Edward Lumb

Edward James Machell Lumb (born 1863) was a British soldier and civil servant. Early life Lumb was born in 1863. He was the second son of Juliana-Georgina ( Harrison) Lumb (d. 1869) and James Lumb, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1880. His elder brother, George Fitzmaurice Lumb, died aged 10. His younger brother was the Rev. Loftus Gerald William Lumb, a Clerk in holy orders. His two surviving sisters were Constance Harriet Elizabeth Lumb (wife of Robert Jefferson, Esq.) and Helen Juliana Lumb (wife of Maj. A. Lumb). His father was the fourth son of Harriet ( Wilkin) Lumb and William Lumb of Brigham Hall, Cumberland. His maternal grandfather was Joseph Harrison of Linethwaite Hall, Cumberland. Career