Week 4 2023 - Education

 WEEK 4 - Education

It seems that not many of my ancestors went into “Education” as a career, nor did many have anything outstanding linked to “education” to write about. That said I have a (very) distant ancestor who was somehow linked to Cambridge University.

Charles Lancelot Booth was born 11th June 1862 in St Pancreas, London to Samuel and Mary. He married Emily Selina Earl in July 1883 in Bromley, Kent. He died November 10th 1926 in London. One record said that they had a daughter Emily, another said they had no children, so i’m not sure on this, but I have found a birth and a baptism which names parents. He is the husband of the niece of the husband of the aunt of the 2nd cousin 3x removed (I said distant!)

The link to Cambridge University is on an Alumni document, that mentions he has died. This means that he attended and graduated from Cambridge University. He was at Trinity Hall MICHS 1881. In what or when I have no idea.

On the census records it says he has no occupation or living on own means. His father is listed as esquire. From further research Charles’s father was listed as clerk and solicitor of Grays Inn, London. There are a couple of houses at this address linked to each other and the family name! As well as other dwellings in other places.

His brother also attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge. So, i went from not thinking i had anything to 2 brothers both at Cambridge Uni.

 


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