Richard Booth (1768 - abt. 1852)

Born 24 Feb 1768 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Husband of Betty (Pimley) Booth — married 18 Oct 1790 in Bury, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died about Jun 1852 at about age 84 in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

Richard Booth was born on 24 Feb 1768 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England as the first child of Thomas Booth and Mary Hill. He died in Jun 1852 in Lancashire, England (Age: 84). When he was 22, he married Betty Pimley on 18 Oct 1790 in St Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England.

Richard was baptized on 26 Feb 1768 in St Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England. He lived in Bury, Lancashire, England in 1841 (Age: 70) and in 1851 (Age: 81). He was buried on 16 Jun 1852 in Bury, Lancashire, England.

Richard Booth and Betty Pimley had the following children:

1. John Booth born on 09 Jan 1797 in Elton, Lancashire, England. He married Ann Ball on 23 Dec 1819 in St Mary, Prestwich, Lancashire, England.
2. William Duncan Booth born on 08 Sep 1798 in Lancashire, England. He married Margaret Bolton on 27 Oct 1817 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
3. Robert Booth born on 23 Mar 1801 in Bury, Lancashire, England. He died in 1877 in Newton, Lancashire, England (Age: 77). He married Ann Nuttall on 10 Nov 1822 in St Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England (Labourer).
4. George Booth born on 26 Jan 1805 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
5. Jane Booth born on 14 Feb 1807 in Bury, Lancashire, England. She died in Jan 1891 in Bury, Lancashire, England (Age: 84). She married John Ainsworth on 01 Jan 1826 in St Mary, Manchester, Lancashire, England.
6. Betty Booth born in 1814 in Bury, Lancashire, England.

Birth

Richard was born on 24 Feb 1768 at Walmersley, Lancashire, England.^[1][2]

Richard Booth was born in Lancashire, England.

Baptism

Richard was baptised on 26 Feb 1768 at St Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England and recorded as the son of Thomas Booth of Bury. ^[1]

Marriage

On 18 Oct 1790 at St Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England Richard married Betty Pimley. ^[3]

Residence 1841

By the 1841 Census Richard's wife, Betty had died and he was living with the Nabb family at Peel Street, Bury, Lancashire, England. He was recorded as being 70 and a Calico Printer. ^[4]

Residence 1851

In 1851, one year before he died in 1852, Richard was living at 16 Peel St, Bury, Lancashire, England. While his age was recorded at 81 he was actually 83. Even at that advanced age, he was still working as a Calico Printer. His household included his daughter Betty Slater aged 37, a Quilter, his granddaughter Susannah Slater Booth aged 4 and a lodger Mary Bruce a widow aged 47 and a Quilter. Richard was recorded as having been born at Walmersley, Lancashire, England near Bury. ^[2]

Death

Richard probably died in Jun 1852 at Bury, Lancashire, England at the age of 84. ^{[5] [6]}

Burial

Richard was buried on 16 Jun 1852 at Bury, Lancashire, England at the age of 84. ^[5]

Research Notes

Occupation

From his son's Australian immigration papers Richard was a Calico Printer^[7][8].

Death

As Richard was buried on 16 Jun 1852 at Bury, Lancashire, England, he would have died mid-Jun 1840 in the vicinity of Bury.^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. Manchester, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1541-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Search: Bury, St Mary > 1753 - 1782 > image 37 of 129. Accessed on ancestry.com, March 2021.
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   Name: Richard Booth;
   Baptism Age: 0;
   Event Type: Baptism;
   Birth Date: 24 Feb 1768;
   Baptism Date: 26 Feb 1768;
   Baptism Place: Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, England;
   Father: Thomas Booth;
   Reference Number: L215/1/1/5;
   Archive Roll: 670.

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: HO107; Piece: 2214; Folio: 164; Page: 32; GSU roll: 87224. Search: Lancashire > Bury South > Bury V 6e > image 33 of 53. Accessed on ancestry.com, April 2021.
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   Name: Richd Booth;
   Age: 81;
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1770;
   Relation: Head;
   Gender: Male;
   Where born: Walmersley, Lancashire, England;
   Civil Parish: Bury;
   Town: Bury;
   County/Island: Lancashire;
   Country: England;
   Registration District: Bury;
   Sub-registration District: South Bury;
   ED, institution, or vessel: 6e;
   Household Schedule Number: 131;
   Piece: 2214;
   Folio: 164;
   Page Number: 32;
   Household Members:
   Name Age;
   Richd Booth 81;
   Betty Slater 37;
   Susannah Slater Booth 4;
   Mary Bruce 47.

3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Search: Bury, St Mary 1782 - 1792 > image 211 of 272. Accessed on ancestry.com, March 2021.
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   Name: Betty Pimley;
   Gender: Female;
   Event Type: Marriage;
   Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1790;
   Marriage Place: Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, England;
   Parish as it Appears: Bury;
   Spouse: Richard Booth;
   Archive Roll: 673.

4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Class: HO107; Piece: 538; Book: 12; Civil Parish: Bury; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 28; Page: 14; Line: 24; GSU roll: 306922 Search: Lancashire > Bury > South Bury > District 12 > image 8 of 21. Accessed on ancestry.com, April 2021.
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   Name: Richard Booth;
   Age: 70;
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1771;
   Gender: Male;
   Where born: Lancashire, England;
   Civil Parish: Bury;
   Hundred: Salford;
   County/Island: Lancashire;
   Country: England;
   Registration District: Bury;
   Sub-registration District: South Bury;
   Household Members:
   Name Age;
   Thomas Nabb 65;
   Mary Nabb 65;
   Thomas Nabb 25;
   Betty Nabb 20;
   Elton Nabb 20;
   Joseph Nabb 8 Mo;
   Richard Booth 70.

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Ancestry.com. Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1986 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Search: Bishop´s Transcripts > Bury > 1850-1859 > image 83 of 352. Accessed on ancestry.com, April 2021.
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   Name: Richard Booth;
   Birth Year: abt 1770;
   Death Age: 82;
   Burial Date: 16 Jun 1852;
   Burial Parish: Bury, Lancashire, England;
   Register Type: Bishop's Transcript;
   Reference Number: Drm/2/56.

6. ↑ England and Wales, HM Passport Office, General Register Office, Online Index of births and deaths, GRO Reference: 1852 J Quarter in BURY LANCASHIRE Volume 08C Page 243 accessed 7 April 2021. Name: BOOTH, RICHARD. Age at Death (in years): 82. Death Search.
7. ↑ Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842 about John Booth held in the archives of John Mayes. Family Name (Hus): Booth, John (Given as Boothe in Pt. Jackson series Vol 4); Occupation: Tailor; Religion: Protestant; Age: Born Dec 1800; Read/Write: Yes; Native Place: Manchester; Father: Richard (Calico printer); Mother: Betty Quimby (?) Runley (?); Name (Wife): Booth, Anne; Occupation: Miliner; Age: 40 yrs 1st June 1800; Read/Write: Yes; Native Place: Cocey Moore, Lancashire; Father: James Ball (Calico weaver); Mother: Anne Makin; Children: Booth, James born 10 Nov 1827; Booth, John born 14 Dec 1838; Booth, Anne, born Aug 1831; Booth, Julia, born 27 Jul 1834 (chr Glossop); Ship: Formosa; Date of Arrival: 14 Jul 1840; Vol: 30.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1312 Search: 1840 > July > Formosa > image 8 of 158. Accessed on ancestry.com, April 2021.
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   Name: John Booth;
   Birth Year: abt 1801;
   Age: 39;
   Gender: Male;
   Arrival Date: 14 Jul 1840;
   Vessel Name: Formosa.