The Cobbold family is a prominent family that flourished in Ipswich since the eighteenth century. They first became prominent for their involvement in the
brewing
Brewing is the production of beer by steeping a starch source (commonly cereal grains, the most popular of which is barley) in water and #Fermenting, fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with Yeast#Beer, yeast. It may be done in a brewery ...
industry, but subsequently became involved in other areas of trade, banking politics and the arts. They have also been prominent promoters of
Ipswich Town Football Club.
Family members include:
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Thomas Cobbold (1680–1752), brewer
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Elizabeth Cobbold
Elizabeth Cobbold or Carolina Petty Pasty born Elizabeth Knipe (1767–17 October, 1824) was a British writer and poet.
Life
Cobbold was born Elizabeth Knipe in Watling Street, London in 1767 to Robert Knipe. Her mother's maiden name was Waller ...
(1765–1824)
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John Chevallier Cobbold (1797–1882)
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John Patteson Cobbold (1831–1875)
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Zainab Cobbold
Zainab Cobbold (born Lady Evelyn Murray; 17 July 1867 – January 1963) was a Scottish diarist, traveller and noblewoman who was known for her conversion to Islam in the Victorian era.
Biography
Born in Edinburgh in 1867, she was the eldest d ...
(1867–1963)
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John Cavendish Cobbold (1927–1983)
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Patrick Cobbold (1934–1994)
Family property
Related
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Baron Cobbold
Families from Suffolkshire
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