William [Gardener to Sir Charles Lemon] Beattie Booth, head-gardener

Abt 1804 - 1874  (70 years)

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  Name	William [Gardener to Sir Charles Lemon] Beattie Booth
  Suffix	head-gardener
  Birth	Abt 1804	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	2 Dec 1836 (32 years)	Carclew, Cornwall
  	resident Carclew Mylor at burial of William Frolish
  Trade,Profession,Job	Abt 1840 (36 years)	Carclew, Cornwall
  	Gardener at Carclew
  Census	30 Mar 1851 (47 years)	Carclew, Cornwall
  	13,Carclew,William B. Booth,Head,M,47,,Steward And Gardener,\- Scotland,, ,,Eliza Elizabeth Booth,Wife,M,,48,,St Martin In Fields Middlesex,, ,,Mary Bosustow,Servnt,U,,18,House Servant,Truro Cornwall,, 14,Carclew,William Johns,Head,M,50,,Gardener,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Mary Johns,Wife,M,,31,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Elizabeth Johns,Dau,U,,18,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,William Johns,Son,U,17,,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Charles Johns,Son,,10,,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Emma Johns,Dau,,,2,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Edwin Johns,,,1m,,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Benjn. Webster,Stpson,,9,,Scholar,Mylor Cornwall,, Folio 124 Page 5 Carclew [Carclew, near Mylor, Cornwall] 1851 Census https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51911a.html https://web.archive.org/web/20240930005625/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51911a.html
  Trade,Profession,Job	30 Mar 1851 (47 years)	Carclew, Cornwall
  	Gardener
  Trade,Profession,Job	30 Mar 1851 (47 years)	Carclew, Cornwall
  	Steward
  Death	18 Jun 1874
  Probate	18 Jul 1874 (70 years)
  	BOOTH William Beattie [456] Effects under £3,000... 18 July. The Will of William Beattie Booth late of- Spring Villa Gold-Hawk-road in the Parish of Hammersmith in the County of Middlesex Gentleman who died 18 June 1874 at Spring Villa was proved at the Principal Registry by Frederick Besch of 11 Hanover-street Hanover-square in the said County and Henry Joseph Dowden of 281 Vauxhall. Bridge-road in the said County Gentlemen the Executors. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/api/nuxeo/nxfile/default/692ce775-3620-4652-9acd-04c26a509d25/file:content/000494_booth_1874.pdf?changeToken=11-0
  Reference Number	British horticulturist, botanist, and scientific illustrator (c.1804–1874) https://entities.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfcQMMJVCvTwtbBFXrKBP.html https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6167569
  Occupation	By the 1840s, the Lanhydrock former kitchen garden had become an ornamental flower garden. William Booth, head gardener to Sir Charles Lemon at Carclew in Cornwall, designed a new kitchen garden for Thomas Agar-Robartes.
  	1829 (25 years) - Royal Horticultural Society of London  - William Beattie Booth was recognized as a leading expert on Camellias, presenting a paper on the subject in two sessions of the Horticultural Society in London in 1829. Although fellowship in the Society largely consisted of the landed gentry, esteemed gardeners on the estate were often granted the status of corresponding members. Booth is listed in the published papers as a Garden Clerk. [Booth, William Beattie 1811 - 1874]
  	1831 (27 years) - Illustrations and descriptions of the plants which compose the natural order Camellieae and of the varieties of Camellia japonica cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain | Chandler, A. (Alfred), - Booth, William Beattie, - Baynes, Charles, - John and Arthur Arch (Firm) Publication info: London, Published by John and Arthur Arch, Cornhill, 1831
  	25 Jun 1836 (32 years) - Carclew, Cornwall  - Letter from William B.[Beattie] Booth to Sir William Jackson Hooker; from Carclew, [Truro, England]; 25 June 1836; sixteen page letter comprising sixteen images; folio 71c [Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) English botanist and botanical illustrator, became first director of Kew when in 1841 recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botanic garden]
  	28 Nov 1836 (32 years) - Carclew, Cornwall  - Gentleman at baptism of William Frolish
  	1840 (36 years) - [position] Head Gardener, of Carclew, Carclew, Cornwall
  Person ID	I5154	AHP
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Eliza Elizabeth Frolish/BOOTH,   b. Abt 1810
  Marriage	Abt 1830
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years - She : ~ 20 years.
  Children	1. William Frolish Booth,   b. Abt 30 Sep 1836, Carclew, Cornwall bur. 2 Dec 1836, Mylor [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Mylor, Cornwall (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F3615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1804 - Scotland  Occupation - Letter from William B.[Beattie] Booth to Sir William Jackson Hooker; from Carclew, [Truro, England]; 25 June 1836; sixteen page letter comprising sixteen images; folio 71c [Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) English botanist and botanical illustrator, became first director of Kew when in 1841 recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botanic garden] - 25 Jun 1836 (32 years) - Carclew, Cornwall  Occupation - Gentleman at baptism of William Frolish - 28 Nov 1836 (32 years) - Carclew, Cornwall  Residence - resident Carclew Mylor at burial of William Frolish - 2 Dec 1836 - Carclew, Cornwall  Occupation - 1840 (36 years) - [position] Head Gardener, of Carclew, Carclew, Cornwall  Trade,Profession,Job - Gardener at Carclew - Abt 1840 - Carclew, Cornwall  Census - 13,Carclew,William B. Booth,Head,M,47,,Steward And Gardener,\- Scotland,, ,,Eliza Elizabeth Booth,Wife,M,,48,,St Martin In Fields Middlesex,, ,,Mary Bosustow,Servnt,U,,18,House Servant,Truro Cornwall,, 14,Carclew,William Johns,Head,M,50,,Gardener,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Mary Johns,Wife,M,,31,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Elizabeth Johns,Dau,U,,18,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,William Johns,Son,U,17,,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Charles Johns,Son,,10,,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Emma Johns,Dau,,,2,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Edwin Johns,,,1m,,,Mylor Cornwall,, ,,Benjn. Webster,Stpson,,9,,Scholar,Mylor Cornwall,, Folio 124 Page 5 Carclew [Carclew, near Mylor, Cornwall] 1851 Census https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51911a.html https://web.archive.org/web/20240930005625/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51911a.html - 30 Mar 1851 - Carclew, Cornwall  Trade,Profession,Job - Gardener - 30 Mar 1851 - Carclew, Cornwall  Trade,Profession,Job - Steward - 30 Mar 1851 - Carclew, Cornwall   = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories » Slide Show		Sir Joseph Hooker sent seed directly to Sir Charles Lemon at Carclew House | Himalayan expedition 1848–1850 Sir Charles Lemon was amongst the first people in England to receive and grow rhododendron seed from Sir Joseph Hooker, who had sent seed directly to Carclew House from his Himalayan expedition of 1848–1850.
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  		History of the garden at Lanhydrock | National Trust | 7 Dec 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241207085536/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/lanhydrock/history-of-the-garden-at-lanhydrock
  		Carclew: A Monument to Cornish Mining — Historic Houses Foundation | 18 Dec 2024 Carclew: A Monument to Cornish Mining — Historic Houses Foundation published 2024-12-18T11:35:00+0000
  		Booth, William Beattie 1811 - 1874 Booth, William Beattie 1811 - 1874
  		Lot 20 | WILLIAM BEATTIE BOOTH (1804?-1874) & ALFRED CHANDLER (1804-1896) | Closed: 11 Nov 1998
  		Illustrations and descriptions of the plants which compose the natural order Camellieae and of the varieties of Camellia japonica cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain | Chandler, A. (Alfred), - Booth, William Beattie, - Baynes, Charles, - John and Arthur Arch (Firm) Publication info: London, Published by John and Arthur Arch, Cornhill, 1831 Illustrations and descriptions of the plants which compose the natural order Camellieae and of the varieties of Camellia japonica cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain By: Chandler, A. (Alfred), - Booth, William Beattie, - Baynes, Charles, - John and Arthur Arch (Firm) Publication info: London, Published by John and Arthur Arch, Cornhill,…
  		Camellieae, London, 1831, Chandler's own copy UK: | Estimate 4,000 - 12,000 GBP | 21 Sep 2023 PROVENANCE: "Chandler's own copy. Came into my possession through Rev. Irwin his grandson. HRB", manuscript note loosely inserted at front Books from the Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Chandler and Booth | Illustrations and descriptions... Camellieae, London, 1831, Chandler's own copy UK: Greenford Park Warehouse Lot…
  		Letter from William B.[Beattie] Booth to Sir William Jackson Hooker; from Carclew, [Truro, England]; 25 June 1836 Letter from William B.[Beattie] Booth to Sir William Jackson Hooker; from Carclew, [Truro, England]; 25 June 1836; sixteen page letter comprising sixteen images; folio 71c
  		Garden Clerk - Illustrations and Descriptions of the Plants which Compose the Natural Order Camellieae William Beattie Booth A.L.S., Garden Clerk to the Society, contributed a descriptive list of the Camellias then known, naming twenty-five varieties and the same writer furnished the descriptions for the admirable illustrations of Camellias by Mr Alfred Chandler issued between 1830 and 1832.
  		AGRICULTURE, etc. Bone Manure; W. B. Booth, Carclew; Penzance Gazette - Wednesday 14 January 1846 Penzance Gazette - Wednesday 14 January 1846
  		Elm, Ash, Chestnut, Beech, Birch, and Fir Trees; Trelew and Carclew | 15 Feb 1834 West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Friday 28 February 1834