Guest Firestone Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi, I'm researching the family of James and Annie Booth, who lived at 1 Bramber St in 1901, and who were still living there at the the end of the Great War. By 1901 they had three daughters: Florence, Nelly, and Lilian. James ran a grocer's shop -- presumably at the same address -- which had previously been run by Annie's mother, Elizabeth Storey. Can anyone provide any background information about Bramber Street and that area? Does Bramber St still exist? Does anyone know anything more about, or have comnnections with, the Booth family? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 As far as I can see there is no trace of Bramber Street today. On modern maps and on GoogleEarth a few nearby streets survive - Andover Street, part of Lopham Street, Spital Hill and Spital Street, but the other streets and the housing associated with them have all gone. The most recent map at http://www.old-maps.co.uk, which is from 1938, still has the old street network intact (grid reference 435900 388500). A snippet from the Sheffield Local Register (digest of local news): 20 Feb 1902 Receiving order made against J. A. Marson, Bramber street, Sheffield, locally known as the " Pitsmoor millionaire." Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi, I'm researching the family of James and Annie Booth, who lived at 1 Bramber St in 1901, and who were still living there at the the end of the Great War. By 1901 they had three daughters: Florence, Nelly, and Lilian. James ran a grocer's shop -- presumably at the same address -- which had previously been run by Annie's mother, Elizabeth Storey. Can anyone provide any background information about Bramber Street and that area? Does Bramber St still exist? Does anyone know anything more about, or have comnnections with, the Booth family? Thank you! James Brownson Booth, Grocer of 1 Bramber Street (White's 1911 and 1919, also Kelly's 1925) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Bramber Street is to the far right on map 1 far left map 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 James Brownson Booth married Annie Storey Jan-Mar 1896, Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Can never be certain, but, with that middle name, I think this is your man James Broownson Booth, born Ashbourne, Derbyshire/Staffordshire registered Jan-Mar 1870. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skeets Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 As far as I can see there is no trace of Bramber Street today. On modern maps and on GoogleEarth a few nearby streets survive - Andover Street, part of Lopham Street, Spital Hill and Spital Street, but the other streets and the housing associated with them have all gone. The most recent map at http://www.old-maps.co.uk, which is from 1938, still has the old street network intact (grid reference 435900 388500). A snippet from the Sheffield Local Register (digest of local news): 20 Feb 1902 Receiving order made against J. A. Marson, Bramber street, Sheffield, locally known as the " Pitsmoor millionaire." Hugh Next door to the grocers was a very good chippy for years 47/60 era [Crosslands], across on the other corner was the well known butcher[ Mattocks] Skeets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 1901 James B Booth, 31, born Ashburn, Derbyshire, Grocer Annie Booth, 27, born Sheffield Clara Storey, 23, Sister in Law, Grocers Assistant Nelly Booth, 3 years Lilian Booth, 2 years Florence E Booth, 8 months 1 Bramber Street, Brightside Bierlow Parish : Wicker, Holy Trinity neighbour, out of interest, was Henry Smith the fish merchant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 1891 John Booth, 41, Land agent and farmer, Staffordshire Maisie E Booth, wife, 18, Colslow, Nottingham (suggest she's not James Mother !!!) James Booth, 21, Farm servant, Ashbourne, Derbyshire plus a bunch of others Margsel Blandina 5 Ann Booth 11 Cecil Booth 3 Evylin Booth 17 Florice Booth 6 John Booth 41 Mary I Booth 8 Olive Booth 5 Margbel Brown 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 1881 John Booth, 33, Land steward, born Alton, Staffordshire Mary Jane Booth, 30, born Ashbourne, Derbyshire James Booth, 11, scholar, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Annie Booth 1 Evelyn Booth 7 Martha Pegg, 75, Visitor, Monthly Nurse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Firestone Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Thank you all for your generous help. I know quite a bit about the Booths going back in time, and other branches, but it is this particular Sheffield contingent, and what happened to them next, that is a mystery to me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 We like a challenge ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Tentative investigation of the youngest daughter in 1901: GRO Births SEP Qtr 1900 BOOTH Florence Elsie Sheffield 9c 592 GRO Marriages SEP QTR 1921 BOOTH Florence E (RIPLEY) Ecclesall B. 9c 759 RIPLEY George (BOOTH) Ecclesall B. 9c 759 GRO Deaths 1993 RIPLEY Florence Elsie date of birth: 12-AUG-1900 death registered (district): Claro District Code: 6501C Register No.: C38A entry: 049 date death registered: Dec [month] 1993 I had never heard of Claro but there is information about the Regsistration District here. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 More tentative when there is only one given name, but here goes: GRO Births DEC Qtr 1898 BOOTH Lilian Sheffield 9c 567 GRO Marriages MAR Qtr 1921 BOOTH Lilian (GALLEY) Sheffield 9c 1150 GALLEY Alfred (BOOTH) Sheffield 9c 1150 GRO Deaths 1985 GALLEY Lilian date of birth: 28-SEP-1898 death registered: SHEFFIELD Vol no.: 3 page: 1330 Date registered: JAN [month] 1985 In each case the date of birth from the birth certificate should conclusively rule these marriages in or out. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Walkley Boys, we are here ! ... apparently .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Can't find a marriage for a Nelly with a 'y' at FreeBMD (in this area) but FreeBMD are still working on the 1920's. There are several possible marriages of Nellies spelled 'Nellie' but I can't make a firm link via the date of birth in the death index. Unless that is she acquired a middle intial 'S' , married a TOMKINS and had some connection with South Bucks (maybe near where I grew up). Or maybe she didn't marry, or died before 1984. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicRichardson Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Thank you all for your generous help. I know quite a bit about the Booths going back in time, and other branches, but it is this particular Sheffield contingent, and what happened to them next, that is a mystery to me ... I lived in Brunswick road back in the days when the whole area was housing and remember Bramber street well, mind you I dont remember a grocer's there, Gowers was on the corner of Spital street and Nottingham street and on the opposite corner there was a green grocer called 'Langleys' just up the road from that on Spital street was a small sweet shop called Booth's where my ration slip went with my threpenny bit. I was back in England last year but that whole area has changed now and many of the old sreets no longer excist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPB Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Found this posting many many years after you did this research but thank you so much! Lillian married Alfred Galley, their son Kenneth Galley was my grandad, married to Herta Galley née Bernstein and lived in Doncaster, then Newcastle. My mum met Nelly a few times, she wasn't married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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