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Bottomley History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Bottomley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The lineage of the name Bottomley begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in or around the settlement of Bottomley, which was located near Halifax, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. 1

Early Origins of the Bottomley family

The surname Bottomley was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The first record of the family was Hanne de Bothemley who was here in 1277. 1

Later, Johannes de Bodhomlay, from Barkisland, near Bottomley was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 and much later, Margaret Bothomley, of Deane, Lancashire was listed in the Wills at Chester in 1589. 2

Early History of the Bottomley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bottomley research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1277, 1379, 1589, 1786, 1807, 1816 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Bottomley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bottomley Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Bottomley has undergone many spelling variations, including Bottomley, Botomley, Bottomly, Bottomlee, Bottomleigh, Botomley, Bottamly, Bottomlie, Bottomlay, Bottomlee, Bottomlea, Bottemley, Bottonlay, Boddomley, Boddonley, Bottonleigh, Bottamley, Bottamlie, Bottemlea and many more.

Early Notables of the Bottomley family

Distinguished members of the family include

Joseph Bottomley, born at Halifax, Yorkshire, in 1786, at a very early age evinced a strong predilection for music, and so quickly profited by the instruction he received as to be able at seven years...
Bottomley published several of his compositions for the pianoforte, and, in 1816, a small dictionary of music3...

Bottomley Ranking

In the United States, the name Bottomley is the 17,033^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Bottomley migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Bottomley were among those contributors:

Bottomley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Isaac Bottomley, who landed in America in 1799 5

Bottomley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Bottomley, who landed in America in 1810 5
Andrew, Isaac, James, John, Robert, Thomas and William Bottomley, all, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1813 and 1866
Mathew Bottomley, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1866 5
John Henry Bottomley, who landed in Arkansas in 1877 5

Bottomley migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bottomley Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Mrs. Bottomley, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1907
J Bottomley, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1907

Bottomley migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Bottomley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Bottomley, English convict from York, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on February 22, 1834, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 6
James Frncis Bottomley a wool sorter, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Prince Regent" in 1839 7
mary Bottomley, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Prince Regent" in 1839 7
Clara Bottomley, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Prince Regent" in 1839 7
Samuel Bottomley, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "The Stratheden" in 1850 8
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bottomley migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Bottomley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Henry Bottomley, aged 28, a millwright, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgeway" in 1840
Charlotte Bottomley, aged 30, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgeway" in 1840
Mr. William Henry Bottomley, (b. 1812), aged 28, British milllwright travelling from England aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 14th November 1840 9
Mrs. Charlotte Bottomley, (b. 1810), aged 30, British settler travelling from England aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 14th November 1840 9
Mr. Bottomley, (b. 1835), aged 5, British settler travelling from England aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 14th November 1840 9
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Bottomley (post 1700) +

James Leroy "Jim" Bottomley (1900-1959), American Major League Baseball player
Linda Bottomley, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1979 10
John T. Bottomley, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1888 10
Bonnie Bottomley, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1979 10
Sir James Reginald Alfred Bottomley (b. 1920), English Diplomat, Ambassador to South Africa (1973-1976)
Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948), English poet and dramatist
Arthur George Bottomley (1907-1995), British politician, Member of the UK Parliament, several time government minister, created Baron Bottomley, of Middlesbrough in 1984
Horatio William Bottomley (1860-1933), British financier, journalist, politician, member of the UK parliament and notorious fraudster

Historic Events for the Bottomley family +

HMS Royal Oak

Robert James Bottomley (1903-1939), British Sergeant with the Royal Marine aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 11

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Fred Bottomley, American 3rd Class passenger from New York, New York, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 12

The Bottomley Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fideli Certa Merces
Motto Translation: To the faithful there is certain reward.

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Grove, Sir George, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (AD. 1450-1889) London: Macmillan1902, Print, 2 Vols
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Arab voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1834 with 230 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arab/1834
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) PRINCE REGENT 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839PrinceRegent.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The STRATHEDEN 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Stratheden.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 7) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/