Person:Michael White (10)

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Narrative by George CLARE White^S2 in March, 1979

The original information was recorded by Thomas Boothby White (my grandfather) in March 1869. His handwriting was neat and scholarly, with all his tees crossed well to the right.

William, Eliza, Samuel and Thomas Boothby emigrated to Canada in 1844, settling in Gore Township, York County and moved in 1847 to Collingwood Township, Grey County - Concession 10 on the Beaver valley side of the Blue Mountain. Mary Ann, Ann Maria and Joseph followed later.

Miss Phyllis Sine arranged a White Family Reunion on September 30, 1972 in the Heathcote Community Hall. More than one hundred descendants attended.

Sons and daughter(s) of George Patchett White emigrated to New Zealand in 1880 and later. Three of them were Stephen Boothby, Rev. John Hobson (and Mary Lizzie Wells) (note -- bracketed information is struck through on Clare White's original). We met ten of their granddaughters and grandsons when we were in New Zealand in 1970. Three have visited in Canada and a fourth, Miss Judith White, will be here for a short time this spring and fall. They are somewhat of our age but are of our children's generation.

My best source of information about my great grandparents is a letter (click to see a transcript of the letter) dated July 21, 1924 from Mary Lizzie Wells of "Mount Hope", Mapua, Nelson, New Zealand to a Canadian cousin. We visited with two of her sons, Bernard and Malcolm in 1970 and correspond on a once a year basis. Parts of her letter are quoted below; her great grandmother "used to speak of her bad boys who broke her heart by going over the sea to Canada:--- read to her the letters that came from them from time to time. But later she acknowledged that it was God's providence that they had gone, when, as they prospered, they were able to send her enough to keep her in comfort in her old age, when otherwise she would have had to go to the work-house. Her husband, my great grandfather, was a farm labourer, earning only 10 shillings per week on which they managed to bring up eighteen children (they had twenty-five altogether, but seven died at birth). Each of the eighteen children had a little china mug with its name printed on. ---- I understand that my great grandmother, the wonderful mother of that large family, had me in her arms before she passed away. They say that she and her husband were very fine types of Christian people of early Methodist days, and I am sure you will agree with me that we have much to be thankful for in that we come of such splendid, upright, God-fearing stock. It is worth more to us and to our children after us than an inheritance of untold wealth."

Phyllis Sine obtained our grandfather's mug from a descendant of his brother Michael in New Zealand. She gave it to me for my older brother's (Thomas Boothby Leslie) son (Thomas Boothby Michael) and grandson (Thomas Boothby). There will be five Thomas Boothbys named on the mug. I have not been able to learn the origin of "Boothby".

In 1973, Irene and I went to Ludborough with Enid (great grand daughter of George Patchett White) and Rae Hawkins of New Zealand. The "White" thatch semi-detached cottage is very durable. The Church is, like many churches and cathedrals, in great need of repair. There were no "White" grave-stones in the Church graveyard. We had tea and cookies with two charming ladies whose grandparents had known our great grand-parents. They said that many families did not have grave-stones because of the cost.

Phyllis Sine's parents corresponded with Enid's parents for many years as did Enid and Phyllis. Phyllis planned their meetings with Canadian "White" families across Canada in 1964. We were on her agenda and have reaped fifteen years of very wonderful friendships and experiences.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Michael White household, in General Register Office. 1851 Census Returns of England and Wales
   30 MAR 1851.

   Name: Michael White
   Age: 65
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1786
   Relation: Head
   Spouse's Name: Mary A
   Gender: Male
   Where born: Cockrington, Lincolnshire, England
   Civil Parish: Ludborough
   Ecclesiastical parish: Louth and Ludborough
   County/Island: Lincolnshire
   Country: England
   Registration district: Louth
   Sub registration district: Binbrook
   ED, institution, or vessel: 9
   Household schedule number: 46
   Household Members: Name Age
   Betsy Laughton 21
   Elizabeth Stephenson 14
   Mary A White 59
   Michael White 65
   Michael White 28

2. ↑ White Family Tree (G Clare White)
   Page A-1.

   Mary Ann Patchett married Michael White about 1812 and the falling wood is their issue.

3. ↑ Romola Jane McKay. Malcolm Wells' Family Tree Chart.

   Married Mary Ann Patchett 1812

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Dr. Phil White FTW File.

   MICHAEL WHITE, b. 1 October 1786, South Cockerington, Lincs; d. Aft. 1861, Ludborough, Lincs

5. ↑ T.B. White's Family Record (March 19, 1869) copied by Rick Moffat
   Page 1.

   Michael White m. Mary Ann Patchett, about 1812

6. ↑ Family Tree of White Family copied by Myrtle (White) Moffat 1936
   Page 1.

   Mary Ann Patchett was married to Michael White about 1812 ...

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Michael White household, in General Register Office. 1861 Census Returns of England and Wales. (General Register Office)
   07 APR 1861.

   He was an Ag Lab = agricultural laborer

   Name: Michael White
   Age: 74
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1787
   Relation: Head
   Spouse's Name: Ann M
   Gender: Male
   Where born: Cockerington, Lincolnshire, England
   Civil Parish: Ludborough
   County/Island: Lincolnshire
   Country: England
   Registration district: Louth
   Sub registration district: Tetney
   ED, institution, or vessel: 11
   Neighbors: View others on page
   Household schedule number: 32
   Household Members: Name Age
   Dinah Pickard 16
   Ann M White 69
   Michael White 74

8. ↑ ^8.0 8.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch No.: C030832.

   MICHAEL WHITE
   Male
   Event(s):
   Birth:
   Christening: 01 OCT 1786 Saint Leonard, South Cockerington, Lincoln, England
   Parents:
   Father: WM WHITE
   Mother: RUTH
   Source Information:
   Batch No.: C030832

9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Ludborough, St Mary, in England. National Burial Index.

   16 Mar 1865; Michael WHITE; 78; Lincs; Ludborough, St Mary

10. ↑ Email to Barbara Flett, in Barbara Wells
    24 July 2001.

    Michael White was christened at St. Leonard, South Cockerington, Lincolnshire on 1 October 1786 the son of William White & Ruth. He had a brother William christened 7 Nov 1784. (That is in the LDS IGI ...

11. ↑ General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Indexes. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office)
    1865.

    Deaths Mar 1865 WHITE Michael Louth 7a 430
    
    Based upon this information, certificate #169 was obtained for genealogical purposes

    1. 169, When and where died - Thirteenth March 1865, Ludbor, Name and Surname - Michael White, Sex - Male, Age - 78 years, Occupation - Agricultural Labourer, Cause of Death - Accidentally falling from the top of a Loaded Waggon, Signature, description and residence of informant - Information received from Thomas Tharply? M.D. coroner for Lincolnshire inquest held the 14th day of March 1865, When registered Twenty second March 1865, Signature of registrar - Wm Smith Registrar
12. ↑ White, George Herbert. Autobiographical sketches, and other papers. (1952)
    Page 2.
13. ↑ ^13.0 13.1 Michael White household, in Lincolnshire, England. 1841 Census Returns of England and Wales
    06 JUN 1841.

    Name: Michael White
    Age: 55
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1786
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Lincolnshire, England
    Civil Parish: Ludborough
    Hundred: Ludborough
    County/Island: Lincolnshire
    Country: England
    Registration district: Louth
    Sub registration district: Tetney
    Household Members: Name Age
    Elizabeth White 11
    George White 20
    Joseph White 6
    Maria White 9
    Mary White 14
    Michael White 55
    Sam White 50