BOTTOMS, Abel

1855 - 1926  (71 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

BOTTOMS, William

1825 - 1883  (58 years)

Birth	25 Apr 1825	Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Died	6 Sep 1883	Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Family	GRUMMETT, Ann,   b. 1827, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Married	Bef 1855
Children	+ 1. BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK

GRUMMETT, Ann

1827 - 1904  (77 years)

Birth	1827	Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Died	1904	Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Family	BOTTOMS, William,   b. 25 Apr 1825, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Married	Bef 1855
Children	+ 1. BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK

BAGHURST, Sarah

1859 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	15 Jan 1859	England, UK
Christened	19 Nov 1865	New Jersey, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	BAGHURST, George,   b. 7 Jan 1831, Donisthorpe, Leicestershire, England, UK
Mother	TYRRELL, Mary,   b. 12 Jan 1827, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
Family	BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Married	Between Jan and Mar 1877	Brooke Street Baptist Meeting House, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
	Address: Brook Street Baptist Meeting House Brooke St. Derby, Derbyshire England, UK http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/DBY222.php
Children	1. BOTTOMS, May,   b. Oct 1877, England, UK   2. BOTTOMS, Amy,   b. Aug 1879, New Jersey, USA   3. BOTTOMS, George W.,   b. Jun 1881, New Jersey, USA   4. BOTTOMS, Florence N.,   b. 1887, New Jersey, USA   5. BOTTOMS, Gertrude,   b. May 1890, New Jersey, USA   6. BOTTOMS, Maitland,   b. Jan 1893, New Jersey, USA   7. BOTTOMS, Mary Estell,   b. Aug 1896, New Jersey, USA

BOTTOMS, May

1877 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Oct 1877	England, UK
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Mother	BAGHURST, Sarah,   b. 15 Jan 1859, England, UK

BOTTOMS, Amy

1879 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Aug 1879	New Jersey, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Mother	BAGHURST, Sarah,   b. 15 Jan 1859, England, UK

BOTTOMS, George W.

1881 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Jun 1881	New Jersey, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Mother	BAGHURST, Sarah,   b. 15 Jan 1859, England, UK

BOTTOMS, Florence N.

1887 - 1889  (2 years)

Birth	1887	New Jersey, USA
Died	27 May 1889	Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Father	BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Mother	BAGHURST, Sarah,   b. 15 Jan 1859, England, UK

BOTTOMS, Gertrude

1890 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	May 1890	New Jersey, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Mother	BAGHURST, Sarah,   b. 15 Jan 1859, England, UK

BOTTOMS, Maitland

1893 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Jan 1893	New Jersey, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Mother	BAGHURST, Sarah,   b. 15 Jan 1859, England, UK

BOTTOMS, Mary Estell

1896 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Aug 1896	New Jersey, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	BOTTOMS, Abel,   b. 16 Jul 1855, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Mother	BAGHURST, Sarah,   b. 15 Jan 1859, England, UK

• Name	BOTTOMS, Abel  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	16 Jul 1855	Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	106631077
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106631077
  Individual Event	Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	owned horses
  Occupation	Farmer; Contractor, Builder  [2, 3]
  Death	2 Nov 1926	Narberth, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  Age	71 years
  Burial	6 Nov 1926	Westminster Cemetery, Bala-Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [8, 9]
  	Address: Westminster Cemetery 701 Belmont Ave. Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania USA 610-667-0550
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #106631077.
  Person ID	I1524	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	BOTTOMS, William,   b. 25 Apr 1825, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK d. 6 Sep 1883, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK (Age 58 years)
  Mother	GRUMMETT, Ann,   b. 1827, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK d. 1904, Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BAGHURST, Sarah,   b. 15 Jan 1859, England, UK d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Between Jan and Mar 1877	Brooke Street Baptist Meeting House, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK   [1, 2, 10, 11]
  	Address: Brook Street Baptist Meeting House Brooke St. Derby, Derbyshire England, UK http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/DBY222.php
  Immigration	10 May 1879	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 6, 12, 13]
  	from England, departing from Liverpool on the SS Indiana and arriving
  	They made this voyage with their 1 year old daughter, May. Also on this voyage was Sarah's sister, Maria BAGHURST EYRE, her husband John Henry EYRE, and their daughter, Ethel, less than 2 years old, and their son, George, less than 2 months old! This is the same ship Maria and Sarah's father, George BAGHURST, immigrated on 3 months earlier. However, the EYRES and BOTTOMS traveled in steerage while their father could afford a cabin.
  Residence	the following locations  [2, 3, 4, 14]
  	- 1877-1879:  Derby, England - 1880:  Gloucester Township, Camden, NJ - 1897: Clementon, NJ - 1900:  221 S. 37th St., Philadelphia, PA - 1910:  3600-08 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA
  Children	1. BOTTOMS, May,   b. Oct 1877, England, UK d. Yes, date unknown     2. BOTTOMS, Amy,   b. Aug 1879, New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown     3. BOTTOMS, George W.,   b. Jun 1881, New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown     4. BOTTOMS, Florence N.,   b. 1887, New Jersey, USA d. 27 May 1889, Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA (Age 2 years)     5. BOTTOMS, Gertrude,   b. May 1890, New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown     6. BOTTOMS, Maitland,   b. Jan 1893, New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown     7. BOTTOMS, Mary Estell,   b. Aug 1896, New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jul 1855 - Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK Individual Event - owned horses - - Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Immigration - from England, departing from Liverpool on the SS Indiana and arriving - 10 May 1879 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 2 Nov 1926 - Narberth, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Address: Westminster Cemetery 701 Belmont Ave. Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania USA 610-667-0550 - 6 Nov 1926 - Westminster Cemetery, Bala-Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - Address: Brook Street Baptist Meeting House Brooke St. Derby, Derbyshire England, UK http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/DBY222.php - Between Jan and Mar 1877 - Brooke Street Baptist Meeting House, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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