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Boothby History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Boothby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland

Early Origins of the Boothby family

The surname Boothby was first found in Lincolnshire, at Boothby, a parish, in the Higher division of the wapentake of Boothby-Graffo, parts of Kesteven. 1 Boothby-Pagnell is nearby. The family is "a younger branch of the Barons de Tateshall, descended from Eudo, a foreign noble, living 1086. Boothby was held 13th cent. by Robert de Tateshall, the ancestor of this family Sir Alexander de Boothby had a writ of summons, 1296, to march against the Scots. From this family descend the Baronets Boothby." 2

The date 1296 is very significant as this was the year that King Edward I (nicknamed the Hammer of the Scots) conquered Scotland. Like many other nobles of the time, the aforementioned Sir Alexander de Boothby was recruited for his quest.

About the same time, Thomas de Botheby was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 as residing in Lincolnshire. Later, John de Botheby, was rector of Ryton, County Durham in 1312 and Henry Boothby was vicar of Stow-Bardolph, Norfolk in 1497. 3

Early History of the Boothby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boothby research. Another 249 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1594, 1648, 1660, 1661, 1662, 1669, 1670, 1696 and 1949 are included under the topic Early Boothby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boothby Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boothby, Boothbye, Boothbie, Boothbey and others.

Early Notables of the Boothby family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Sir William Boothby

Boothby Ranking

In the United States, the name Boothby is the 14,400^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Boothby migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boothby Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Boothby, who landed in New England in 1720 5

Boothby Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Boothby, who arrived in New York in 1821
William Boothby, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1846 5
Miss Boothby, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 5
William Boothby, aged 55, who settled in America from Leeds, in 1896

Boothby Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Samuel Kidd Boothby, aged 23, who landed in America from Barnph, England, in 1908
A. Boothby, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States, in 1908
James R Boothby, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1911
Bertita Boothby, aged 35, who immigrated to America, in 1912
Thomas Boothby, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States, in 1913
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Boothby migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boothby Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Thomas Boothby, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1720

Boothby migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Boothby Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Boothby, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Diadem" in 1840 6
William Boothby, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "British Sovereign" in 1847 7
Edward Boothby, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Royal George" in 1848 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Boothby (post 1700) +

Frederic Eleazer Boothby (b. 1845), American Republican politician; Mayor of Portland, Maine, 1901-03; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1904
William T. "Cocktail Bill" Boothby (1862-1930), American bartender and writer
Scott Boothby (b. 1973), American hammer thrower
O. Lee Boothby (b. 1933), American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 20th District, 1956 ; Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate, 1958 (7th District), 1964 (22nd District); Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from 7th Senatorial District, 1961-62 ; Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962, 1976
Charles W. Boothby, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1900, 1908 (alternate)
Verson M. Boothby, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Lebanon; Elected 1940
Laurence Montgomery Boothby (1896-1981), American Republican politician, Elected Iowa State House of Representatives from Cherokee County 1950
James M. Boothby, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980
A. H. Boothby, American politician, Mayor of Coffeyville, Kansas, 1884
Sir Brooke Boothby (1744-1824), 6th Baronet, English linguist, translator, poet and landowner, eldest son of Sir Brooke Boothby, of Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire 9
... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Boothby family +

RMS Titanic

Mr. W. Boothby (d. 1912), aged 36, English Second Class Bedroom Steward from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 10

The Boothby Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Mors Christi mors mortis mihi
Motto Translation: Christ’s death is to me the death of death.

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The barque DIADEM 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Diadem.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BRITISH SOVEREIGN 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847BritishSovereign.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ROYAL GEORGE 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848RoyalGeorge.htm
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html