I believe that the forger, William Booth was related in some way to the Booth of Birmingham family I am researching, possibly an Uncle, or cousin once removed to Thomas Booth (1815-1846), his son, Thomas (1837 (c) to 1882) and his son, Edwin Booth who ran Booth's hairdressers at 157 Soho Road, Handsworth. In turn his son, Edgar J Booth continued this business until he retired in 1960. I would be very pleased to hear more about this family. Although most people know about the Booth's lane connection to the forger, nobody has been able to tell me how Booth Street in Handsworth got its name. Regards, Jean 2008/7/11 Paul Gebhard <[email protected]>: > > I've been browsing through a book that explains the origins of certain > street > names in Birmingham, I found the following amusing:- > > Booth's Lane, Great Barr:- > > William BOOTH was a notorious forger and minter of false coins and on 28 > March > 1812 the military attacked his farmhouse in Great Barr (hence Booth's Farm > Rd.); > the authorities found £3,000 in gnuine notes, 200 genuine guineas, £600 in > counterfeit silver coins and a large amount of forged notes. > > He was sent for trial at Stratford Assizes. Four years previously he had > been > tried and acquitted for the murder of his brother. This time he was found > guilty. Booth was executed publicly on 15 August 1815, but the hangman > bungled > the job and so the coiner had to be revived and hanged again two hours > later. He > was buried at Handsworth Old Church and later removed elsewhere. > > Thus, Booth was tried twice, hanged twice and buried twice! > > Cheers > > "it's what's in the grooves that counts" > > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Jean Collen

Hi Jean, I also have a William Booth, although I expect there were many. Does your William have a daughter Leah Ann by any chance? Chris -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean Collen Sent: 11 July 2008 14:35 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [B'ham] A smile for Friday I believe that the forger, William Booth was related in some way to the Booth of Birmingham family I am researching, possibly an Uncle, or cousin once removed to Thomas Booth (1815-1846), his son, Thomas (1837 (c) to 1882) and his son, Edwin Booth who ran Booth's hairdressers at 157 Soho Road, Handsworth. In turn his son, Edgar J Booth continued this business until he retired in 1960. I would be very pleased to hear more about this family. Although most people know about the Booth's lane connection to the forger, nobody has been able to tell me how Booth Street in Handsworth got its name. Regards, Jean

Hi Chris, Unfortunately I have not come across Leah Ann as the daughter of "my" William Booth, although I do have a daughter, Anne, born in 1826. Jean 2008/7/11 Graham Cole <[email protected]>: > > Hi Jean, > I also have a William Booth, although I expect there were many. Does your > William have a daughter Leah Ann by any chance? > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean > Collen > Sent: 11 July 2008 14:35 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [B'ham] A smile for Friday > > I believe that the forger, William Booth was related in some way to the > Booth of Birmingham family I am researching, possibly an Uncle, or cousin > once removed to Thomas Booth (1815-1846), his son, Thomas (1837 (c) to > 1882) > and his son, Edwin Booth who ran Booth's hairdressers at 157 Soho Road, > Handsworth. In turn his son, Edgar J Booth continued this business until he > retired in 1960. > > I would be very pleased to hear more about this family. Although most > people > know about the Booth's lane connection to the forger, nobody has been able > to tell me how Booth Street in Handsworth got its name. > > Regards, > Jean > > > > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > --