Sir Richard Charles Garton, GBE

1857 - 1934  (76 years)

• Name	Richard Charles Garton
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	GBE
  Born	8 Oct 1857	Bedminster, Somerset, England
  Christened	13 Jan 1858	St Paul's, Bedminster, Somerset, England   [1]
  	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
  Gender	Male
  Residence	7 Apr 1861	4 Colstons Parade, Bristol, Gloucester, England   [2]
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Norwich, Norfolk, England   [3]
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [4]
  	sugar refiner
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Roseland Villa Portsmouth Road, Hound, Hampshire, England   [4]
  Occupation	8 Sep 1886  [1]
  	brewer
  Residence	8 Sep 1886	Kingston Hill, Kingston Vale, Surrey, England   [1]
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [5]
  	brewer & farmer
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Bishops Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, England   [5]
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [6]
  	brewer
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	2 Hamilton Place, Knightsbridge, London, England   [6]
  Occupation	16 Nov 1904  [7]
  	sugar refiner
  Residence	1911	The Cottage, Southmpton Wharf, Battersea, Surrey, England   [8]
  Immigration	28 Nov 1928	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  	Arrived onboard the "Alcantara" from Lisbon, Portugal
  Occupation	28 Nov 1928  [9]
  	brewer
  Residence	28 Nov 1928	Lythe Hill, Haslemere, Surrey, England   [9]
  Residence	22 Apr 1934	Lythe Hill, Haslemere, Surrey, England   [10, 11]
  _UID	1CDB28E6423F40FE8442E94EA05AF2D885E2
  Died	22 Apr 1934	Lythe Hill, Haslemere, Surrey, England   [11]
  Buried	25 Apr 1934	Saint Bartholmew's Churchyard, Haslemere, Surrey, England   [10]
  Person ID	I35494	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	William Garton,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ellen Miller,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Ellen Durrant,   b. 5 Oct 1857, Chelmsford, Essex, England ,   d. 2 Feb 1925, Connaught Hotel, Grosvener Square, Middlesex, England  (Age 67 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1883	St Mary The Virgin, Chelmsford, Essex, England
  	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
  Children	1. Dorothy Garton,   b. 11 Mar 1884, Kingston, Surrey, England ,   d. 1967, Winchester, Hampshire, England  (Age 82 years)   2. Winifred Garton,   b. 3 Aug 1886, Kingston, Surrey, England ,   d. 23 Feb 1970, Surrey, England  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2020
  Family ID	F13132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones		Richard Charles Garton 22 Apr 1934 Ellen Durrant 2 Feb 1925
  		Richard Charles Garton 22 Apr 1934 Ellen Durrant 2 Feb 1925

  
  

• Notes

  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

  
  

• Sources

  [S43] Baptism Entry (Reliability: 4). [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 4). [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 4). [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 4). [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 4). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 4). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4). [S228] Electoral Roll (Reliability: 4). [S62] Passenger Manifest (Reliability: 4). [S6] Burial Entry (Reliability: 4). [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 4).