James
Gambier
Born in London, England
Son of Nicolas Gambier
and Esther (le Heup) Gambier
Brother of
Henry Gambier, Esther Gambier, Anne Mary Gambier, Susanna Magdalen Gambier, Pierre Gambier, John Gambier, Michael Gambier and David Gambier
Husband of
Mary (Mead) Gambier
— married
before 1723 in England
Descendants 
Father of
James Gambier, Susan (Gambier) Cornish, John Gambier, Robert Gambier and Margaret (Gambier) Middleton
Died
at age 54
in Lincoln's Inn, London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Nov 2013
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Biography
James was baptised at St Martin-in-the Fields London on March 1st 1691, the son of French Huguenot, Nicholas Gambier and his wife, Esther. He married Mary Mead. They had at least four children. James was for some time Warden of the Fleet Prison in London. Mary died in 1730 and James at Lincoln’s Inn London on September 9th 1745.
Sources
- Oxford dictionary of National Biography entry for his son, James Gambier [1]
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C. Mackinnon
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Gambier-40 and Gambier-20 appear to represent the same person because: ODNB of James Gambier, "another sister, Margaret, was married to Captain Charles Middleton" [1]
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