Sir
William
Cecil
(Cecil)
Bottomley
KCMG
Born in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Alice Thistle (Robinson) Bottomley
— married
1911 in Holborn, London, England
Descendants 
Father of
James Reginald Alfred Bottomley KCMG
Died
at about age 75
in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2013
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Biography
William was born on 19 March 1878. He was the son of William Bottomley and Sarah Buckley Tweedale. He usually went by his middle name of Cecil.[1]
UK Census Event Date 1881: Living with his parents, three older sisters and two servants in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England. Aged 3.
He was educated at Owens College, Manchester, Lancashire, England and at Manchester University, Manchester, Lancashire, England. He was also at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
He married Alice T Robinson in 1911 in Holborn, London, England.[2]
He was Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office between 1927 and 1938.
Cecil was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1930.
He was Senior Crown Agent for the Colonies between 1938 and 1943.
He lived at 1 Wood Road, Wimbledon, London, England,
Cecil died in 1954 at the age of about 76.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XXV-WBT
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26WC-CWR
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC6-HV3R
Census Records
- "England and Wales Census, 1881." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 30 July 2018. From "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census." Database and images. findmypast. https://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 11. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27P-LCHW
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