Wiseman Gamwich : The son of Hamfast, who took his name from his traditional family home in the village of Gamwich.Wiseman removed from Gamwich, though, to Tighfield. He was the great-great-grandfather of Sam Gamgee of the Fellowship of the Ring and father to Hob Gammidge.
Hob Gammidge : The son of Wiseman Gamwich,who must have travelled with his father when the family relocated from their original home,the village of Gamwich itself,to take up a life in Tighfield.Hob made his living in Tighfield as a roper and so was the founder of long family tradition.He had a son,Hobson,through whom he became the grandfather of Hamfast Gamgee and the great-grandfather of Sam Gamgee of the Fellowship of the Ring.
Hobson Gamgee : The son of Hob Gammidge, who was in turn the father of Hamfast 'Gaffer' Gamgee and the grandfather of Samwise Gamgee,who found fame on the Quest of Mount Doom.Hobson,who was the first member of the family to adopt the name 'Gamgee',was the unnamed 'grand-dad' of Sam's who held a rope-walk in Tighfield in the Shire.
Hamfast Gamgee : The son of Hobson, Hamfast removed to Hobbiton to take up gardening, and was for many years the Baggins' gardener at Bag End. He married Bell Goodchild, and had six children, among them Samwise Gamgee of the Company of the Ring.
