Sampson Lloyd
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Sampson Lloyd | |
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Kingdom Of Great Britain | |
| Known for | Co-founding Lloyds Bank |
| Spouses | Sarah Parkes
(m. 1727; died 1729)Rachel Champion
(m. 1731; died 1766) |
| Children | 11, including Charles Lloyd[1] |
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Sampson Lloyd II (15 May 1699 – 1779)
Career
Sampson Lloyd was the third son of Sampson Lloyd (1664–1724) and Mary (née Crowley, sister of Ambrose Crowley), Quakers of Welsh origin, who had moved from their Leominster, Herefordshire farm to Edgbaston Street in Birmingham in 1698.
After the death of his father in 1725, he and his older brother, Charles (1696–1741) bought the Town Mill and traded in iron. He also bought a forge in
Lloyd continued to live partly in his former townhouse in Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, near his ironworks. In 1765, at the age of 66, he formed a company with his son (also named Sampson) and the leading Birmingham button maker John Taylor (1704–1775), and his son, creating Birmingham's first bank: Taylor's and Lloyds,[3] located at 7 Dale End. This is the bank that became Lloyds Bank, now part of Lloyds Banking Group.
Personal life
Lloyd married twice. His first marriage in 1727 was to Sarah Parkes (1699–1729), daughter of Richard Parkes (died 1729). His son by this marriage, Sampson, was also a founder of another company, Taylor, Lloyd, Hanbury and Bowman in Lombard Street in London.[3][4]
Lloyd's second wife, whom he married in 1731, was Rachel Champion (1712–1766), daughter of Nehemiah Champion (1678–1747).[5] There were four sons and two daughters who survived to adulthood of this second marriage, including Charles Lloyd (1748–1828) the second son.[6] He was also a partner in the bank; his son, Charles Lloyd, the poet, was only briefly involved in banking.
References
- ^ "Sampson Lloyd II". Lloyd Family. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Montgomery-shire Collections. Powys-land Club. 1876. p. 342.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37682. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ISBN 978-1-136-60575-8.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49063. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ John Burke (1838). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours. Henry Colburn. pp. 112–3.
Sources
- A History of Birmingham, Chris Upton, 1993, ISBN 0-85033-870-0
- The Lloyds of Lloyds Bank - An examination into Family History, Gilbert.