Wellington Rugby Club
source: web document Wellington RFC was founded in 1874 by Harry Fox. Harry was from the Quaker Fox family who owned Fox Bros. Wellingtons first game was played against Taunton Independent College. The game was lost by one “goal” to nil.. The early games were played at a field in Shuteleigh in the present Pyles Thorne […]
Malaria and Cinchona – the source of quinine
John Eliot Howard purchased at Madrid, in 1858, the manuscript ‘Nueva Quinologia’ and the specimens of cinchona belonging to Pavon; employed a botanical artist to illustrate them, and published in 1862 the sumptuous ‘Illustrations of the “Nueva Quinologia” of Pavon, and Observations on the Barks described.’ Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Full article here J.E.Howard (1807-1883) […]
Hodgkin, Sir (Gordon) Howard (Eliot) (1932-2017 ) – Painter and Print Maker
Lloyd H Fox was the 3rd cousin 1x removed of Howard Hodgkin source: wikipediaHodgkin, a cousin of the English still life painter Eliot Hodgkin (1905–87), was educated at Eton College and then at Bryanston School in Dorset. He then studied at the Camberwell Art School and later at the Bath Academy of Art in Corsham, where […]
Fox, Alfred (1794-1874) of Glendurgan
Alfred Fox m. Sarah Lloyd (1804-1890) Lloyd H Fox was the 2nd cousin 3x removed of Alfred Foxand the great grand nephew of Sarah Lloyd source: Wikipedia (since deleted)Alfred Fox, (9 September 1794 – 20 May 1874)[1] of Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, was owner and developer of Glendurgan Garden, now a National Trust property, and was a member […]
Fox, Robert Were (1754-1818) – “the elder”
Robert W Fox m. Elizabeth Tregelles (1768-1848)Lloyd H Fox was the 1st cousin 4x removed of Robert Fox source: wikipediaRobert Were Fox (5 July 1754 – 1818) was a Quaker businessman who lived in Falmouth. Life and workFox was born in Fowey, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, and married Elizabeth Tregelles (1768–1849) in 1788. The couple had […]
Charles Fox (1797-1878) of Trebah, scientist
Charles Fox m. Sarah Hustler (1801-1882) Lloyd H Fox was the 2nd cousin 3x removed of Charles Fox Source: wikipediaCharles Fox (22 December 1797 – 18 April 1878), a Quaker scientist, developed Trebah Garden, near Mawnan Smith in Cornwall. He was a member of the influential Fox family of Falmouth. He was the son of Robert Were […]
(Robert) Barclay Fox (1817-1855) – businessman, gardener and diarist,
Barclay Fox m. Jane Gurney Backhouse (1816-1860)Lloyd H Fox was the 3rd cousin 2x removed of Barclay Foxand the 2nd cousin 2x removed of Jane Backhouse. source: wikipedia (page since deleted) Robert Barclay Fox (6 September 1817 – 10 March 1855) was a businessman, gardener and diarist, a member of the influential Quaker Fox family of […]
Robert Were Fox (1789-1877) – “the younger”
Robert Fox m. Maria Barclay (1785-1858) Lloyd H Fox was the 2nd cousin 3x removed of Robert W FoxGriselda Bigland was the 2nd cousin 3x removed of Maria Barclay source: wikipedia Robert Were Fox FRS (26 April 1789 – 25 July 1877) was a British geologist, natural philosopher and inventor. He is known mainly for his work on the […]
Howard Fox (1836-1922) – shipping agent, Falmouth
Howard Fox m. Olivia Blanche Orme(1844-1930) Lloyd H Fox was the 1st cousin 3x removed of Howard Fox source: wikipedia Howard Fox (10 December 1836 – 15 November 1922) was a shipping agent and played a large part in the economic and cultural development of the town of Falmouth, Cornwall. He was a member of the influential […]
Truman Hanbury & Buxton brewery
source: wikipediaTruman’s Brewery was a large East London brewery and one of the largest brewers in the world at the end of the 19th Century. Founded around 1666, the Black Eagle Brewery was established on a plot of land next to what is now Brick Lane in London, E1. It grew steadily until the 18th […]