Background
He was the son of John Nutcombe Gould (1805-1878), a wealthy rector, and Katherine Emma née Grant (1821-1903), a daughter of Major-General James Grant (1780-1852). James had wanted to follow his father into the church.
He was the son of John Nutcombe Gould (1805-1878), a wealthy rector, and Katherine Emma née Grant (1821-1903), a daughter of Major-General James Grant (1780-1852). 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.
Nutcombe Gould married Edith Mitchell (1859-1900) in 1878 at Street 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 on 10 October 1899.