The Winterbottom family was a family of military band musicians active in the British forces in the nineteenth and early 20th centuries.
[1] The best known was Frank Winterbottom:[2] he was director of music, Royal Marine Bands between 1890 and 1910.
[3] The founder of the dynasty was John Winterbottom (1795 – 1855), who served in the 1st Life Guards, fought at Waterloo, and from 1839 until his death was appointed warden of the Tower of London.
He married Winifred Midwinter in 1817 and there were eight children.
Five of his sons and two of his grandsons became famous military musicians.