Clissold House (was Paradise House)
Griselda was the 2nd great grand niece of Jonathan Hoare’s sister’s (grizell) husband’s (William Allen) 2nd wife (Charlotte Hanbury) source: wikipediaClissold House (formerly Paradise House) was built, in the latter half of the 18th century, for Jonathan Hoare, a City merchant, Quaker,philanphropist and anti-slavery campaigner. (His brother, Samuel, half-brother of Sir Joseph Hoare Bt, was […]
Coldharbour Mill
source: wikipediaColdharbour Mill, in Devon, England, is one of the oldest woollen textile mills in the world, having been in continuous production since 1797, apart from a short period whilst it was converted into a working wool museum. The mill was one of a number owned by Fox Brothers, and is designated by English Heritage […]
Pocock, Sir Sidney Job (1855-1931) – journeyed to Manitoba
Sidney Pocock m. Annie Cozens (?-? ) Lloyd H Fox was the nephew of Sidney Pocock’s daughter’s (Edna) husband’s (Harry Fox) uncle’s (Gerald Fox) wife (Florence Fox) Sidney Pocock describes his journey to Manitoba in “Across the Prairie of Manitoba and the Canadian Northwest (1883) – available here
Hanbury Manor
Source: Wilkipedia Hanbury Manor is located in Cambridge Road, Ware, Hertfordshire. Formerly a manor house and boarding school, it is now a hotel and country club. HistoryThe first dwelling built on the property was constructed in the 16th century. The first name ‘Poles’ was derived from the house being at one time owned by Reginald […]
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786-1845)
Thomas m. Hannah Gurney (1783-1872) Lloyd H Fox was the half 2nd cousin 3x removed of Thomas BuxtonGriselda Bigland was the 1st cousin 3x removed of Hannah Gurney source: wikipediaSir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet (1 April 1786[1] – 19 February 1845) was an English Member of Parliament, brewer, abolitionist and social reformer. Buxton was born at […]
Sampson Hanbury (1769-1835) of Truman, Hanbury & Buxton
Sampson Hanbury m. ? (?-?) Lloyd H Fox was the half first cousin 4x removed of Sampson Griselda Bigland was the 3rd cousin 3x removed of Sampson source:Zythophile Hanbury, whose family were originally from Monmouthshire, but whose grandfather had moved to London by 1724, setting up as a tobacco importer, was a member of an extensive network […]
Lloyd, Priscilla (1781-1815)
Priscilla Lloyd m. Christopher Wordsworth (1774-1846) brother of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) Lloyd H Fox was the 1st half cousin 4x removed of Priscilla Lloyd
Charles Lloyd (1775-1839) – poet
Charles Lloyd m. Sophia Pemberton(?-?) Lloyd H Fox was the half 1st cousin 4x removed of Charles Lloyd source: wikpedia Charles Lloyd II (12 February 1775 – 16 January 1839), poet, was a friend of Charles Lamb, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Thomas de Quincey. His best-known poem is “Desultory Thoughts in London”. Early life Born […]
Lloyd, Charles (1748-1828) – philanthropist & classical scholar
Charles Lloyd m. Mary Farmer (1750- 1821)Lloyd H Fox was the half 3rd great nephew of Charles Lloyd source:WikisourceLLOYD, CHARLES (1748–1828), philanthropist, born at Birmingham 22 Aug. 1748, was second son of Sampson Lloyd, banker, of Birmingham, a descendant of an old Montgomeryshire family and a member of the Society of Friends, by his second wife, […]
Lord’s Meade – demolished Howard home
source: Lord’s Meade Budget website This is an 1865 photo of the house “Lord’s Meade”. John Eliot and Maria Howard moved there on 12th October 1830 and lived there all there lives. The name of Lord’s Meade is believed to refer to fields belonging to the local landowner, for many years the Bruce family, located […]