Hi All,
I would be really grateful for some help.
I have been doing my tree for a number of years, but one area has always been a problem. My maternal grandfather Frank Botterill doesn't appear to have a birth certificate, which I find hard to believe. I cant get a definite mother for him.
His father is Thomas Botterill (1875-1929) I believe, but the mother "Emma" is a bit more elusive as I don't think they ever married, in fact I think it was a bit of a scandal that Thomas left his wife Mary Ellen, to have three children with Emma Somebody and I don't know the name of the other two offspring. She started calling herself Emma Botterill in later years and died in 1942, Sheffield Royal hospital.
Two names that I have are Emma Plant Sweet or Emma Booth, but I'm not sure if either are correct.
I would be so pleased to solve this 15 year long problem.
Thanks anyone who can help,
Jayne.

Hi Jayne
On the GRO Index there is a birth registration (illegitimate) of a Frank Botterill Booth in Q4 1908 Sheffield.
Dave

1911 Census at 9 Ben Lane


Emma Booth 34 head married 15 years 3 children 3 living
Elsie Booth 10
Frank Booth 2.5
Thomas Botterill 37 Boarder
Mary Ellen Botterill 9 Boarder
Ernest Botterill 7 Boarder

Thank you. So Emma Booth seems to be the one. Even though the birth of Frank is illegitimate would I still be able to get a birth cert in the usual way?, sorry for sounding so dumb!! So Thomas appears to have left his wife or she may have died and is lodging with Emma.... I do wish I had asked more questions when family were still alive!! lol.

Jayne
You can order the birth cert in the usual way.
The prices go up on 16th Feb, so get the order in quickly.
Dave

Edit From GRO INDEX Elsie Booth was born Sheffield Q1 1901 with mother maiden name SWEET

Hi Jayne,

1901 census, 94 Freedom Road, Sheffield, Nether Hallam.
Thomas Botterill, head, mar, 27, Pavior, born Market Weighton, Yks.
Mary E. Botterill, wife, 29, born Sheffield.
Bertha Baxter, boarder, 24, burnisher, born Sheffield.

1911 census 23ct 6h, Allen Street, Sheffield.
Mary Ellen Botterill, boarder, married, 41, dress maker, born Sheffield.
Mabel Botterill, boarder, 6, born Sheffield.
Mary and Mabel are boarding with Charles and Mary Baxter and family.

Thomas Botterill married Mary Ellen Barnes, 25 March 1899 at Christ Church,
Pitsmoor, Sheffield.

1939 register, 136 Ridgehill Avenue, Sheffield.
Emma Botterill, born 7 March 1877, Mixed drapery shop, widow.
One record closed.
Frank Botterill, born 24 Nov 1909, General dealer, married.
Winifred Botterill-Booth, born 25 July 1912, married.
One record closed.
(The Winifred entry has her marrying a Booth but then in another hand is
written Botterill-Booth).

Moira.

This may be relevant:
Mabel Booth born Q2 1904 Sheffield. MMN BOOTH
Dave

That's great everyone, thanks so much!!
That gives me plenty to be going on with.
Jayne.

Emma Sweet married Henry Booth Sheffield Q2 1895
From GRO they had 2 children, Gladys 1897 and Elsie 1901.
Cannot find an obvious death for Henry in that period, unless he was very old.
Dave

Burial in Walkley Cemetery
grave C661
BOTTERILL Thomas 28 Apr 1900 94 Freedom Rd 7m Thomas Smith
[name/date of burial/address/age/minister]

This is a public grave with 21 burials, all in 1900.

Hugh

Baptism, Walkley St Mary’s
19 Mar 1902 Mary Ellen dau Thomas (stone mason) and Mary Ellen BOTTERILL 94 Freedom Road
(the only Botterill in their baptismal registers)


Hugh

Thanks everyone, a few gaps have been filled, its great!
Jayne.