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Re: Monuments in Tong, Yorkshire England
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The Inscriptions on the Monumental Stones in Tong Churchyard near Bradford, Yorkshire. Compiled by A. Blackburn in Fall of 1928. page 80

TOWN,
Grave #146- In memory of MARY the wife of JOSHUA TOWN of Pudsey who died the 1st day of February 1790 in the 53rd year of her age. "Go home dear friends pray cease from fears, I must lie here, till Christ appears. And when He doth I hope to have A happy rising from the Grave". 

Also in memory of WILLIAM TOWN of Pudsey, son of the above said Mary Town who departed this life the 14th day of January 1800 in the 4th year of his age.

In memory of WILLIAM BOOTH son of CHARLES STEAD AND RACHEL BOOTH of Tong Street who departed this life the 30th day of March 1855 age 20 years.   Also RICHARD BOOTH son of the above [Charles and Rachel] who died 1858.  (Charles Stead Booth Owner).
[Note:Burial Records for St. James Church, Tong.
Source    Tong St James Parish Church
First Name    Richard
Surname    BOOTH
Abode    Tong Street
Date Buried    1858 06 26
Age    11
Entry    1386]
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Mary And Joshua Town are, or their supposed son William are listed. Your correct that the dates seem off for the family. 

Joshua Town md Mrs. Mary Beaumont (widow)  in Calvary 17 March 1778.

Joshua Town b 1728 married Mrs. Mary Beamont a widow on 17 March 1778 in Calverley, St. Wilfrid Source Citation [West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP17/3/3].

Mary was born Mary STEAD  1738 in Mirfield, Yorkshire to William Stead and Jane Buckley
Mary married George Beamont 17 Aug 1767 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England. ["England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2FB-W8Q : 10 December 2014), Georg Beamont and Mary Stead, 17 Aug 1767; citing Calverley, Yorkshire, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 990,547.]

Mary died 1 Feb 1790 in Yorkshire, according to the gravestone inscription. [have not found a death record for Mary or William.]

Find it interesting that that my ancestor is Charles Stead Booth and Rachel Booth (the owner of the plot and father of the children William and Richard Booth who are buried there).  Charles was born in 1811, after the Town family died.

Charles Stead Booth's mother was  Mary Ann Elizabeth Stead born  1787
Mary Ann’s father is Robert Stead born 1758 in Tong
Robert’s father is Charles Stead b abt 1716 in Tong
Mary Stead is not listed in any of these families, so her Relationship to my Charles Stead Booth is still unknown.

I am very interested in any information found on this family.

I have no clue as to the relationship between Mary and Joseph Town and Charles Stead Booth (my husband's great-great-grandfather)  Charles is the owner and buried two young children in the plot and added them to the stone marker.  Was there a policy that someone could "take over a forgotten stone or plot" and pay to become the owner and use it?  Or was there usually a relationship?  Mary and Joseph Town died before Charles Stead Booth was even born in 1811.  This stone is not located near other family members.  Appreciate your help with my questions.

We had an opportunity to visit several Cemeteries in the area in August 2015. I was able to see and photo grave the stones for Charles Stead Booth and Family. I agree The Tong stone is unreadable.

What you have is the stone for William & Mary Booth, parents of Charles Stead Booth, William Booth and Mary Booth.  Both parents and the children William and Mary are buried there - see reference and original transcription from 1928 below. Son Charles Stead Booth and his family are buried in the New Wortley Cemetery.: West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, born abt 1812 age 74, burial date 7 June 1886, parish of New Wortley, West Yorkshire, England Plot #4392 with wife Rachel.   New Wortley Cemetery, New Wortley, Leeds, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, photo found on http://www.yorkshireindexers.co.uk - gallery, monuments

Description for New Wortley Cemetery - Grave No.4392 Consecrated
"In Loving Memory of / CHARLES STEAD BOOTH / who died June 4th 1886 / aged 74 years / also of RACHEL, Wife of theabove / who died July 25th 1887 / aged 71 years / The memory of the just is blessed."

Charles Stead Booth
in the West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985  page 254.
Report issue:  Name: Charles Stead Booth
Birth Year: abt 1812
Parish: Holbeck, St Matthew and New Wortley, St John the Baptist
Burial Date: 7 Jun 1886
Burial Age: 74
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP42/167
Source Information
Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.
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The Inscriptions on the Monumental Stones in Tong Churchyard  near Bradford, Yorkshire.  Compiled by A. Blackburn in Fall of 1928.  page 44.

"Booth,
In memory of William, Son of William and Mary Booth of Holme, for the Lordship of Ton who departed this life the 4th day of February 1924 in the 14th year of his age.  Also in memory of the above mentioned William Booth who departed this life the 31 day of October 1861 aged 75 years. Also of Mary Wife of the said William Booth who departed this life April 5th 1863 aged 76 years.  Also of Mary daughter of the above who died January 3, 1888 aged 68 years."

Thank-you for continuing to hunt for my John Booth.  All help is REALLY appreciated!!! Hope your friend can find something at home.

Elaine

I am sure this Emma Booth is a descendant of my William Booth & Mary Ann Elizabeth Stead marriage in 1808, but it mus be several generations down, no idea through which son. Understand you are looking for a John Booth also.  There are many in the Tong Parish area. One is also mine.

I do have an Emma Booth born 1884 in New Wortley, Yorkshire, the younger sister of my Jabez born 1881 (my husband's grandfather).  Their parents are George Stead Booth and Rose Ann Butterfield. They are descendants of John Booth (Blacksmith) who died in 1795 and his wife Martha Oddy 1750-1806).  If this family sound like it is related to yours, I would like to share information.  I live in the United States. Jabez (above) migrated abt 1905 and went to California to be with his brother Thomas, the others stayed in England, except for one brother who went to South Africa.).