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David Gamble
OVERALL STATISTICS
BIRTH	AGE	SIGNED ON	FROM
9-6-1856	N/A	Date unknown.	Unknown.
DEBUT		LAST MATCH	LEFT
24-1-1874 v Liverpool Royal Infirmary		Liverpool Royal Infirmary	1874-
CAREER			APPEARANCES (SUBS)
1874-1874			1 (0)
TRIES	GOALS	DGOALS	PTS
0	0	0	0

Biography of David Gamble
HERITAGE NO : David Gamble COMFORTABLY WELL OFF It is well-documented that William Douglas Herman brought a rugby ball up with him when he moved to St. Helens for his new post as a chemist at Pilkington’s Crown Glassworks. In the winter months, he and his new-found circle of friends, respectable gentlemen; budding entrepreneurs; industrialists and, in some cases, future civic leaders, would throw a rugby ball about and have impromptu games when there were enough numbers. David Gamble, from the chemical-manufacturing family [JC Gamble and Son] was one who played in the very first match for the newly-formed St. Helens RFC, a twenty-a-side game against Liverpool Rifle Brigade, early in 1874 at Boundary Road. He was one of 13 forwards! St. Helens didn’t trouble the scorers on the day at all; LRB made five touchdowns, but didn’t convert any so the result was ‘a draw in their favour’! Like many of the Original Saints, his time as a rugby player was a relatively short one, as other responsibilities, both social and work-related, beckoned. David was one of four sons of Irish-born Sir David Gamble, the 1st Baronet of Windlehurst [1823-1907] and his wife Elizabeth, who all joined their father in what was the biggest chemical concern in St. Helens, manufacturing soda for the soap industry and bleaching powder. Born on 9th June 1856 and educated as a boarder at Marlborough College, David became a rich man and travelled extensively. He married Josephine Henrietta [born in Italy, although a British subject], in Berlin, on 13th August 1880 and they lived at 2, Cowley Hill Lane. By 1891, David and Henrietta had moved to Millbrook House, with six ancillary staff, a building that still stands today in Millbrook Lane, Eccleston. They had five children, including twins, Josephine and Victor. Sadly, Henrietta passed away in 1899 and David married Marion Parsonage [born in Liverpool] on 18th March 1901 at Ormskirk. They had four children, the last, Keith Desmond Gamble, in 1911. The 1901 and 1911 census returns show that David and Marion would spend much of their time resident at certain London hotels, ‘living on their own means’. David passed away on 30th October 1933 in his mid-70s. Apparently he lived at Talardy, St. Asaph at the time, but his Probate details reveal that he passed away at the Raven Hotel, Hook, Hampshire. He left a sum of over ninety two thousand pounds in his will. After his early exploits in the scrums, you could say that he was certainly one of the most well-heeled Saints!

Biography of David Gamble

HERITAGE NO :

David Gamble

COMFORTABLY WELL OFF

It is well-documented that William Douglas Herman brought a rugby ball up with him when he moved to St. Helens for his new post as a chemist at Pilkington’s Crown Glassworks. In the winter months, he and his new-found circle of friends, respectable gentlemen; budding entrepreneurs; industrialists and, in some cases, future civic leaders, would throw a rugby ball about and have impromptu games when there were enough numbers. David Gamble, from the chemical-manufacturing family [JC Gamble and Son] was one who played in the very first match for the newly-formed St. Helens RFC, a twenty-a-side game against Liverpool Rifle Brigade, early in 1874 at Boundary Road. He was one of 13 forwards! St. Helens didn’t trouble the scorers on the day at all; LRB made five touchdowns, but didn’t convert any so the result was ‘a draw in their favour’! Like many of the Original Saints, his time as a rugby player was a relatively short one, as other responsibilities, both social and work-related, beckoned.

David was one of four sons of Irish-born Sir David Gamble, the 1st Baronet of Windlehurst [1823-1907] and his wife Elizabeth, who all joined their father in what was the biggest chemical concern in St. Helens, manufacturing soda for the soap industry and bleaching powder. Born on 9th June 1856 and educated as a boarder at Marlborough College, David became a rich man and travelled extensively. He married Josephine Henrietta [born in Italy, although a British subject], in Berlin, on 13th August 1880 and they lived at 2, Cowley Hill Lane. By 1891, David and Henrietta had moved to Millbrook House, with six ancillary staff, a building that still stands today in Millbrook Lane, Eccleston. They had five children, including twins, Josephine and Victor. Sadly, Henrietta passed away in 1899 and David married Marion Parsonage [born in Liverpool] on 18th March 1901 at Ormskirk. They had four children, the last, Keith Desmond Gamble, in 1911.

The 1901 and 1911 census returns show that David and Marion would spend much of their time resident at certain London hotels, ‘living on their own means’. David passed away on 30th October 1933 in his mid-70s. Apparently he lived at Talardy, St. Asaph at the time, but his Probate details reveal that he passed away at the Raven Hotel, Hook, Hampshire. He left a sum of over ninety two thousand pounds in his will. After his early exploits in the scrums, you could say that he was certainly one of the most well-heeled Saints!

Date	Match		Pos	Opponents	Comp	Venue	FT	FTO	T	G	DG
24th Jan 1874	1	N/K	11	Liverpool Royal Infirmary*	FR	H						VIEW

*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.

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David Gamble

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Biography of David Gamble