Researching William 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 William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Sidebottom on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Sidebottom and the Sidebottom Family History
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William Sidebottom (politician)
right|thumb|200px| Sidebottom in 1895William Sidebottom (1841 – 3 January 1933) was an English Conservative politician who represented High Peak.
Sidebottom was born at Hollingworth, then in Cheshire, the son of William and Agnes Sidebottom, and came from a family that was associated with cotton mills. He had a military background and attained the rank of Colonel.
Around 1870, William Sidebottom and his sister Lucy took over Harewood Lodge, one of the old family homes at Broadbottom and became leading figures in the village. He was a Town Councillor, Justice of the Peace and Captain of the Local Volunteers. He was elected Member of Parliament for High Peak in 1885, and held the seat until 1900. Sidebottom was deputy chairman of Cammell Laird.
Source: William Sidebottom (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Sidebottom (cricketer)
William Lemuel Sidebottom (24 September 1862 – 11 April 1948) was an Australian cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Tasmania between 1883 and 1895.
Born in Evandale, Tasmania, south of Launceston, Sidebottom attended Launceston Church Grammar School and worked for the Bank of Tasmania in Lefroy before taking charge of his father's wattle bark business, which he ran for the rest of his life. He played cricket for Launceston Cricket Club and represented the North of Tasmania from 1879 to 1896 as well as Tasmania. Later he was a prominent racehorse owner in Tasmania.
He married Olivia Mary Kent in Launceston in November 1884. He died at his home in Launceston, survived by three daughters.
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