Edward Gamble

Edward was born on 1 March 1889, the son of Edward and Elizabeth Gamble. Edward married Harriet Banner (b. 1888) in 1913 and they had at least six children, three of whom died in infancy. Three of the children were born before their marriage but their births registered in the surname 'Gamble': Ada b. January 1910 d. 1920, Harriet b. 1911 d. 1911, Annie b. 1912 d. 1913, Ethel b. February 1914, Edward b. 1915 d. 1916 and Elsie b. November 1916. In 1911 Edward, a lace dresser, was living at 20 Bedford Square, Hyson Green, with Harriet Banner, whose occupation was given as housekeeper, and their daughter Ada Banner (sic) aged 14 months. The family was living at 23 Bloomsgrove Street when Edward enlisted in 1915 but later moved to 5 Bedford Square, Hyson Green. Harriet Gamble had five children, three sons and two daughters, between 1922 and 1932. The fifth child, a son, died in infancy. The children were registered with the surname Gamble but their first names included 'Dale' as a second name. In 1939 when the England & Wales Register was compiled Harriet and her daughter Ethel were living at 3 Randle Terrace, Nottingham. There were four other members of the household (including 3 closed records) who were probably Harriet's second family. Elsie Gamble had married in 1938 (Parker) and she and her husband were living at 13 Randle Terrace. Harriet Gamble died in 1958.