Hi
I'm researching Booth and Smith in Goole and Rawcliffe. Betsy Booth who was a hawker, who married firstly to a chap named Coleman, and later to a Robert Smith. I've been unable to find her father Charles Booth (who is on both her marriage certificates). Whilst researching on a newspaper site I discovered Smith and Booth links at Rawcliffe and Snaith.
There is a Booth family using the name "Cynementy" at Rawcliffe, she is daughter of William Booth, hawker. He has nephew and niece William and Eliza.
Younger William was born in Nottingham, can't decipher place name on 1911 census.
I have also found 9th July 1887 newspaper 'Nottinghamshire Guardian', 'Everett Booth alias Plumb', aged 24, indicted for stealing a bay mare from Robert Watling of east Stoke. Found NOT GUILTY.
I also found him as 'Everard Booth' alias Plumb, horse dealer of Leicester, found guilty of being drunk at Leicester Abbey on 30th January 1886 with a chap called John Darker of Markfield (Leicester Chronicle feb 13th 1886) They were each fined 5 shillings, and 13 shillings costs, or 5 days in gaol!
There is another story from Nottingham Evening Post 10th November 1882, of Everett Booth and Henry Plumb damaging a hedge at West Brigford by jumping a horse over it. Everett is described as a 'horse dealer' and Henry his 'assistant' once again they were both fined. (Nottinghamshire Guardian).
In another appearance at court 9th Jan 1886 he was described as having "no fixed residence".
BUT, there is also a story 25 years previous to these, of two gipsies named James Booth and 'Everrit' Plumb, being drunk and fighting at Barkston, on trial at Belvoir Petty sessions July 1st 1861.(Leicester Chronicle again). They assaulted James Scofield, parish constable, in the execution of his duty. Fined £1 with 10 shillings and six pence costs.
They certainly are a colourful bunch!