Cobbwebs News & Views

This narrative poem, subtitled An African Story was written by Eliza Knipe (#58 in the tree) in 1787 when she was 23 years old and

This fine portrait by Benjamin Wilson (1721-1788) said to be of John Cobbold (1746-1835) and his wife, Elizabeth Clarke presents us with two problems. Firstly,

In November 1995 Jim Cobbold (1925-2007) (#1845 in the tree) and his elder son, Michael came to Suffolk from California to tour their ancestral haunts. 

Last month we claimed that a banknote we had purchased as being issued by Cobbold, Bacon, Rodwell, Dunningham & Co had actually been issued by

The Trust is delighted to have received as the gift of Nicholas Cobbold, one of its Patrons, this picture of 6 generations of John Cobbolds. 

I want to tell you the story of Sylvia Stoltz.  She lives in Australia, is 93 years old and my heading is a quote from

Fredrica Primrose Cobbold, CVWW (1901-1985) #383 on the tree, was always known affectionately in the family as Aunt Prim.  It was not only amongst her

Our thanks go to Gill Gowing (#650 in the tree) for information relating to her great uncle, Capt. William Archie Arbuthnot Middleton (#6833) of the