Occupation: pattern maker engine (1881)
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In 1891 Richard Tremelling, aged 41, born in Hayle Cornwall, model maker, and wife Elizabeth Tremelling, aged 39, born in Bermondsey London, were living at 51 Edward St., Newington St. Mary, London. With them were sons Ernest (17) of Battersea, scholar, Percy (12) of Lambeth, scholar, Sidney (5) of Lambeth, scholar, and brother Hampton Tremelling (28) of Hayle, single, labourer.
In 1901 Richard Tremelling, aged 51, born in Hayle, pattern maker, and wife Elizabeth Tremelling, aged 49, born in London Middlesex, were living at 37 Millbrook Road, Lambeth, Surrey. With them were children Ernest H (27), pattern maker, Percy R (22), traveller, Sidney J (18), engine fitter, and Gladys E (5).
In 1911 Richard Tremelling, aged 61, born in engineer's pattern maker, and wife of 38 years Elizabeth Tremelling, aged 59, born in Bermondsey London, home duties (mother of 4 children), were living at 29 Kenerton Rd., Camberwell Surrey. With them was daughter Gladys Elizabeth (15), mother's help.
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BALHAM MAN DYING IN TUBE TRAIN.
At the Lambeth Coroner's Court, Mr. S. Ingleby Oddie last Saturday held an inquiry concerning the death of Richard Tremelling (aged 66 years), an engineer's pattern maker, lately living at 115, Fernlea Road, Balham, who died on the Tuesday previous.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tremelling, the widow, stated that her husband left home to go to work at half-past five on Tuesday morning, when he seemed all right. He had not seen a doctor for some time. He always had breakfast at the factory in Fann Street, Finsbury. It was his practice to travel by Tube to Clapham Cross and then come home by tram.
Harold Peachey, a gateman on the City and South London Railway, said he was in charge of a train from Euston to Clapham on Tuesday evening. The deceased was a passenger, and he noticed that he was asleep. At Clapham Road Station he saw that the man was perspiring profusely and he asked him what was the matter. The deceased replied, "I feel bad." At Clapham he was assisted out of the train.
Thomas Allen, stationmaster at Stockwell, said he had his attention drawn to the deceased, whose forehead was being bathed by Peachey. At Clapham witness recommended that he should be taken out into the fresh air. The deceased was able to give his name and address, and when he had been taken upstairs he was laid down and a constable and a doctor were sent for.
P.C. 688 W spoke to being called to Clapham Common Station at 7.30 p.m., and advising the stationmaster to summon a doctor. The L.C.C. electric ambulance was also sent for, and as the one stationed at Brixton was out one from London Road, S.E., was called. The deceased was then taken to St. Thomas's Hospital.
Dr. F. Smith, house physician, said the deceased was suffering from cerebral hemorrhage and died a few minutes after his admission. Death due to apoplexy.
By the Coroner: Perspiration was a sign of brain mischief.
A verdict of "Death from natural causes" was returned.
Clapham Observer, Tooting and Balham Times, Friday, 7 Apr 1916, p. 2
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