De Botte

[De grijze]

Hi there , I'm searching for namesakes of the unusual surname De Botte ,
There are many De Bottes in Manchester , I wonder if that's a France name ,
Concretely I'm searching for information about a certain De Botte Leo who was killed in my native town Kaggevinne 24/25 June 1943 , His aircraft Short Stirling BF 501 of 218 Squadron  (Heavy bomber ) was shot town ,
Thanks in advance
Luc

[Luzzu]

A general search has only come up with one birth reference which as it happens is in Manchester:-

Leo J De Botte (mother's maiden name Lavery)
3rd qtr 1918
Chorlton 8c 1159

There is also a death in 1945 for an Ethel M De Botte aged 51:-

3rd qtr 1945 Manchester 8d 88

Also a Google search gives his age in 1943 as 24 and parents at Matthew Leo De Botte and Ellen of Chorlton cum Hardy.  The Chorlton on the birth reference above would be Chorlton on Medlock which is a different area in Manchester.

There is also a WW1 Medal Card for a Matthew L De Botte which records him serving in the Dublin Fusiliers (26039).

Not sure if this will help you  but it might be a start.

Luzzu

[De grijze]

Hi Luzzi,
                 Thank you very much   , I didn't know that Matthew L De Botte was a Dublin Fusilier ,
It's quite interesting ,
Think even that matthew was his father ,

Again Thanks
Luc

[Luzzu]

Hi,

There is also a death in 1945 for an Ethel M De Botte aged 51:-

I think this is the marriage reference for the above death:-

2nd qtr 1919
Joseph F DeBotte/Ethel M Grimshaw
Chorlton 8c 2247

Not sure if you know this (and apologies if you do) as I am guessing you are in France or Belgium but birth, marriage and death certificates for England and Wales can be ordered from the GRO:-

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

They are expensive at £9.25 each but they really are the only way of finding out more information.

I have also just checked the index on the 1911 census and there don't appear to be any De Bottes on there whatsoever:-

http://www.1911census.co.uk/

I wonder if you should ask one of the Moderators to move your post to the Armed Forces board as you might get more help from the guys on there.

Luzzu

[Luzzu]

Hi again,

Another couple of snippets.  There is a short paragraph about Matthew De Botte's WW1 service on this link:-

http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/bookbrowse.php?page=107&book=940.467+N1&theme=home&size=800x1190&submit_x=9&submit_y=5

and I am sure you must have already seen these pages from the CWGC website:-

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2896471

http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=2896471

Luzzu

[De grijze]

Thank you Luzzi, As you say, the certificates are very expensive and I have already made a mistake in those things. Here in Belgium can you look it in for free ( at the must places )  That ‘s why I am also more cautious with.
I have printed the  clipping of Matthew ,  I think that is very interesting and it must be one of Leo De Botte’s family-members !
Thank you also for the Census website , I can use  this  for the other crewmembers of Leo too.
The pages on CWGC I’already have seen . But however thanks for your help ,
I have yet another piece of the puzzle!

Kindest regrads
Luc

[Mary 70]

Hello, My aunt, Margaret Froelich was engaged to marry Leo De Botte.  He was shot down and killed 3 weeks before the wedding was to take place.  They all lived at Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Leo was a singer, I think opera and he made records that my aunt kept all of her life. I have a photo of my mother's wedding with Leo in it if you would like it

[garstonite]

Baptism: 28 Jul 1918 St Aloysius, Ardwick, Lancashire, England
Leo Josephus De Botte - filius Matthaei De Botte & Helenae (formerly Lavery)
    Born: 27 Jul 1918
    Abode: 11 Devonshire St.
    Godparents: Josephus Patricius De Botte; Anna Lavery
    Notes: Privatim domi. Caer. supp. sunt a me H. J. Roche d. 11a Aug. 1918.
    Baptised by: Joanne Foster

[Joney]

Leo was baptised privately, at home  - 'Privatim, domi', by Joanne Foster. For anyone who is not aware of this, anyone can carry out an 'emergency' baptism if the child is feared to be in danger of death. This was the day after his birth. After his recovery, he was taken to church for the baptism ceremonies to be completed on 11th August. It is interesting that the priest has recorded the name of the woman who performed the original baptism, as well as his own, H. J. Roche. Could she be related  to one of the parents ?