Name:	Richard GUMBLETON	P0010
Born:	1837	Walworth, Surrey
Baptised:	13 Apr 1842	Ibstock, Leicestershire
Parents:	Josiah William GUMBLETON	Lydia REVELL
Died:	7 May 1909	Lewisham RD, Surrey
Occupation:	Grocer
Spouse 1	Elizabeth BOWDITCH	Child 1 Q0024 Elizabeth Mary GUMBLETON 27 Feb 1869 Child 2 Q0032 Ellen Louisa GUMBLETON 1871 Child 3 Q0042 Richard Thomas GUMBLETON 1873 Child 4 Q0048 Alice Lydia GUMBLETON 1874 Child 5 Q0053 Charles Edward GUMBLETON 1875 Child 6 Q0058 William John GUMBLETON 1876 Child 7 Q0072 Walter Henry GUMBLETON 1879 Child 8 Q0073 Herbert George GUMBLETON 16 Oct 1880 Child 9 Q0082 Mabel Edith GUMBLETON 1882 Child 10 Q0100 Frank Ernest GUMBLETON 1885
Richard Gumbleton was born in about 1837 (based on his age in subsequent census years): his birth was not registered in the civil registration process that was just commencing at about that time. He was the third child of Josiah and Lydia Gumbleton, and was probably born in East Lane, Walworth, Surrey, where his family were living in 1841, as shown in the census. Richard was baptised on 13 April 1842, along with his younger brother, Henry, in Ibstock, Leicestershire, where his parents had previously been married. It is assumed that the family made only a short visit to Ibstock, although little is known of their whereabouts. Richard, himself, next turns up in the 1851 census where, at the age of 14, he is working as a grocer with his uncle (also Richard Gumbleton) at 44 Grosvenor Row, Pimlico. From 1863-1868, the London PO directories list Richard Gumbleton, grocer, at 12, Old Dorset Place, Clapham S. This refers to his uncle, as evidenced by the 1861 census. Next door to this address, lived the family of Thomas Henry Bowditch, a corn merchant, whose eldest daughter, Elizabeth, married Richard Gumbleton on 14 April 1868, at St Stephen's Church, Lambeth, Surrey. Their first child, Elizabeth Mary Gumbleton, was born on the 27th Feb 1869, at 52, Cranmer Rd, Lambeth, Surrey and Richard is recorded as a grocer on the birth certificate. In the 1871 census, Richard and his family were still living at 52 Cranmer Rd, but he is then listed as a wine merchant's traveller. Richard and Elizabeth had more children in quick succession: Ellen Louisa in 1871, Richard Thomas in 1873, Alice Lydia in 1874, Charles Edward in 1875 (though he died the same year), William John in 1876, Walter Henry in 1879 ( a year in which both Walter Henry and William John died), Herbert George in 1880, Mabel Edith in 1882, and Frank Ernest in 1885. In the 1881 census, Richard was listed as a commercial traveller and was living at 4 Eythorne Rd, Brixton, Surrey, with his wife and children: Elizabeth M, Ellen L, Richard T, Alice L, and Herbert G. Richard died, aged 72, in Lewisham, Surrey, in 1909.

Date	Event	Place	Reference
1841	Richard Gumbleton living in East Lane Walworth, Surrey in 1841 census	Walworth, Surrey	1841 census
13 Apr 1842	Baptism of Richard GUMBLETON, child of Josiah & Lydia	Ibstock, Leicestershire	Original parish regi
1851	Richard GUMBLETON living in 44 Grosvenor Row, Pimlico in 1851 census	Pimlico, Middlesex	1851 census
1861	Richard GUMBLETON living in Southwark St Saviour in 1861 census	Southwark, Surrey	1861 census
1863	Richard Gumbleton, grocer	Clapham, Surrey	Directories
1868	Marriage of Richard Gumbleton	Lambeth RD, Surrey	GRO Marriage indexes
14 Apr 1868	Marriage of Richard GUMBLETON and Elizabeth BOWDITCH	Lambeth, Surrey	Marriage Certificate
2 Apr 1871	Richard GUMBLETON living in 52 Cranmer Rd Brixton, Surrey in 1871 census.	Brixton, Surrey	1871 census
3 Apr 1881	Richard GUMBLETON living in 4 Eythorne Rd, Brixton, Surrey in 1881 census	Brixton, Surrey	1881 census
1891	Richard Gumbleton living in Brixton in 1891 census	Brixton, Surrey	1891 census
1896	Richard Gumbleton in Crowhurst Rd, Brixton	Brixton, Surrey	Kelly's Directory
31 Mar 1901	Richard Gumbleton in Lambeth in 1901 census	Lambeth, Surrey	1901 Census
1909	Richard GUMBLETON death registered, age 72	Lewisham RD, Surrey	GRO death index
7 May 1909	Death of Richard Gumbleton	Catford, Surrey	Death certificate