Stumpe was a leading Wiltshire clothier and one of England's most successful merchants in the time of Henry VIII.
[1] Having made his fortune as a producer of woollen cloth, Stumpe bought the Malmesbury Abbey estate when the monastery was dissolved in 1539.
His second wife was Tibbalda, the widow of William Billing of Deddington, Oxfordshire, who had died 28 August 1533.
In 1551, Stumpe married thirdly Catherine, the widow of Richard Mody of Garsdon, Wiltshire, who had died 8 November 1550.
[1] His eldest son, James Stumpe, was also appointed and Sheriff and elected as a Member of Parliament.