Matilda Booth 1877 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 14 JAN 1877
Event Place: Houghton Bank, Heighington, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 11 FEB 1877
Event Place: St. Michael's, Heighington, Co. Durham
Record Source: - the family lived at Ox Moor.

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 3 APR 1881
Event Place: Booth's Buildings, Byers Green, Co. Durham
Record Source: living with her parents
Age:
4y

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 5 APR 1891
Event Place: Greenfield Cottage, Byers Green, Co. Durham
Record Source: living with her parents
Age:
14y

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 25 JUN 1901
Record Source: the Will of her grandfather Joseph BOOTH was probated - in it he left a close of grass land of four acres, comprising three allotments with a farmhouse, stable, blacksmith's shop, seven cottages with gardens and conveniences at Etherley Moor; also six cottages in Front Street, Byers Green opposite the Wesleyan Chapel for his Trustees to sell, the proceeds to be used to pay off his mortgage debts at Etherley Moor and a loan of £100 which he had taken out. The residue of the proceeds was to be shared equally between his daughter Mary ROBINSON, Ann BOOTH the widow of his son Thomas, Robert BOOTH the son of his eldest daughter Elizabeth, and the surviving children of his late son John on their attaining the age of 21 or marrying.

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: ABT 1915
Record Source: although Levi was officially the Sub-postmaster, Matilda began to run the Post Office and did so for the next 33 years

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 9 JUN 1943
Record Source: she was granted Administration (with Will) of the estate of her daughter Ada Isobel GOUNDRY

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 22 SEP 1948
Record Source: her husband Levi died

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 31 MAR 1949
Record Source: probate of Levi's estate was granted to Matilda and their son Frank. The value of the estate was £268-0-0d.

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 OCT 1955
Event Place: 85 High Street, Byers Green, Co. Durham
Record Source:
[1] File (merged): C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HENRY and HANNAH.ged
[2] Age:
78y

Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 22 OCT 1955
Event Place: Byers Green, Co. Durham
Record Source:
[1] File (merged): C:\Users\Michael\Documents\Family Historian Projects\H & H\H & H.fh_data\H & H.ged
[2] where there is a Monumental Inscription

Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Probate
Event Date: 1 MAR 1957
Record Source: the gross value was £310-10s-0d, net £268-0s-0d - her son Frank was the Executor. An invoice from the Solicitors dealing with the Probate referred to investigating title to "83/85 High Street, Byers Green" and was addressed to her daughter, Miss D. GOUNDRY, at that address.