William Herbert Higginbottom
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William Herbert Higginbottom JP (23 March 1868 – 6 December 1929) was an architect based in Nottingham.
He was born on 23 March 1868 in Leeds to Anthony Higginbottom (1842–1895) and Elizabeth Ackroyd (1844–1913). When he was one year of age, his family moved to Arnold, Nottingham, where his father became the headmaster of the British School.[1]
He married Elizabeth Spencer (1869–1924) on 25 January 1897 at Redcliffe Road Methodist Chapel, Nottingham, and they had the following children:
- Hilda Margaret Higginbottom (1899–1973)
- William Herbert Higginbottom (1899–1899)
- (Anthony) John Higginbottom (1902–1972) LRIBA also an architect
- Elizabeth May Higginbottom (1904–1904)
- Elizabeth Higginbottom (1906–1972)
He died on 6 December 1929 and left an estate valued at £2882 16s 2d.[2] (equivalent to £221,300 in 2023).[3]


