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BOTTOMLEY, William
- Yes, date unknown Has no ancestors but 2 descendants in this family tree.
1811 - 1885 (74 years)-
Name BOTTOMLEY, William Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I8053 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family HARMSTON, Jane, b. 1811, Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England 
d. 1885, Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 74 years) Marriage 1848 Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire Children 1. BOTTOMLEY, William, b. 1850, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England d. Yes, date unknown2. BOTTOMLEY, John, b. 1852, Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2903 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM BOTTOMLEY 1803-1877
William, son of John and Phebe BOTTOMLEY, was baptised at Ancaster, Lincolnshire, on 17 April 1803.
(PR via lincstothepast)
William BOTTOMLEY married Jane HORRY in 1848.
(GRO December Q 1848 Grantham 14 727)
From the 1851 census of Westgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
*William BOTTOMLEY, head, married, aged 48, baker, born at Ancaster, Lincolnshire;
Jane BOTTOMLEY, wife, married, aged 38, domestic duties, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HORRY, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
James HORRY, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
William BOTTOMLEY, son, aged 1, at home, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Jane JEPSON, aunt, widow, aged 60, house servant, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
+ 4 lodgers.
(HO107/2103/185/14)
The 1861 census of 59 Westgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
*William BOTTONLEY, head, married, aged 57, baker, born at Ancaster, Lincolnshire;
Jane BOTTOMLEY, wife, married, aged 47, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HORRY, daughter by [James HORRY? - very indistinct], aged 18, dressmaker, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
James HORRY, son ditto [by James HORRY as above?], aged 17, joiner, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
William BOTTOMLEY, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
John BOTTOMLEY, son, aged 8, scholar, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Joseph JEMPSON, lodger, unmarried, aged 27, last & clog maker, born at Fakenham, Norfolk.
(RG9/2350/89/19)
The 1871 census of 59 Westgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
*William BOTTOMLY, head, married, aged 67, baker, born at Ancaster, Lincolnshire;
Jane BOTTOMLY, wife, married, aged 57, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
William BOTTOMLY, son, unmarried, aged 21, upholsterer, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
John BOTTOMLY, son, unmarried, aged 19, baker, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
George HARRISON, nephew, aged 17, bricklayer, born at Eaton, Leicestershire;
Richard HARRISON, nephew, aged 15, moulder, born at Eaton, Leicestershire;
Henry McCARTHY, lodger, married, aged 24, railway porter, born in London, Middlesex;
Charlotte McCARTHY, lodger, married, aged 24, railway porter, born in London, Middlesex.
(RG10/33568/39/15)
William BOTTOMLEY died aged 73 in 1877.
(GRO March Q 1877 Grantham 7a 327)
(revised 27.07.2020)