Printed biographies & genealogies: Burke 1858

Burke’s Landed Gentry 1858

Gumbleton, Richard John Maxwell of Glynnatore otherwise Castleviw Co. Cork b. 1834.

Lineage: the Gumbletons of Ireland are a branch of the Kentish family Gomeldon of Somerfield, the direct line of which failed in an heiress Meliora Gomeldon who m. 1st Thos. Poole esq of Cheshire and 2ndly Thos. Stanley esq of Lncashire attainted in 1715.

The name was written variously as Gumelton or Gombledon by both the English and Irish houses.

An ancestor of the latter William Gomeldon esq is mentioned in a bill filed in the Irish court of Chancery against Randal, Marques of Antrim bearing date 7 Apr 1675. The immediate progenitor of the existing family:

Richard Gumbleton esq son & heir of Richard of Ballygarron Co Waterford served as High Sherriff of Waterford in 1732. By his wife a dau. of Drew of Bishopston he left a dau. Anne m. to Robt. Daunt esq and a son & successor Richard who m. Elizabeth dau of Daniel Conner of Bandon.

Issue:

1. Richard m. dau of Hamilton O'Hara and had issue: Richard Edward who dsp. in 1819 having devised his seat beautifully situated on the Blackwater to his Brother-in-law Mr. Bushe.
   1. Lavinia m. Henry Amyes Bushe
   2. Rebecca m. Sir Tristram Ricketts
2. William of Fort William dunm.
3. Robert Warren
4. George of Marston
5. Henry who had issue
   1. Richard of Marston who m. Miss Moore. Had 1 dau.
   2. William of Curriglass m. Miss Purcell. Issue
   3. Jane m. William Daunt
   4. Mary m. Richard Peart
   5. Anne m. John Raskleigh
   6. Elizabeth m. R. Walton
   7. Sarah m. M Cranmer
   8. Catherine dunm.

Family motto: Momento Mori