Category: features

Family history trust features are usually about long-dead ancestors. This one is different.

The arrival on my desk recently, thanks to my daughter-in-law, of a copy of Thomas Spencer Cobbold's obituary from the BMJ of 27th March 1886 reminded me of what an extraordinarily accomplished man he was.

An article by Jane Dismore entitled “Pamela Hambro and the lost world of Milton Abbey” was published in December in Dorset Life.

Recent researches allow us to put together the following biography.

Within a few hours of the date of the Felix Centenary being announced the Trust received word that 2 flights from Canada had already been booked. Here is their story.

Bobby Robson, as he then was, managed Ipswich Town Football Club from 1969 to 1982. During that time the club won the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup.

In a feature dated June 09 we reported that F E Cobbold's house at 7 Fulham Avenue, Melbourne had been owned for 50 years by Phil Spencer's family.

Our Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Cobbold © Knipe, 1764-1824; second wife of John Cobbold, 1745-1835) is well known for her many talents in literary…

Again and again people stumble upon something on www.cobboldfht.com which catches their eye.

This album, just a little over 8″ square is a treasure. It contains 15 original watercolours of naval uniforms painted in 1834 by Richard Cobbold (1797–1877).