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I have been looking all day for my husband`s grandfather. I believe his name was Reuben Booth, my husband`s dad was born in 1898 to Reuben and Sarah(no idea of her name), I am unable to find any marriage record in the 10 years possible. They were born in 1872. The couple were supposedly married when they had my father in law in 1898. I cannot look for her except through the marriage records as being married to him is the only place I can look for her name. It says when I look there are 44 exact matches yet I cannot find one match. Any suggestions.

Where have you looked, Janis?

Edited to say, I found these names on the FreeBMD site:

Dec qtr 1896 Stokesley vol 9d pg 1195
Reuben Booth
Sarah Ann Garbutt

Hi,
Could this be them?



1901 England Census 1901 England Census
Name: Reuben Booth
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Sarah A
Gender: Male
Where born: Carlton, Durham, England

Civil parish: Norton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Stockton
Sub-registration district: Stockton
ED, institution, or vessel: 48
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 83
Household Members: Name Age
Reuben Booth 29
Sarah A Booth 29
William T Booth 3

Not Reuben, William


Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 4628; Folio: 99; Page: 16.

Source Information:

if you can order your husband's father's birth certificate this should tell you his father's name and his mother's name / maiden name, you should then be able to trace their marriage, their marriage cert will give you their father's names and allow you to go further back

1881 census:-

Name: Sarah A. Garbutt
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Hannah
Gender: Female
Where born: Broughton, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Broughton in Stokesley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street address: Broughton
Education:

Employment status:

View Image
Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Stokesley
Sub-registration district: Stokesley
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age

William Garbutt 58, farmer of 35 acres, born Bilsdale, Yorkshire
Hannah Garbutt 42, born Bilsdale
Thomas Garbutt 24, born Stokesley
Mary H. Garbutt 17, born Bilsdale
William Garbutt 14, born Broughton
John Garbutt 12, born Broughton
Sarah A. Garbutt 8, born Broughton
George Garbutt 6 months, born Broughton

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4864; Folio: 37; Page: 4; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342171.

Kath. x

I haven't lost interest but I heard from someone who said that the person was not whom I was looking for. I am also tracing several other family lines and missed everyone's responses as I haven't checked back here since last week. My apologies for not responding to you all. I am very grateful for your input. I am very reluctant to spend money on possible certificates as they are so costly with remote investigation. I am currently living in Ontario Canada so cannot check stuff very easily myself.
I am currently looking at another family. James Henry Booth since the timing is about right and that is my husband's middle name so it is kind of logical.
Thanks again.

Do you know the name of your husband's father?

Where was your husband born?

From the information you gave the marriage of Reuben Booth and Sarah Ann Garbutt seems most likely and they did have a child in 1898. If you can confirm your husband's father's name then it should be easy to confirm whether or not this is his family.

Kath. x

My father in law's name was William. My husband's middle name is James, first is Michael. My son's name is Simon(the brother of Andrew) Peter(my dad's name) William my husband's dad's name.So I think James H is the most likely grandfather. The Booth side originally hale from West Hartlepool

Do you have your husband's birth certificate? That should name his parents and from this you need to find their marriage certificate.

This will name your husband's father's father and you will then know whether his name was Reuben or James Henry and you will then know which family is the right one.

Kath. x (It's a small world - I came from West Hartlepool too).