Researching Tom Sidebottom
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1718 people with the Sidebottom surname? In that year Sidebottom was ranked number 2015 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Sidebottom on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Sidebottom and the Sidebottom Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sidebottom Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sidebottom family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Tom Sidebottom at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1289 people with the Sidebottom surname in the UK? Sidebottom is now ranked number 2861 for popularity in the UK. |
Sidebottom Family History Databases
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Sidebottom Forums
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Miscellaneous Sidebottom Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Sidebottom. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Tom Harrop Sidebottom
right|thumb|200px|Sidebottom in 1895.
Thomas Harrop Sidebottom (16 April 1826 – 25 May 1908) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
He was the eldest son of William Sidebottom of Etherow House, Hollingworth, Cheshire. Following education at Manchester Grammar School, he followed his father into business as a cotton spinner and manufacturer in the city. He was a director of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and was considered an authority on bimetallism.
Sidebottom was appointed a justice of the peace for the counties of Cheshire and Derbyshire and in 1886 married Edith Murgatroyd of Didsbury.
At the 1874 general election he was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Stalybridge. He was unseated by his Liberal opponent at the ensuing election in 1880, but regained the seat in 1885. He retired from parliament at the 1900 general election.
Source: Tom Harrop Sidebottom, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sidebottom
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