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Trying to find any information on William Henry Booth who married Lucy Jones in Heeley, Sheffield. He does not appear on any of the census records when I know he was alive ,due to the birth of children. I think he was born around 1857 in Sheffield or possibly Manchester. I would like to find his date of birth, who his family were and any other information.

All info greatly recieved. Amanda.

Amanda,

Is either of these marriages his? Eccleshall covers Heeley. If it is the first, it looks as if Lucy had been married before.

When was the first child born and have you found Lucy and the children on any census?

Marriages Sep 1893 (>99%)
Booth William Henry Ecclesall 9c 409
Greaves Lucy Ann Ecclesall B. 9c 409

Marriages Mar 1883 (>99%)

BOOTH William Sheffield 9c 596
Jones Lucy Mary Sheffield 9c 596

PM from Amanda

Mary was born 1879, Samuel born 1885 and Frank 1890. However despite their surnames been given as Booth I don's think it was. I can't find any of their births under the surname Booth apart from Frank, but when his birth certificate arrived today the father's name is not given. I found them listed on the 1890 census where they are all listed as Booth. The mother of Frank is definately Lucy Booth nee Jones. If they married in 1883 that is before Mary was born. It's a real mystery and extremely frustrating! Why did I ever start this? Best wishes.

Lucy in 1881

1881 England Census
about Lucy Jones
Name: Lucy Jones
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Ecclesall Bierlow
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address: 3 Williamson Rd "Inglery Lodge"
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: General Serv Domestic

Registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow
Sub-registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow
ED, institution, or vessel: 55
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Crookes 22
Fanny Crookes 37
Henry Crookes 59
Mary A. Crookes 50
Lucy Jones 25

Lucy remarried in 1901:
1901 England Census
about Frank Booth
Name: Frank Booth
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Relation: Stepson
Mother's Name: Lucy J
Gender: Male
Where born: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Heeley
Ecclesiastical parish: Heeley Christchurch
Town: Sheffield
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow
Sub-registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow
ED, institution, or vessel: 84
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 23
Household Members: Name Age
Claude T Booth 13 - looking at the image I think he should be a Loveridge
Frank Booth 10
Martha A Booth 6
Samuel H Booth 14
Henry M Loveridge 46
Lelifatt E Loveridge 14
Lucy J Loveridge 45
Sarah L Loveridge 10

Amanda

I don't think Lucy's husband was William Henry. I think he was just William and that the 1883 marriage was theirs. Mary was obviously born before then, so would have been Mary Jones, although I can't find her in 1881.

If you get the marriage cert it would give you William's father's name.

I wonder why there is no father's name on Frank's cert - a married woman would surely have put down her husband's name even if he wasn't the father unless he was dead and she doesn't say she is a widow on the census.

Lucy's marriage to Henry Loveridge:
Marriages Mar 1898 (>99%)

Bennett Kate Ecclesall 9c 361
Booth Lucy Jane Ecclesall B. 9c 361
HODGKINS John Brittain Ecclesall B. 9c 361
Loveridge Henry Manasseh Ecclesall B. 9c 361

Martha A's (on the 1901) birth:
Births Mar 1895 (>99%)

Booth Martha Alice Ecclesall B. 9c 452

Amanda,

If the only birth cert you have is Frank's which doesn't have a father's name, why do you think Lucy married a William Henry?

Hi

Because I have Frank Booth's marriage certificate (William Booth's son) his father's name is listed as William Henry Booth (deceased) and one of the witnesses is Lucy Loveridge who was Lucy Booth's (nee Jones) step-daughter.

Amanda.

Amanda

Is William's occuapation on Frank's marriage cer?

Samuel's birth?:

Births Sep 1886 (>99%)
Booth Samuel Henry Ecclesall B. 9c 410

Hi,

No it gives William's occupation as "deceased". Frank Booth was an Engineer's Storekeeper so maybe he was following in the footstep of his deceased father?

Thank you for looking it is very much appreciated.

Amanda.

Samuel's birth - this looks like a very strong possibility. Where did you find it Pam? Both myself and my Australian cousin have searched high and low without any success.

Thank you. Amanda.

Hi Amanda

I fould Samuel's birth on freebmd - maybe it is a recent transcription?

I asked about William's occupation because the one Elouse found living with a brother Samuel was a stone mason, so I thought the occupation might tie in.

I am wondering about Lucy's name. She is Lucy Jane when she marries Loveridge but Lucy Mary in the 1893 marriage to William Henry, so wonder it is the same Lucy in both marriages.

I wonder if this could be Mary - I know it says daughter but there are two Marys and there is a Lucy:
1881 England Census
about Mary E. Jones
Name: Mary E. Jones
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Rebecca
Gender: Female
Where born: Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Normanton
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address: Castleford Road 26 West Riding Ter
Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Wakefield
Sub-registration district: Sandal
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Lucy Jones 9
Mary E. Jones 1
Mary J. Jones 6
Rebecca Jones 29
Thomas Jones 30
Thomas Jones 5
William Jones 2

Lucy's birth, if you don't have it:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
about Lucy Jane Jones
Name: Lucy Jane Jones
Year of Registration: 1857
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Rotherham
County: Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9c
Page: 424 (click to see others on page)

Do you have Lucy's marriage cert to Henry Loveridge?
It might be worth ordering the 1883 cert for Lucy and specifying her father's name as the Loveridge marriage as a checking point.