Jill
16-07-10, 16:48
Name - "official" name and what they were known as: Joseph Botting
Date and place of birth: 1818, Shipley, Sussex
Names of parents: William Botting & Charlotte (nee Rapley)
Date and place of baptism - if applicable: 04 Oct 1818, Shipley, Sussex
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any: 12 Apr 1847, Holy Trinity, Cuckfield to Elizabeth Anne Botting
Occupation(s) - if any: 1841: Male Servant in farmer’s household. 1851 Miller’s loader, thereafter an agricultural labourer
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
1841: Faulkeners, Shipley, Sussex, MS in household of Henry Burtenshaw, farmer
1851: Mill House, Slaugham, Sussex
1861: next door to Slaugham Place, Slaugham, Sussex
1871: Slaugham Green, Slaugham, Sussex
1881: Slaugham Green, Slaugham, Sussex
1891: Slaugham, Sussex
1901: 6 Warren Cottages, Slaugham
1911: Handcross (with son Amos)
Date, place and cause of death; 1916 Cuckfield district
Date and place of burial / cremation: unknown
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable: not searched for, unlikely to be one
Memorial inscription - if any; not known
Joseph's great granddaughter told me some anecdotes told to her by her grandmother Elizabeth Botting (daughter on Joseph) who lived with her family in old age. Joseph was a very small man who had to stand on the fender to see the clock. In old age he had quite long white hair which one of his grandsons (Charles Leslie Botting) used to pull. His family use to put the clock forward so he would go to bed earlier. Leslie would also often ask him the same question: "Where's Coolham?" in order to hear him say "T'other side of Shipley parish" He was also somewhat deaf and when warned one winter not to go outside because it was slippery he replied "Whisky? Haven't had any for years!"
Date and place of birth: 1818, Shipley, Sussex
Names of parents: William Botting & Charlotte (nee Rapley)
Date and place of baptism - if applicable: 04 Oct 1818, Shipley, Sussex
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any: 12 Apr 1847, Holy Trinity, Cuckfield to Elizabeth Anne Botting
Occupation(s) - if any: 1841: Male Servant in farmer’s household. 1851 Miller’s loader, thereafter an agricultural labourer
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
1841: Faulkeners, Shipley, Sussex, MS in household of Henry Burtenshaw, farmer
1851: Mill House, Slaugham, Sussex
1861: next door to Slaugham Place, Slaugham, Sussex
1871: Slaugham Green, Slaugham, Sussex
1881: Slaugham Green, Slaugham, Sussex
1891: Slaugham, Sussex
1901: 6 Warren Cottages, Slaugham
1911: Handcross (with son Amos)
Date, place and cause of death; 1916 Cuckfield district
Date and place of burial / cremation: unknown
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable: not searched for, unlikely to be one
Memorial inscription - if any; not known
Joseph's great granddaughter told me some anecdotes told to her by her grandmother Elizabeth Botting (daughter on Joseph) who lived with her family in old age. Joseph was a very small man who had to stand on the fender to see the clock. In old age he had quite long white hair which one of his grandsons (Charles Leslie Botting) used to pull. His family use to put the clock forward so he would go to bed earlier. Leslie would also often ask him the same question: "Where's Coolham?" in order to hear him say "T'other side of Shipley parish" He was also somewhat deaf and when warned one winter not to go outside because it was slippery he replied "Whisky? Haven't had any for years!"