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William Booth 1540–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1540

Birth Location: Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 November 1579

Death Location: Bowdon, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Sir Booth

Mother: Elizabeth Lady

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Booth

Children(s): George Booth, William Booth

In 1540, William Booth entered the world in Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir George De Booth And Elizabeth Trafford Lady. William Booth married Elizabeth Booth, and had children including George Booth, William Booth. William Booth passed away in 1579 in Bowdon, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Booth entered the world in Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir George De Booth And Elizabeth Trafford Lady.
  • William Booth married Elizabeth Booth, and had children including George Booth, William Booth.
  • William Booth passed away in 1579 in Bowdon, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.

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William Booth's Ancestors

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William Booth
1540–1579
Birth Place: Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir George DE Booth
1515–1543
Dunham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Trafford) Lady
1517–1582
Trafford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Booth's Descendants

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William Booth (4 August 1540–28 November 1579) m. Elizabeth Booth (1546–December 1628)
  1. 1. George Booth 1566–1652 m. Katherine Anderson 1568–1638
    1. 1. John Booth 1610–1678 m. Dorothy (St) John 1604–1655
      1. 1. John (“the giant” Booth Ensign Senator of) Southold 1629–1689 m. Mary (Hannah) Giles 1632–1693
        1. 1. William Booth 1659–1723 m. Hannah Booth 1666–1742
        2. 2. Charles Booth 1661–1700
        3. 3. John Booth 1657–1707
        4. 4. John Bott 1658–
        5. 5. John Booth 1673–1707
        6. 6. Thomas Booth 1655–1756
    2. 2. Francis Booth 1603–1616
    3. 3. Susanna Brereton 1610–1637
    4. 4. Edmund Booth 1608–1617
    5. 5. William Booth 1601–1636
    6. 6. Robert Booth 1610–1657
    7. 7. Alice Booth 1592–1623
    8. 8. Thomas Booth 1604–1632
    9. 9. Katherine Booth –1684
  2. 2. William Booth 1572–1650

William Booth's Timeline

2 Records

1540
4 August 1540
Birth of William Booth in Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1579
28 November 1579
Age 39
Death of William Booth in Bowden, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Bowden, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1540
    Event Place: Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1579
    Event Place: Bowden, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bowdon, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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