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"

Wow Paul, Thanks so much for that! What a great piece of information to add to my family history - I lived on Booth's Farm Rd., Great Barr in the early 1960s before we emigrated to the USA. Cheers Pam Bridenbecker Paul Gebhard wrote: > 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 > > >

Paul, What about Booth St Handsworth?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Gebhard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 5:40 PM Subject: [B'ham] A smile for Friday 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.7/1545 - Release Date: 10/07/2008 6:43 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.7/1545 - Release Date: 10/07/2008 6:43 PM