Douglas Leonard Booth

He was born on 5 May 1889 in Nottingham the son of Thomas Booth (b. 1855) and Elizabeth Collier (b. 1852).

He married Edith Lilian Hobson (1891-1981), daughter of T.K. Hobson, lace manufacturer of Glenville, Oakleys Road, Long Eaton, on 31 July 1915 at the Wesleyan Central Church, Long Eaton, Derbyshire[1] and they had two children:

• Douglas Thomas Booth (1916-1986)
• Stanley Morley Booth (1924-1994)

He was elected to Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Council in 1937 for the ward of Beeston South[2] and in 1943 he was elected chairman.[3] In 1944 he was elected a councillor for Nottinghamshire County Council.[4]

He died on 2 October 1956 at 6 Lilac Grove, Beeston and left an estate valued at £5,122 6s 7d.

• Garage, 18 Devonshire Avenue, St John's Grove, Beeston 1910[5]
• House, 4 Devonshire Avenue, St John's Grove, Beeston 1913[6]
• 2 Houses, Elm Avenue St John's Grove, Beeston 1913[7]
• House 159 Station Road, Beeston 1913[8]
• House for W. Beecroft, Denison Street, Beeston 1914[9]
• 17 Chilwell Road, Beeston 1929[10] (Alterations and additions)
• Club premises for the Beeston Old Boys Association, Middle Street, Beeston 1926[11]
• 28 houses, Henry Road, Beeston 1930[12]
• 12 houses, Henry Road, Beeston 1930[13]
• 2 shops, 246-248 (originally 49-51) Queen’s Road, Beeston 1930[14]
• 3 pairs of houses, Lower Road, Beeston 1934[15]
• 2 pairs houses, Brookland Drive, Chilwell 1935[16]
• Garage of Mr Peters, 21 Dovecote Lane, Beeston 1935[17]
• Pair of houses, Humber Road South and Beacon Road, Beeston 1936[18]