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Ernest Bambridge |
Swifts FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 0:
A 3
0% successful
1876
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Ernest Henry Bambridge |
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Birth |
Tuesday,
16 May 1848
at Eton College in Windsor, Berkshire |
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no registration found |
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According to the 1851 census,
the one year-old Ernest H. is the youngest of four children to William
and Sophia (née Thorrington), all living at Eton College. His
father is a schoolmaster
in the college. |
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According to the 1861 census.
eleven year-old Ernest H. is living with his parents and his three older
siblings and younger brother, at 3 Sheet Street, New Windsor. His father
is now a photographer. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Ernest H. is visiting. Whether or not he was still a part of the
family home at Kings Road, Adelaide Place in New Windsor with his parents
and brothers, is unclear. However, he is at the Butterfield's house
in The Crescent, West Ham, on the night of the census (2 April 1871), and
is a merchant clerk.
(His mother died in 1876 in Windsor, and then
his father died on 1 May 1879 in Wandworth) |
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According to the 1881 census,
all brothers (George, Ernest, Edward and Arthur) living together at 22 Spencer Road in Battersea, London. Ernest H.
is a member of the Stock Exchange. They had two servants. |
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Marriage |
to Emily
Anna Price, on 6 September 1888, at St. Stephen's Church, South Dulwich |
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registered in Camberwell July-September 1888 |
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"BAMBRIDGE―PRICE.―On
the 6th inst., at St. Stephen's, South Dulwich, Ernest Henry Bambridge,
third son of the late William Bambridge, of Windsor, to Emily Anna, eldest
daughter of W. L. Price, of Central-hill, Upper Norwood." -
Norwood News/Croydon Advertiser & East Surrey Reporter, Saturday, 15 September 1888. |
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Children |
Ernest and Emily
Bambridge had three children together. Sylvia Madeline (b.9 May 1890),
Bernard William (b.2 August 1891) and Leslie Segebert
(b.22 April 1894) |
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"BIRTHS |
...BAMBRIDGE.―On
the 9th inst., at Linton, Sutton, Surrey, the wife of Ernest Henry
Bambridge, of a daughter." - The Globe, Saturday, 10 May
1890/Sussex Agricultural Express, Tuesday, 13 May 1890 |
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According to the 1891
census, Ernest H. is now married to Emily, with one daughter, Silvia. They
live at Linton, Brunswick Road in Sutton, Epsom. Ernest is still in the
Stock Exchange. |
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"BIRTHS |
...BAMBRIDGE.―August
2nd, at Linton, Sutton, the wife of Ernest Henry Bambridge, of a son."
- Croydon Advertiser & East Surrey Reporter, Saturday, 8 August 1891 |
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"BAMBRIDGE.―On
the 22nd inst., at Linton, Sutton, the wife of Ernest Henry Bambridge, of
a son." - Sussex Agricultural Express, Saturday, 28 April 1894 |
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(Emily Bambridge died on 12 January 1897 in Epsom)
According to the 1901 census,
Ernest H. is now a widower, still in the Stock Exchange. His daughter, and
two sons, Leslie and Bernard, now live with him at Romney House in
Pembroke Crescent, Hove, Sussex. |
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According to the 1911 census,
now pensioned from the Stock Exchange, Ernest H. is living with his two
sons at 7 Quebec Avenue in Southend. |
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Death |
Tuesday, 16 October 1917
in Southend-on-Sea, Essex |
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aged
69 years 153 days
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registered in Rochford October-December 1917 |
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Arthur Bambridge died
on 27 November 1923 in Leigh-on-Sea
Charlie Bambridge
died on 8 November 1935 in London |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
He was educated
at St Mark's School in Windsor. Played his football with Windsor
Home Park FC, Swifts FC, East Sheen FC; |
.jpg) Corinthians |
An original member of the team. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Berkshire FA. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
nine who became the
34th player
(37) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Half-back |
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Only match |
No. 5, 4 March
1876,
Scotland 3 England 0, a friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, aged 27 years 293 days. |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Arthur
Bambridge was the younger brother of
Charlie
Bambridge and Ernest Bambridge. One of the elder brothers, George, was the
Private Secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh.
Died two days after Eddie
Latheron |
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Beyond England |
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Served on the FA
Committee 1876-82 and a member of Corinthian's original committee in 1882.
He worked on the Stock Exchange. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.22. |
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