Penjerrick, Cornwall – a Fox garden
Penjerrick was left to the National Trust by Janet M.K. Fox along with a substantial endowment. Sadly the endowment was not considered to be adequate and this bequest was turned down. The garden is now owned and looked after by her daughter Rachel Morin. Lloyd H Fox was (1) 4th cousin twice removed, (2) 5th […]
Fox Rosehill, Falmouth, Cornwall a Fox garden
Source: Sandra & George Pritchard website, (my additions in italics), – Robert Were Fox (“the younger”) was the son of Robert Were Fox (“the elder”) The Fox Rosehill Garden was first created as part of the town residence of Robert Were Fox (“the younger”). A member of an old Falmouth Quaker family of mine owners, traders and […]
Trebah, Cornwall – a Fox garden
Source: WikpediaTrebah (Cornish: Tre Worabo, meaning Gorabo’s farm) is a 26-acre (110,000 m2) sub-tropical garden situated in Cornwall, England, UK, near Glendurgan Garden and above the Helford River (grid reference SW767273). Part of the parish of Mawnan, the gardens are set within an area of the same name, which includes the small settlements of Trebah Wartha and […]
La Mortola – Hanbury Gardens
source: wikipediaThe Giardini Botanici Hanbury (18 hectares), also known as Villa Hanbury, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. They are located at Corso Montecarlo 43, Mortola Inferiore, several km west ofVentimiglia, Italy. HistoryThe gardens were established by Sir Thomas Hanbury on a small, steep peninsula jutting southwards from an altitude of 103 […]
John Cadbury (1801-1899)
John Cadbury m1. Priscilla Ann Dymond (1799–1828); m2. Candia Barrow (1805–1855) No common ancestor with either Lloyd or Griselda, howeverLloyd H Fox was the brother-in-law of grand niece of John CadburyGriselda Bigland was the 1st great grand niece of brother-in-law of John Cadbury. source: wikipedia John Cadbury was born in Birmingham on 12 August 1801 to Richard Tapper Cadbury and his […]
Cadbury’s
Source: wikipediaCadbury is a British multinational confectionery company owned by Mondelēz International. It is the second largest confectionery brand in the world after Wrigley’s.[1] Cadbury is headquartered in Uxbridge, London, and operates in more than fifty countries worldwide. Its best known products include Dairy Milk, 5 Star, and the Gems selection box. In 1824, John […]
Saltburn – developed by Henry Pease
source: wikipedia The image is of the Zetland hotel – the jewel in Henry Pease‘s crown Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a seaside resort in Redcar and Cleveland, a unitary authority in the Tees Valley region of the North East of England, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. Old SaltburnOld Saltburn is the original settlement, located in […]
Henry Fell Pease (1807-1881)
Henry Pease m1. Anna Fell (?-1839 ); m2. Mary Lloyd (1826-1909) Lloyd H Fox was the grandson of Henry & and also the 2nd cousin 2x removed of Mary source: wikipedia Henry Pease (4 May 1807 – 30 May 1881) was an English railway owner, peace campaigner and a Liberal politician who represented Durham South. Pease, a member […]
Pierremont – a Pease home
John Howard Fox married Marion E Fox at Pierremont on 4th October 1892 Now 25? Tower Road Darlington“Nestled in the heart of Darlington behind Joseph Pease’s clocktower on Tower Road is this magnificent Victorian home originally designed for Joseph Pease by Alfred Waterhouse. Originally split into several portions internally including the servants quarters, chapel/prayer rooms […]
Charles Masson Fox (1866-1935) – Chess problem setter with unfortunate choice of acquaintances ..
Lloyd H Fox was the 2nd cousin 1x removed of Charles Masson Fox Charles Masson Fox (9 November 1866 – 11 October 1935) was a Cornish businessman who achieved international prominence in the world of chess problems and a place in the gay history of Edwardian England. Masson Fox was born into a Quaker family […]