John Booth (1838 - bef. 1930)

Born 14 Dec 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Died before 1930 before age 91 in Australia [uncertain]

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Biography

John Booth was born in Lancashire, England.

John was born on 14 December 1838 and registered in Manchester, Lancashire, England, the son of John Booth and Ann Ball.^[1][2]

In 1840, before he had reached the age of 2, John and his family had immigrated to New South Wales, Australia, on the ship Formosa.^[2][3][4][5]

What happened to John after that is unknown, but he probably grew up living and dying in Australia before 1930.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 22 May 2024)
   Booth, John (Mother's maiden name: Ball).
   GRO Reference: 1839 Jan-Feb-Mar in Manchester Volume 20 Page 636.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Immigration Index: "Document copies privately held by John Mayes."
   Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842 about John Booth. 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.
3. ↑ Immigration: "New South Wales, Australia 1828 - 1842: Bounty Immigrants List"
   Original data: Bounty Immigrants to New South Wales 1828 - 1842. Records kept at the New South Wales State Records Office, P.O. Box 516, Kingswood, NSW 2747; at the Archives Office of Tasmania, 77 Murray St., Hobart, TAS 7000; and at the State Records Office of Western Australia, Alexander Library, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA 6000
   Ancestry au Record 7385 #3612 (subscription required, accessed 22 May 2024)
   Name: John Booth; Age: 2; Year: 1840; Ship: FORMOSA; Relatives: with family; Father: BOOTH, John; Mother: BALL, Anne.
4. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896"
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1312
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry au Record 1204 #44943 (subscription required, accessed 22 May 2024)
   Name: Anne Booth; Birth Year: abt 1800; Age: 40; Gender: Female; Arrival Date: 14 Jul. 1840; Vessel Name: Formosa; Origin Location: Coccy, Moore, Lancashire, England; Children's Names: James, John, Anne, Julia.
5. ↑ Passenger List: "Document copies privately held by John Mayes."
   Australia, New South Wales, Booth family bounty record about John, Anne, James, John, Anne and Julia. Copy of the list of passengers on the "Formosa". List of Immigrants, British Subjects, who have been imported into the Colony of New South Wales on Govt. Bounty by Messrs. A B Smith & Co Merchants of Sydney in pursuance of the Authority conveyed to them in the Col. Secretary's Letter of the 20th April 1839; and who arrived here fr "Formosa", Captain Adams - on the 14th of July 1840, Page 21, [Booth Family] No: 4. Name of Ship: Formosa; Date of Arrival: 14th July 1840; By whom Imported: Messrs. A B Smith & Co; Name: Boothe; Native Place: Lancashire; Religion: Protestant; John, 39 Tailor, Read and write, Manchester. Anne, 40 Miliner, Read and write, Lancashire. James, 13 Son, Read and write, Lancashire. John, 1 1/2 Son, -, Lancashire. Anne, 10 Dr, Reads, Lancashire. Julia, 6 Dr, -, Lancashire.