Catalogue description BOOTH FAMILY OF WAKEFIELD, ORGAN BUILDERS

The paper copy of this catalogue contains a one page family tree

C692/1 Henry Booth (1841-1916)

C692/1/1 1868-1886 Diaries and biographical sketches

C692/1/2 1872-1890 Letters to his wife Sophia

C692/1/3 1869 Genealogical notes

C692/1/4 1861-1877 Correspondence between Henry Booth and Edmund Schulze

C692/1/5 1876 Notes concerning the organ for the Charterhouse Chapel, Godalming

C692/1/6 [late 20 cent] Photographs

C692/2 Edward Booth (1797-1883)

C692/2/1 [mid to late 19 cent] Biographical sketches

C692/2/2 1878-1879 Letters to Sophia Booth

C692/3 Francis Booth (1802-1874)

C692/3/1 [mid-late 19 cent] Correspondence

C692/4 n.d. [19 cent-early 20 cent] Photographs of family and friends

C692/5 1826-1936 Family registration certificates

C692/6 19cent-1980 Genealogical material

(See also C692/1/3/1 and C692/2/1/2)

C692/7 1859 Contemporary Wakefield

(See also C692/1/1/1-4)

C692/8 Miscellaneous

Booth family of Wakefield, organ builders

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Deposited: Sir Christopher Booth, London

Accessioned: 1990 Aug

The Booth family's association with organ building began in the latter part of the eighteenth century when Joseph Booth (1769-1834) founded the firm Booth of Wakefield. Joseph Booth was succeeded by his son Francis (1802-1874) who in turn went into partnership with his son Henry Booth (1841-1916). This archive comprises, for the main part, various diaries, booklets of reminiscences and letters written by Henry Booth, whose career was particularly notable in that he was commissioned to design and build an organ for St George's Church in Basseterre, St Kitts, a task which took him on a voyage to the West Indies. The correspondence of Francis Booth and his brother Edward (1797-1883) is represented in the collection, and the Booth family structure as a whole is reflected in these documents and also the newspaper cuttings and photographs in the collection. In addition, attitudes to contemporary events, notably the elections of 1852 and 1859, and various citizens of Wakefield, notably Charles Waterton and Titus Salt are reflected in the various diaries and biographies.

Notes taken from Strings and Pipe by G P J Walker

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