Henry Boot

Henry Boot (1851–1931) was an English businessman who was the founder of Henry Boot plc.

Personal life Henry Boot was the eldest surviving son of Charles and Ann Boot. He was born on 9 December 1851 in Heeley, a small village two miles (3.2 km) outside Sheffield, England. Henry's father had described himself as a stonemason in the 1851 census but as a farmer when the children were baptized. In the 1871 census, 19-year-old Henry is living with his parents and is shown as a joiner's apprentice. The next year, he married Hannah White (1855–1941) and moved to Napier Street, Sheffield, sandwiched between the Anglican Church and the Plymouth Brethren meeting hall. Having first worshiped at the Church, he moved to the Brethren and later formed his own Brethren meeting. Henry and Hannah had 13 children over 20 years, ten of whom survived to adulthood.