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Lincolnshire Lookup Requests / Re: Benjamin Boothroyd
« on: Tuesday 23 July 13 03:16 BST (UK)  »
A little more family history passed down from Margaret Hibbert Denny:

Emma Boothroyd (father was a contractor and builder) married William Dennis (gentleman farmer of Dennis Estate of Hackenby (?) Lincolnshire, England.  (Think his parents were Anne and Theo Dennis).

They were parents of:
Mary Ruth Dennis - oldest child (born April 20, 1856) married Robert Hibbert (born Nov. 26, 1848)
Joseph William Dennis
Emma Dennis

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Lincolnshire Lookup Requests / Re: Benjamin Boothroyd
« on: Tuesday 23 July 13 02:28 BST (UK)  »
I inherited a vase with the following note inside:  This jeweled vase was left to my Mother, Mary Ruth Dennis Hibbert by her Uncle, Dr. Benjamin Boothroyd.  In the town where he practiced medicine there were continual outbreaks of an epidemic so he got behind the town council to clean up the sanitary conditions of the town (Hanly, I think).  When this was thoroughly done there were no more epidemics.  The population was so grateful that contributions from the citizens were given ("pounds from the rich & pennies from the poor") and this vase designed, made and hand painted by the famous pottery in Hanly and presented to Dr. Boothroyd.   (Margaret Hibbert Denny) 

Mary Ruth Dennis Hibbert was born April 20, 1856.  Could this be the same Dr. Boothroyd?  Do you have any more information about him?  Please reply!  Thank you!

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