James Nutcombe Gould
Encyclopedia
James Nutcombe Gould (Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon
24 February 1849 - Paddington
, 10 October 1899) was an English stage actor.
As the son of a wealthy rector, James had wanted to follow his father into the church. However, his stammer was so bad as to preclude this career. He worked as a bank clerk until he inherited sufficient wealth to marry well and to change career onto the stage, mostly in London. He took the stage name Nutcombe Gould and never suffered from his stammer on stage.
His name appears in the biography of Ellen Terry
.
He died at the early age of 50, in Paddington
on 10 October 1899. His wife also died early in Weymouth on 13 December 1900, aged 41. Both he and his wife are buried in the churchyard of Church of St John the Baptist, Lustleigh, Devon
, where a memorial lamp gifted by them to the Church is now a Grade II listed object.
His brother Edward Blencowe Gould
is held to be responsible for the first import of Siamese cats into the UK.
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
24 February 1849 - Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
, 10 October 1899) was an English stage actor.
As the son of a wealthy rector, James had wanted to follow his father into the church. However, his stammer was so bad as to preclude this career. He worked as a bank clerk until he inherited sufficient wealth to marry well and to change career onto the stage, mostly in London. He took the stage name Nutcombe Gould and never suffered from his stammer on stage.
His name appears in the biography of Ellen Terry
Ellen Terry
Dame Ellen Terry, GBE was an English stage actress who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain. Among the members of her famous family is her great nephew, John Gielgud....
.
Family
Nutcombe Gould married Edith Mitchell (1859-1900) in 1878 at St George's, Hanover Square, with 5 children:- Marjory Nutcombe Gould (1881-1946)
- Olave Edith Nutcombe Gould (1883-1941)
- Katharine Winifred Nutcombe Gould (1884-1960)
- Mary Dorothy Nutcombe Gould (1886-1934)
- Millicent Mary Nutcombe Gould (1889-1932)
He died at the early age of 50, in Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
on 10 October 1899. His wife also died early in Weymouth on 13 December 1900, aged 41. Both he and his wife are buried in the churchyard of Church of St John the Baptist, Lustleigh, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, where a memorial lamp gifted by them to the Church is now a Grade II listed object.
His brother Edward Blencowe Gould
Edward Blencowe Gould
Edward Blencowe Gould was a British Consul in Bangkok, Thailand.Gould was the first to bring Siamese cats to Europe in 1884 when he brought a pair of these cats back to Britain for his sister, Lilian Jane Veley who went on to be co-founder of the Siamese Cat Club in 1901...
is held to be responsible for the first import of Siamese cats into the UK.