Sir Richard Charles Garton, GBE

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• _UID: 1CDB28E6423F40FE8442E94EA05AF2D885E2
• Residence: 7 Apr 1861, 4 Colstons Parade, Bristol, Gloucester, England
• Residence: 2 Apr 1871, Norwich, Norfolk, England
• Occupation: 3 Apr 1881; sugar refiner
• Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Roseland Villa Portsmouth Road, Hound, Hampshire, England
• Occupation: 8 Sep 1886; brewer
• Residence: 8 Sep 1886, Kingston Hill, Kingston Vale, Surrey, England
• Occupation: 5 Apr 1891; brewer & farmer
• Residence: 5 Apr 1891, Bishops Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, England
• Occupation: 31 Mar 1901; brewer
• Residence: 31 Mar 1901, 2 Hamilton Place, Knightsbridge, London, England
• Occupation: 16 Nov 1904; sugar refiner
• Residence: 1911, The Cottage, Southmpton Wharf, Battersea, Surrey, England
• Immigration: 28 Nov 1928, Southampton, Hampshire, England
• Occupation: 28 Nov 1928; brewer
• Residence: 28 Nov 1928, Lythe Hill, Haslemere, Surrey, England
• Residence: 22 Apr 1934, Lythe Hill, Haslemere, Surrey, England

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Worplesdon Place Hotel, Guildford

Richard Garton and Ellen lived in the house from 1887 until about 1902. Richard was born in 1857 in Bristol. His father William Garton was in the brewing firm Manbre and Garton and when Richard finished his degree at University he joined the firm and became a pioneer in the manufacture of liquid glucose. He became involved in the brewing industry and was the Director of several companies including Manbre and Garton and also Garton, Sons and Co. He became extremely wealthy.
In 1883 he married Ellen Durrant who was the daughter of Andrew Durrant of Bishops Hall Chelmsford. The couple had two daughters. He was knighted in 1908 and obtained a GBE in 1918.
Richard was a well-known philanthropist. In 1912 he established the Garton Foundation for the study of international relations. He also founded the British Empire Cancer Campaign and donated large sums of money to their work. When Ellen died in 1925 he built the children's ward of the Haslemere Hospital in memory of her and later added the nurse's hostel.
In about 1902 he sold Worplesdon Place and bought a large house in Haslemere where he lived for the next 32 years. When he died in 1834 he left over

Christened:
Name: Richard Charles Garton
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 13 Jan 1858
Baptism Place: St. Paul's, Bedminster, Somerset, England
Father: William Garton
Mother: Ellen Miller
FHL Film Number: 1595890
Reference ID: item 2 p 94

Immigration:
Arrived onboard the "Alcantara" from Lisbon, Portugal

Richard married Lady Ellen Durrant on 25 Apr 1883 in St Mary The Virgin, Chelmsford, Essex, England. Ellen (daughter of Andrrew Durrant and Sarah Martha Hurrell) was born on 5 Oct 1857 in Chelmsford, Essex, England; was christened on 12 Jan 1858 in St Mary The Virgin, Chelmsford, Essex, England; died on 2 Feb 1925 in Connaught Hotel, Grosvener Square, Middlesex, England; was buried on 5 Feb 1925 in Saint Bartholmew's Churchyard, Haslemere, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Name: Richard Charles Garton
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 26
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1857
Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1883
Marriage Place: Chelmsford, St Mary The Virgin, Essex, England
Father: William Garton
Spouse: Ellen Durrant

Name: Ellen Durrant
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: 25
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1858
Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1883
Marriage Place: Chelmsford, St Mary The Virgin, Essex, England
Father: Andrew Durrant
Spouse: Richard Charles Garton

1. Dorothy Garton was born on 11 Mar 1884 in Kingston, Surrey, England; died in 1967 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
2. Winifred Garton was born on 3 Aug 1886 in Kingston, Surrey, England; was christened on 8 Sep 1886 in St John, Kingston Vale, Surrey, England; died on 23 Feb 1970 in Surrey, England; was buried on 27 Feb 1970 in St Mary, Chiddingfold, Surrey, England.

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• _UID: 0978F954BD7B4C0CB5B4E6AF041A8AD5D9AD
• Occupation: 13 Jan 1858; carrier
• Residence: 13 Jan 1858, 11 Richmond Place, Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucester, England
• Occupation: 7 Apr 1861; general carrier
• Residence: 7 Apr 1861, 4 Colstons Parade, Bristol, Gloucester, England
• Occupation: 2 Apr 1871; brewer
• Residence: 2 Apr 1871, Rosaville, Hound, Hampshire, England
• Occupation: 3 Apr 1881; sugar refiner
• Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Roseland Villa Portsmouth Road, Hound, Hampshire, England

William married Ellen Miller. Ellen and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 8AB1FA122D3E41199DE3E20A51B2304AF565
• Residence: 13 Jan 1858, 11 Richmond Place, Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucester, England
• Residence: 7 Apr 1861, 4 Colstons Parade, Bristol, Gloucester, England
• Residence: 2 Apr 1871, Rosaville, Hound, Hampshire, England
• Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Roseland Villa Portsmouth Road, Hound, Hampshire, England