In later life, Booth retired to Grace Dieu Manor near Thringstone, Leicestershire. Thringstone is the location where he fell in love in 1886. Prior, to his passing he hosted many familial gatherings to be surrounded by his friends, children, and grandchildren.He died on 23 November 1916 of a stroke and was buried in Saint Andrew's churchyard. A memorial dedicated to him stands on Thringstone village green, and a blue plaque has been erected on his house in South Kensington: 6 Grenville Place.