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
In the 1861 Census, John Booth is listed as being about 44 years (born about 1817), unmarried, living at Langley Lane, Hopwood, Lancashire, and working as a "Silk Weaver."
The christening of "Sarah Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545700, Item #1), which states that she was christened on 19 August 1821 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that her parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Unsworth" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
The christening of "Mary Ann Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545700, Item #1), which states that she was christened on 26 October 1823 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that her parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Unsworth" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In July 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the death certificate of Mary Ann Booth from England, which stated she died on 22 July 1841 at Langley, Middleton, Lancashire; that she died from "Consumption" (which is TB or Pulmonary Tuberculosis) at the age of "18 years" old (born about 1823); that she was the "Daughter of John Booth [a] Farmer"; and that the informant of her death was "James Taylor, In attendance [at the death and of] Langley, Middleton.
The burial of Mary Ann Booth was found in June 2007 in the Parish Register for St. Mary, Hopwood, by Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England, United Kingdom), who was hired by Ethel M. Brough to help document the family and determine the ancestry of John and Mary Booth. At the time of her burial, on 26 July 1841, Mary Ann Booth was listed as being 18 years old (born about 1823).
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 "Joseph Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545701, Item #2), which states that he was christened on 11 July 1828 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, "Joseph Booth" is listed as being 23 years old (born about 1828), born in Middleton, Lancashire, unmarried and working as a "Tailor", and residing with his widowed mother, Mary Booth (age 62), and two brothers (John Booth--age 34, and David--age 25), at: New Gap, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
The christening of "Edmund Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545701, Item #5), which states that he was christened on 4 December 1831 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Middleton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In the 1841 Census, Edmond Booth is listed as being about 10 years old (born about 1831), and residing with his parents in Langley Lane in Birch in Hopwood, Lancashire.
The christening of John Tetlow is listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Middleton (FHL Book # 942.72/M2, V.26m, Vol.6; and FHL Film # 1545698, Item #10--that covers the years 1786-1790), which states that John Tetlow was christened on 21 July 1787 and that his father was "John Tetlow" a "Weaver" and that his mother was "Sarah" and that they were of "Thornham", Lancashire.
The marriage of "John Tetlow" and "Martha Smith" is listed in FamilySearch (via FHL Film # 1545699, Item #1), which states that they were married in "Middleton, Lancashire, England" on 8 November 1812. Also, the marriage reads (according to a professional genealogist in 1979-1987): "8 Nov 1812: John Tetlow of this Parish Weav. [a Weaver] and Martha Smith of this Par: Spin, by Banns, W: John Taylor and Richard Kenyon". This marriage record was confirmed by Ethel M. Brough in February 2005 (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #2, Bishop's Transcript for Middleton).
In the 1841 Census of Thornham, John Tetlow is listed as being about 50 years old (born between about 1787 and 1791), born in Lancashire, and working as a Silk Weaver, and living with three of his sons (Thomas, Ashton and Samuel) in Coatfield, Thornham, Middleton, Lancashire. Note: John's wife, Martha, is not listed with him in the 1841 Census, and may have died prior to the census being taken.
In the 1851 Census of Thornham, John Tetlow is listed as being about 67 years old (born about 1784), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and was a Widower doing "Household Work" at 95 Springfield, Thornham, Middleton, Lancashire.
The death of John Tetlow is listed in the online GRO Index and FreeBMD, which combined states that his death was registered in October-December 1856 in Oldham district (which includes the civil parish of Thornham), Lancashire, and that he died when he was "69" years old (born about 1787).
The death and burial of John Tetlow is listed in the genealogical records of William and Shirley (Tetlow) Dowdell, which states that John Tetlow died on 29 October 1856 in Thornham, Lancashire, that he died when he was "69" years old (born about 1787), and that he was buried on 2 November 1856 at St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire.
The christening of "Martha Smith" is listed in FamilySearch and took place on 14 November 1784 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, and her parents were "Jas. [James] and Betty Smith of Jepheys." Jepheys street in Rochdale is about six travel miles northeast of St. Leonard's church in Middleton--where Martha married John Tetlow in 1856. Interestingly, John Tetlow and Martha Smith named their second son "James"--possibly after Martha's father.
The marriage of "John Tetlow" and "Martha Smith" is listed in FamilySearch (via FHL Film # 1545699, Item #1), which states that they were married in "Middleton, Lancashire, England" on 8 November 1812. Also, the marriage reads (according to a professional genealogist in 1979-1987): "8 Nov 1812: John Tetlow of this Parish Weav. [a Weaver] and Martha Smith of this Par: Spin, by Banns, W: John Taylor and Richard Kenyon". This marriage record was confirmed by Ethel M. Brough in February 2005 (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #2, Bishop's Transcript for Middleton).
The burial of "Martha Tetlow" is listed in the February 2013 research report of Kathryn Stout (of Lancashire, England), who states that "Martha Tetlow, wife of John Tetlow, was buried 10 June 1832 aged 47 years [born about 1784-1785] at St. Leonards, Middleton".
In the 1841 Census of Thornham, John Tetlow is listed as being about 50 years old (born between about 1787 and 1791), born in Lancashire, and working as a Silk Weaver, and living with three of his sons (Thomas, Ashton and Samuel) in Coatfield, Thornham, Middleton, Lancashire. Note: John's wife, Martha, is not listed with him in the 1841 Census.
Marriage Notes for John Tetlow and Martha Smith-25
The marriage of "John Tetlow" and "Martha Smith" is listed in FamilySearch (via FHL Film # 1545699, Item #1), which states that they were married in "Middleton, Lancashire, England" on 8 November 1812. Also, the marriage reads (according to a professional genealogist in 1979-1987): "8 Nov 1812: John Tetlow of this Parish Weav. [a Weaver] and Martha Smith of this Par: Spin, by Banns, W: John Taylor and Richard Kenyon". This marriage record was confirmed by Ethel M. Brough in February 2005 (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #2, Bishop's Transcript for Middleton).
The birth of "Martha Booth" was obtained from family group records compiled in the 1900's, which stated that she was born on 15 May 1835 in Middleton, Lancashire, England.
The christening of "Martha Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545702, Item #4), which states that she was christened on 14 February 1836 in Middleton, and that her parents were "James and Ann Booth" of "Middleton" and that James Booth was a "Weaver".
"Martha Booth" is listed in the 1841 Census (FHL Film # 306928, p.48) for Hopwood, Middleton, Lancaster, England, as follows:
James Booth, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born about 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Ann, 25 (years old--but rounded off so born between 1812-1816), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Martha, 5 (years old--born about 1836), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
John, 3, (years old--born about 1838), Yes (born in the county of Lancashire)
Mary Ann, 2 months (born about April 1841--as the 1841 Census was taken on 6 June 1841) Yes (born in the county of Lancashire).The 1851 Census lists Martha Booth as being about 15 years of age (born about 1836), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Power Loom Weaver (Silk)", and residing with her parents, James Booth (age 37) and Ann (age 37), and four siblings, at: at: Back Mount Street, Christ Church (ecclesiastical district), Manchester, Lancashire. (Caution: the 1851 Census digital extraction mistakenly lists Martha Booth as Martha "Borth".)
In the 1861 Census, Martha Booth is listed as being about 26 years old (born about 1835), born in Middleton, and working as an unmarried woman as a "Silk Hand Loom Weaver" in Chadderton, Lancashire.
The death of "Martha Booth" is listed in the online GRO Index, which states that her death was registered in April-June 1868 in Oldham district, Lancashire, and that she died when she was "32" years old (born about 1836).
The death of "Martha Booth" was obtained from family group records compiled in the 1900's, which stated that she died on 17 October 1868 in England--which death date appears to be a mistake.
The birth of Paul Mellor is listed in the online GRO Index, which states that his birth was registered in April-June 1846 in Ashton & Oldham district, Lancashire, England, and that his mother's surname was "Duckworth".
The christening of Paul Mellor is listed in the Royton parish register (FHL Film #1656585), which states that he was christened on 4 October 1846 in Royton, Lancashire, England, and that his parents were Edwin and Elizabeth Mellor and that Edwin was a "Steam-tucker and Overlooker" of "Streetbridge" in Royton, Lancashire, England.
In the 1851 Census, Paul Mellor is listed as being about 5 years old (born about 1846), born in Royton, Lancashire, and residing with his parents, Edwin Mellor (age 28) and Elizabeth (age 30), and two siblings, at: Street Bridge, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
In the 1861 Census, Paul Mellor is listed as being about 14 years old (born about 1847), born in Royton, and working as a "Cotton Mule Piecer", and residing with his parents, Edwin Mellor (age 38) and Elizabeth (age 39), and two siblings, at: 3 Span, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
In the 1871 Census, Paul Mellor is listed as being 24 years old (born about 1847) born in Royton, Lancashire, married and working as an "Engine Tenter", and residing with his wife, Esther (age 24), and their two children (Napoleon--age 2, and Samuel--age 1), at: Brook Street, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
In the 1881 Census, Paul Mellor is listed as being about 34 years old (born about 1847), born in Royton, Lancashire, married and working as an "Engineer at [a] Cotton Mill", and residing with his wife, Esther (age 34), and their six children (Napoleon--age 12, Samuel--age 11, Albert--age 9, John--age 5, Willie--age 3, and Fred--age 10 months old), at: 5 Spring Hill Court, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
In the 1891 Census, Paul Mellor is listed as being about 43 years old (born about 1848), born in Royton, married and working as an "Engine Tender", and residing with his wife, Esther (age 43), and their nine children (Napoleon--age 22, Samuel--age 20, Albert--age 18, John--age 15, William E.--age 12, Fred--age 10, Frank--age 9, Harold--age 6, and Elizabeth A.--age 3), at: 7 King Street, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
In the 1901 Census, Paul Mellor is listed as as being about 54 years old (born about 1847), born in Royton, married and working as a "Cotton card room hand", and residing with his wife, Esther (age 54), and their five children (William--age 22, Fred--age 20, Frank--age 19, Harold--age 16, and Elizabeth A--age 13), at: 29 Brewerton Road, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
In the 1911 Census, Paul Mellor is listed as being 64 years old (born about 1847), born in Royton, Lancashire, married and working as an "Engine Tenter", and residing with his wife, Esther (age 64), and their two children (Harold--age 26), and Lizzie--age 23 who is married to William Wallwork), at: 17 Aden Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
In August 2008, Ethel Mickelson Brough and Kathleen Mellor Barnes visited Lees Cemetery in Oldham, Lancashire, and viewed the gravestone of Esther Booth and Paul Mellor, which stated that Paul Mellor died on May 19, 1917, at the age of 71 years old.
In 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the birth certificate of Esther Booth, which stated that she was born on 7 June 1846 at Birch in Hopwood, Lancashire, and that her parents were James Booth, a Twister in [Hopwood], and "Ann Booth formerly Tetlow".
The birth of "Esther Booth" is listed in the online GRO Index, which states that her birth was registered in April-June 1846 in Bury Union district, Lancashire, and that her mother's surname was "Setlow" (which should have been indexed as "Tetlow").
The 1851 Census lists Esther Booth as being about 4 years of age (born about 1847) and born in Hopwood, Lancashire, and residing with her parents, James Booth (age 37) and Ann (age 37), and four siblings, at: at: Back Mount Street, Christ Church (ecclesiastical district), Manchester, Lancashire. (Caution: the 1851 Census digital extraction mistakenly lists Esther Booth as Esther "Borth".)
The 1861 Census lists "Ester" Booth as being about 14 years old (born about 1847) and born in Manchester, but living in Oldham, Lancashire, with the family of Thomas and Betty Shepherd, where she was working as a "Servant" and "Fustian Cutter".
In the 1871 Census, Esther (Mellor) is listed as being about 24 years old (born about 1847), born in Royton (a census mistake), Lancashire, and working as a "Fustian Cutter" in Royton, Lancashire.
In the 1881 Census, Esther (Mellor) is listed as being about 34 years old (born about 1847), born in Royton (a census mistake), Lancashire, and living in Royton, Lancashire.
In the 1891 Census, Esther (Mellor) is listed as being about 43 years old (born about 1848) and born in Middleton.
In the 1901 Census, Esther (Mellor) is listed as as being about 54 years old (born about 1847) and born in Birch, Lancashire, and living in Oldham, Lancashire.
In the 1911 Census, Esther (Mellor) is listed as being 64 years old (born about 1847), born in Middleton, Lancashire, married for 43 years (married about 1868) and the mother of eleven children--nine of whom were living at the time of the census, involved in "House Work", and residing with her husband, Paul Mellor (age 64), and their two children (Harold--age 26), and Lizzie--age 23 who is married to William Wallwork), at: 17 Aden Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
In May 2008, the Nichols & Booth Family Organization obtained a copy of the death certificate of Esther Booth, which stated that she died on 19 August 1917, at: 43 Thomas Street, Lees, Oldham, Lancashire, England, as "Esther Mellor", age "71 years", the "Widow of Paul Mellor [who was an] Enginner at a Cotton Mill. The cause of her death was listed as "Mesemteric Carcinoma and Exhaustion". The informant was Elizabeth A. Wallwork, her daughter.
In August 2008, Ethel Mickelson Brough and Kathleen Mellor Barnes visited Lees Cemetery in Oldham, Lancashire, and viewed the gravestone of Esther Booth and Paul Mellor, which stated that Esther died on August 19, 1917, at the age of 71 years old.
Marriage Notes for Paul Mellor and Esther Booth-21
The 24 May 1868 marriage of Paul Mellor and Esther Booth is listed in the parish register for St. Mary, Prestwich (FHL Film # 2356229), which states that Paul Mellor was about 21 years old (born about 1847), a Bachelor of Royton, working as a Stoker, and that his father was Edwin Mellor, an Engine Driver; and that Esther Booth was about 21 years old (born about 1847), a Spinster of Chadderton, working as a Fustian Cutter, and that her father was James Booth, a Silk Weaver. The witnesses to the marriage were John Butterworth and Ellen Mellor.
In February 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the birth certificate of Edwin Mellor from England. The birth certificate stated that Edwin was born on 23 September 1874 in Spring Garden Street, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, and that his father was "Paul Mellor", an "Engineer", and his mother was "Esther Mellor formerly Booth".
The burial of Edwin Mellor is listed in the Royton Parish Register (FHL Film #1656587, Item #3), which states that Edwin died when he was "14 days old".
In February 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the birth certificate of Ellen Mellor from England. The birth certificate stated that Ellen was born on 23 Sep 1874 in Spring Garden Street, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, and that her father was "Paul Mellor", an "Engineer", and her mother was "Esther Mellor formerly Booth".
The death of "Ellen Mellor" is listed in the online GRO Index, which states that her death was registered in July-September 1874 in Oldham district, Lancashire, England, and that she died when she was "0" years old--or under the age of one year old. Note: Ellen Mellor is not listed with her parents or siblings in the 1881 Census.
The christening of John Tetlow is listed in the records of the Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks (via FHL Film # 1545698), which state that he was christened on 7 October 1764 in St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire, and that his parents were "John Tetlow" and "Anne" of "Thornham", and that John Tetlow (the father) was a "Weav[er]".
The 1786 marriage of John Tetlow and Sarah Hilton is listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Middleton (FHL Book # 942.72/M2, V.26m, Vol.6; and FHL Film # 1545698, Item #10--that covers the years 1786-1790), which states that the marriage took place on 9 May 1786 and that it was "Banns" and that John Tetlow was a "Weaver" and Sarah Hilton was a "Spinster" and that both individuals were "of this parish". The marriage was witnessed by Edward Tetlow and J.K. Also, the marriage of John Tetlow and Sarah Hilton is listed in the IGI (via LDS Patron submission).
The burial of John Tetlow is listed in the records of the Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks (via FHL Films # 1545701 and 1545702), which states that he was buried on 4 March 1832 at St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire; that he was a "Weaver" of "Middleton" and that he died when he was "67" years old (born about 1765),
The christening of "Sarah Hilton" is listed in the records of the Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks (via FHL Film # 1656161) which states that she was christened on 12 January 1766 in St. Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, and that her parents were "Abraham Hilton" and "Mary" of "Broadbent" Lane in Oldham.
The 1786 marriage of John Tetlow and Sarah Hilton is listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Middleton (FHL Book # 942.72/M2, V.26m, Vol.6; and FHL Film # 1545698, Item #10--that covers the years 1786-1790), which states that the marriage took place on 9 May 1786 and that it was "Banns" and that John Tetlow was a "Weaver" and Sarah Hilton was a "Spinster" and that both individuals were "of this parish". The marriage was witnessed by Edward Tetlow and J.K. Also, the marriage of John Tetlow and Sarah Hilton is listed in the IGI (via LDS Patron submission).
The burial of Sarah Hilton is listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545698), which states that on 17 May 1788, "Sarah [the] wife of John Tetlow, [a] weaver [of] Stakehill", was buried.
Marriage Notes for John Tetlow and Sarah Hilton-434
The 1786 marriage of John Tetlow and Sarah Hilton is listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Middleton (FHL Book # 942.72/M2, V.26m, Vol.6; and FHL Film # 1545698, Item #10--that covers the years 1786-1790), which states that the marriage took place on 9 May 1786 and that it was "Banns" and that John Tetlow was a "Weaver" and Sarah Hilton was a "Spinster" and that both individuals were "of this parish". The marriage was witnessed by Edward Tetlow and J.K. Also, the marriage of John Tetlow and Sarah Hilton is listed in the IGI (via LDS Patron submission).
The christening of Ann Tetlow is listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Book # 942.72/M2, V.26m, Vol.6; and FHL Film # 1545698, Item #10--that covers the years 1786-1790), which states that Ann Tetlow was christened on 3 February 1788 and that her father was "John Tetlow" a "Weaver" and that his mother was "Sarah" and that they were of "Thornham", Lancashire.
The christening of "James Smith" is listed in FamilySearch, which states that he was christened on 3 April 1757 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, and that his parents were "Thos [Thomas] & Betty Smith" of "Ashbrook Hey" in Rochdale.
The 1780 marriage of "James Smith" and "Betty Hartley" is listed in FamilySearch, which states that they were married on 4 January 1780 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Note: The actual day of the marriage is not very readable in the Rochdale parish record but appears to have taken place sometime between January 4-27, 1780.
The christening of "Betty Hartley" is listed in FamilySearch, which states that she was christened on 27 November 1756 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, and that her parents were "James & Sarah Hartley" of "Castleton Moor"--a chapelry in Castleton township--in Rochdale.
The 1780 marriage of "James Smith" and "Betty Hartley" is listed in FamilySearch, which states that they were married on 4 January 1780 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Note: The actual day of the marriage is not very readable in the Rochdale parish record but appears to have taken place sometime between January 4-27, 1780.
Marriage Notes for James Smith and Betty Hartley-3594
The 1780 marriage of "James Smith" and "Betty Hartley" is listed in FamilySearch, which states that they were married on 4 January 1780 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Note: The actual day of the marriage is not very readable in the Rochdale parish record but appears to have taken place sometime between January 4-27, 1780.
The christening of "John Smith" is listed in FamilySearch and took place on 23 July 1780 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, and his parents were James and Betty Smith of "Jepheys"--which is in Rochdale.
The christening of "Thomas Smith" is listed in FamilySearch and took place on 20 August 1781 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, and his parents were James and Betty Smith of "Jepheys"--which is in Rochdale.
The christening of "James Smith" is listed in FamilySearch and took place on 4 February 1787 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, and his parents were James and Betty Smith of "Jepheys"--which is in Rochdale.