Benjamin was born in Stowmarket, Suffolk in the first quarter of 1876, the eldest son of James Robert and Emma Harriet (nee Cole) Booth. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Frederick was born in Ashwell, Hertfordshire on 10 September 1887 the only son of Mark and Maryann (nee Oyston) Clements. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Herbert George was born in Ashwell Hertfordshire on 3 January 1888, the eldest son of Herbert and Anna Maria (nee Reynolds) Clements. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Sidney Walter was the fifth son of James and Charlotte (nee Huffer) Worboys born on 2 June 1893 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell.