William Booth
William was born in September 1849 in
Bolton and his baptism took place on September 9th, 1849.
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Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1849
BOOTH William ROSTRON Eastern Bolton EB/21/217
BOOTH, WILLIAM ROSTRON
GRO Reference: 1849 S Quarter in BOLTON UNION
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Name William Booth
Baptism Date 9 Sep 1849
Parish Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father William Booth
Mother Jane Booth
Register Type Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number Drm/2/29
Possibly son of Peter Booth and Mary Rostron who married at Bolton 11 Oct 1847 but no baptism for either pair of parents.
William's father was
William Booth and his mother was
Jane Rostron. His paternal grandparents were
Thomas Booth and
Alice Scowcroft; his maternal grandparents were
Thomas Rostron and
Mary Holt. He had four brothers and three sisters, named
James,
Thomas,
John,
Richard,
Mary,
Alice and
Elizabeth. He was the youngest of the eight children. He died at 6 months old in March 1850 in
Bolton.
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Death Notes
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1850
BOOTH William 0 Eastern Bolton EB/16/486
BOOTH, WILLIAM 0
GRO Reference: 1850 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
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