WATERFALL William Booth

Other Events:

• Occupation: Seafarer / Managing Director of Avon Manure Company.
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Newcastle upon Tyne St Andrew, Northumberland, England
• School: Between 1859 and 1865, Wigton School, Cumberland, England
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Woodside, Cumberland, England
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Bristol St James and St Paul Out, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Bristol, England
• Probate: 18 Jul 1902, Bristol, England
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Bristol, England
• Obituary: 1916
• Probate: 04 Jan 1916, Bristol, England

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Waterfall, William Booth (1850-1915), manufacturing chemist, was born at Newcastle upon Tyne 18 July 1850, eldest son of William Waterfall (1818-1902) and Sarah Waterfall (born Waterfall, 1824-1891). After education at Wigton School he was apprenticed to Wilson Brothers of Sunderland, ship owners. In 1873, however, an injury necessitated abandonment of a seafaring life and he joined his father in Bristol in the fertiliser business. In 1875 he married Georgiana Robinson (1850-1935), daughter of George Miller Robinson (1840-1906) of Pardshaw and Anna Patience Robinson. There were two sons and three daughters. He became a partner in the Avon Manure Company in 1879 and, on its conversion to a limited company, became managing director, a post he held until his death. He was a member of the executive committeee of the Fertilisers' Trade Association from its inception and was for three years president. He was also an active Friend, serving on the Sidcot School Committee of Management and as clerk of Redland (Bristol) PM. His orinthological and botanical interests were broad, but he was a particular authority on lichens and mosses. He had for some years suffered from pernicious anemia and died at his home, 'Thirlmere', Woodstock Road, Redland, 4 October 1915. Annual Monitos for 1917 (1916), cv.166-71.

Probate:
WATERFALL William of 35 Elton-road Bristol gentleman died 3 June 1902 Probate BRISTOL 18 July to William Booth Waterfall chemical-manufacturer and Charles James Waterfall analytical-chemist Effects £1798 10s 5d.

Obituary:
William Booth Waterfall of Bristol, eldest son of William and Sarah Waterfall, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, July 18th 1850, and passed away on October 4th 1915, after a lingering illness of some three years.

"The boy is father of the man," and William Booth Waterfall as a child and boy showed many of the qualities which as a man so endeared him to others: the wide sympathy which enabled him to enter other people's lives and intrests, the friendliness and joyousness of disposition which drew other people to him, and a never-failing interest in all natural phenomena - a capacity for finding "sermons in stones, books in the running brooks, and good in everything."

Quaker schools are especially happy in preparing for the fuller life that begins when school days end, and at Wigton he was able to develop his love of Natural History, collecting flowering plants on Catlands and birds - nesting on Wedholme Hoe. There he also met his future wife. He was a singularly clever boy, especially in mathematics, and once, at an annual examination, floored a Committee Friend, being supported in his contentions by the superintendant Martin Lidbetter. At the age of 12 he was head of the school, and remained so for three years.

He left school a few days before his fifteenth birthday, and was shortly afterwards apprenticed to Wilson Brothers, shipowners of Sunderland. He remained with that firm eight years, being successively boy, mate and captain. When he was eighteen, and first mate, the captain died at sea, and he brought the ship home from the Horn, being presented by the owners with a valuable watch as a mark of their appreciation. Those years at sea left an indelible impress on his character, fostering and developing his promptness, resourcefulness, and self - dependance, while his sincerity and dislike of mere convention sprang partly from his knowledge of other men and other lands.

In 1873 he broke his kneecap during a storm at sea, which obliged him to give up a seafaring life, and he joined his father, who was in the fertiliser trade, and needed more assistance.

Two years later at Pardshaw Hall Meeting House, he married Georgiana Robinson, daughter of George Miller and Anna Patience Robinson......

In 1879, William Booth Waterfall became junior partner in the Avon Manure Company, and on its conversion into a limited company, he became managing director, which post he held until his death. He devoted a great deal of time and attention to the Fertilisers' Trade Association, being its President for three years and a member of its Executive Committee from the beginning. His sympathy with others and his love of fair play showed itself in his relations with competitors and workmen alike. He was the acknowledged peace - maker and arbitrator of the trade, his known priority, clearsightedness and sense of humor enabling him, in a marked degree to overcome all antagonism, and while other firms were continually faced with strikes, he had no trouble of this kind at all.

His business took up the greater part of his time, but his interests by no means stopped there. He was interested in education and was for some years on the Committee of Sidcot School. He remained all his life devoted to Wigton. Whenever it was possible he went to the annual excursion, and in 1909 gave the presidential address to the Old Scholars Association, an address which has much value for those to whom education appears to be a vital factor in a nation's welfare. He was interested in Meeting affairs, and was the first, and for many years, Clerk of Redland Preparative Meeting. He had the welfare of young Friends much at heart, helping them to organise societies which would lead to the cultivation of hobbies for to him "slackness," whether in work or play hours, was abhorrent. He was always ready to put his business experience at the disposal of the Society, and of the many individuals who so constantly came to him for advice and help. During his later life he devoted much time and interest to Bristol Chamber of Commerce, and was its President, 1913 - 14. But always remained true to his first love - Natural History. He studied it in a great many of its branches - birds, butterflies, moths, beetles, plants. But above all he loved lichens and mosses. On these he was one of the leading British authorities, and because of his intimate knowledge of them, especially those to be found in the County of Cumberland, he was elected member of the Linnaean Society.

But though possessed by great vitality, he was often hampered by illness, and was twice ordered abroad for his health. He was in truth "over - engined," and his many activities of mind and body over - taxed his physical powers and finally brought on the illness - pernicious anaemia - which in spite of gallant efforts, he could not conquror. He was laid to rest next to his father and mother in the quiet burial ground of Lawrence Weston, the coffin being borne by the men of his factory at their special request.

Probate:
WATERFALL William Booth of Thirlemere Woodstock-road Redland BRISTOL chemical fertiliser manufacturer died 4 October 1915 Probate BRISTOL 4 January to Robinson Waterfall chemical fertiliser manufacturer and Rudolph Benjamin Seebohm chartered accountant and banker. Effects £23918 19s 11d.

Died:
Aged 65 years.

4 October 1915 at Thurlemere, Woodstock Road, Redland, Bristol, William Booth Waterfall in his 66th year. (Source: The Friend)

William married ROBINSON Georgiana 06 May 1875, Pardshaw Hall, Pardshaw, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England. Georgiana (daughter of ROBINSON George Miller and Anna Patience) was born 16 Feb 1852, Pardshaw, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England; died 09 Nov 1935, Clifton Court, Clifton Hill, Bristol, England; was buried 12 Nov 1935, Friends Burial Ground, Kingsweston, Bristol, England. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
6/5/1875 At Pardshaw Hall, William Booth Waterfall of Carlisle to Georgiana daurghter of George M Robinson of Pardshaw.

1. WATERFALL Robinson was born 21 Dec 1880, 2 Craigleigth, Belmont Road, Bristol, England; died 23 Dec 1936, Highlands, Yealmpton, Devon, England; was buried 28 Dec 1936, Friends Burial Ground, Kingsweston, Bristol, England.
2. WATERFALL Edith Anna was born 21 Dec 1880, 2 Craigleigth, Belmont Road, Bristol, England; died 21 Feb 1959, Herrison Hospital, Dorchester, Dorset, England; was buried 26 Feb 1959, Weymouth, Dorset, England.
3. WATERFALL Sarah Georgina was born 05 Aug 1883, Bristol, England; died 1963.
4. WATERFALL Millicent Heath was born 20 Sep 1888, Bristol, England; died 1978.
5. WATERFALL William was born 15 Nov 1893, Thurlemere, Woodstock Road, Redland, Bristol, England; died 11 Jun 1979, Gore House, Bradpole, Bridport, Dorset, England; was buried Aft 11 Jun 1979, Friends Burial Yard, Bridport, Dorset, England.

Other Events:

• School: Between 1829 and 1833, Sidcot School, Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, Somerset, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Newcastle upon Tyne St Andrew, Northumberland, England
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Corbridge, Northumberland, England
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Norwich, Norfolk, England
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Plymouth Charles the Martyr, Devon, England
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Bristol, England
• Probate: 18 Jul 1902, Bristol, England

Notes:

Birth:
Parish and town of Cheltenham unto James Waterfall watch manufacturer and Elizabeth his wife a son who was named Willaim.

Probate:
WATERFALL William of 35 Elton-road Bristol gentleman died 3 June 1902 Probate BRISTOL 18 July to William Booth Waterfall chemical-manufacturer and Charles James Waterfall analytical-chemist Effects £1798 10s 5d.

Died:
Aged 81 years.

3 June 1902 William Waterfall aged 82years at Bristol. (Source: The Friend)

William married WATERFALL Sarah 12 Sep 1849, Friends Meeting House, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Sarah (daughter of WATERFALL Seymour and JUDD Elizabeth) was born 14 Dec 1824, Coventry, Warwickshire, England; died 02 Jan 1891, 3 Clyde Park, Bristol, England; was buried 07 Jan 1891, Friends Burial Ground, Kingsweston, Bristol, England. [Group Sheet]

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• Census 1841: 1841, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Newcastle upon Tyne St Andrew, Northumberland, England
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Corbridge, Northumberland, England
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Brighton, East Sussex, England
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Plymouth Charles the Martyr, Devon, England

Notes:

Married:
12 September 1849 at Leeds William Waterfall of Newcastle son of late James Waterfall of Cheltenham to Sarah daughter of Seymour Waterfall of Liverpool. (Source: The Friend)

Other Events:

• Occupation: Between 1801 and 1823; Watchmaker
• Apprentiship: 15 Sep 1801, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
• Occupation: Between 1823 and 1840, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; Confectioner
• Will: 02 May 1840, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• Probate: 12 Aug 1840, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Notes:

Apprentiship:
Apprenticed to William and John Waterfall, Watchmakers.

James married BOOTH Elizabeth 23 Apr 1810, Friends Meeting House, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of BOOTH William and Elizabeth) died 27 Aug 1867, Lord Street, Newcastle, Northumberland, England; was buried 29 Aug 1867, St Johns Cemetery, Newcastle, Northumberland, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Gateshead, Durham, England

Notes:

Married:
On the 23 day of the fourth month 1810 James Waterfall of the City of Coventry watch manufacturer, son of John Waterfall of the said city Fellmonger and Sarah his wife, and Elizabeth Booth daughter of William Booth of Cheltenham Yeoman and Elizabeth his wife, took each other in marriage in Tewkesbury.

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• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Everton, Lancashire, England
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Everton, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Died:
Aged 80 years.

Seymour married JUDD Elizabeth 27 Oct 1823, St Michaels Parish Church, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of JUDD Charles) died May 1833, Everton, Lancashire, England; was buried 19 May 1833, Low Hill Cemetery, Everton, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Waterfall

Notes:

Buried:
Grave 5998

Died:
Age 29. Died of Consumption.

Notes:

Married:
Seymour & Elizabeth married by license by permission of Elizabeth's father Charles Judd as she was a minor.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Fellmonger and weaver
• Reference Number: A001
• Poll Book: Oct 1774, Spon Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
• Poll Book: Jun 1790, Spon Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
• Poll Book: Jul 1802, Spon Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Notes:

Poll Book:
voted for Edward Roe Yeo Esquire & Edward Green Esquire.

Poll Book:
voted for John Wilmot Esquire and The Right Hon. Lord Eardley.

Poll Book:
voted for William Wilberforce Bird Esquire and Peter Moore Esquire.

Died:
Aged 84 years.

John married FARR Sarah 11 Jul 1769, Holy Trinity Parish Church, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Sarah was born Abt 1750; died 18 Aug 1815, Coventry, Warwickshire, England; was buried 23 Aug 1815, Friends Burial Ground, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Sarah Waterfall
• Reference Number: A002

Notes:

Died:
Sarah wife of John Waterfall died 18/8/1815. Buried 23/8/1815 aged 65years.

William married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Booth

Other Events:

• Occupation: Fellmonger
• Reference Number: A003

Notes:

Birth:
John Waterfall, son of John and Sarah Waterfall was born in the Parish called Michaels in the City of Coventry, neither of them being in unity. 13th of the 5th Month 1770.

Died:
John Waterfall died 6/12/1836. Buried 11/12/1836 aged 67years.

John married CASH Sarah 30 Jan 1794, Quaker Meeting House, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Sarah (daughter of CASH John and WILLS Mary) was born 29 Jul 1770, Coventry, Warwickshire, England; died 11 Jun 1820, Coventry, Warwickshire, England; was buried 18 Jun 1820, Friends Burial Ground, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Sarah Waterfall
• Reference Number: A14

Notes:

Birth:
Sarah Cash, Daughter of John Cash Shopkeeper and Mary his wife was born in the Parish called Micheals in the City of Coventry. 20th of the 7th Month 1770.

Died:
Sarah wife of John Waterfall died 11/6/1820. Buried 18/6/1820 aged 50years.