Catherine (Hood) Broomfield (1859 - 1937)

Born 17 Jun 1859 in Leith, Dist of South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Wife of Walter Broomfield — married 5 Jan 1877 in Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1937 at about age 77 in Liverpool Nth, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Catherine Hood. ^[1][2]

Born 17 JUN 1859. Leith, Dist of South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

cert #158: Catherine HOOD born 1:30pm, dtr of William HOOD, joiner and Catherine m.s. Borthwick, inf. Susan HOOD, ?aunt?. ^[3][4][5]

Died 1937 Liverpool Nth, Lancashire, England.

aged 78 (although there's also an 80 yr old Liverpool Nth 1940. ^[6][7][8][9]

Census:

1901 Liverpool, Par. of Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England.

BROOMFIELD: Catherine 38 b Scotland; Walter 22 carrer (sic) b Scotland; William 21 baker (breadmaker written in) b Scotland; Alfred 16 parcel delivery clerk, b Scotland; May 3 b Liverpool, LAN (shows up after Nancy in order and indexed as Mary in Ancestry); Boarder: George RUTTER, widower 40 water bailiff b Ganniside, YKS and Nancy RUTTER 14 b Burnley, LAN). ^[10][11]

1911 Liverpool, Dist of West Derby, Lancashire, England.

BROOMFIELD: Catherine 47 widow, hsekeeper b Edinburgh (no info on yrs married or num. of children); Dtr May 12 at school, b London; Sister Mary DUNCAN 58 widow b Llanberis Wales; Boarders: HODKINSON, ANDREW, PERKETT, SMALLEY, HEALY *2; Living in 8 rooms. ^[12]

Marriage 05 JAN 1877. Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Husband Walter Broomfield.

Wife Catherine Hood.

Child: Alfred Broomfield.

Walter BROOMFIELD, watchmaker master, single, 23, living Windmill Lane, Edin, s/o Joseph BROOMFIELD, shoemaker, dec, and Margaret m.s. FAIRBAIRN, to Catherine HOOD, 17, living Windmill Lane, do Wm HOOD, joiner, dec, and Catherine m.s. BORTHWICK. Wit: William HOOD and Alice BROOMFIELD (assumed to be Walter's sister). ^[13][14]

Census:

03 APR 1881. Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Walter, 27, watch maker b Edinburgh, wife Catherine, 21 b Leith. Children: Walter, 2; William 1 both b Edinburgh. Servant Douglass (sic) GLASSTONE, mar, 22 b Edinburgh.^[15]

1891 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Dist of Newington, Midlothian, Scotland.

BROOMFIELD (indexed on ancestry as BROOWNFIELD): Walter 37 watchmaker b Edin; Catherine 30 b Leith (occ. on ancestry as watchmaker shopkeeper); Children: Walter 12 watchmaker apprentice; William 11, Alfred 6 both at school; Gertrude 5 at home, all b Edin; Also servant Agnes RUTHERFORD 25 b Dalkeith;. ^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224010 GRO Ref Volume 685-5 EnumDist 70 Page 12
2. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. cert 1877 Walter BROOMFIELD to Catherine HOOD Dist 685/5 #386 trans. Stuart H. Oct 2002
3. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224010 GRO Ref Volume 685-5 EnumDist 70 Page 12
4. ↑ Source: #S1596 HOOD/BORTHWICK births, batch C116921, rechecked Jan 2005
5. ↑ Source: #S56 Birth 1859 Catherine HOOD, Sth Leith #458, via Tony B, copy rcvd Jul 2005
6. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224010 GRO Ref Volume 685-5 EnumDist 70 Page 12
7. ↑ Source: #S2118 Rcvd Jan 2005
8. ↑ Source: #S2118 Dth 1937 Catherine BROOMFIELD nee HOOD, rcvd Jun 2005 Note: place assumed
9. ↑ Source: #S5 Dth 1938 Catherine BROOMFIELD, reg. Liverpool Nth, LAN 8b/292, aged 78, , from England and Wales, Death Index, 1916-2005, extracted Jan 2010
10. ↑ Source: #S2118 Rcvd Feb 2005
11. ↑ Source: #S806 Islington, Liverpool, LAN Dist 27 RG13/3425 Folio 29 Page 7 Schedule #32, extracted Mar 2005
12. ↑ Source: #S1599 1911 Liverpool, Dist of West Derby, LAN RG14PN22579 RG78PN1326 RD455 SD9 ED27 SN241, hsehold of Catherine BROOMFIELD, extracted Jan 2010
13. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224010 GRO Ref Volume 685-5 EnumDist 70 Page 12
14. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. cert 1877 Walter BROOMFIELD to Catherine HOOD Dist 685/5 #386 trans. Stuart H. Oct 2002
15. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224010 GRO Ref Volume 685-5 EnumDist 70 Page 12, extracted c 2000
16. ↑ Source: #S805 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Dist Newington MLN Reg. 685/5 ED 61 Pg 17 Sched 86, hsehold of Walter & Catherine BROOMFIELD, extracted Jan 2010

• Source: S1596 IGI: Online searches, Subject: Online search: assorted surnames Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999 Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Family Search (LDS) Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1599 findmypast, Url: http://www.findmypast.com
• Source: S210 1881 Census transcripts for UK via Family Search/LDS CDs Repository: #R21
• Repository: R21 LDS library State: Utah USA Note: films and cd roms
• Source: S2118 EMails FAIRBAIRN/BROOMFIELD between Tony (UK) and LornaHen (NZ)
• Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts ex GRO, SCT
• Source: S5 Ancestry.com
• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
• Source: S806 Census: 1901 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland) Via Ancestry.com