- Sampson Lloyd
There are three generations of Sampson Lloyd in the
Lloyd family ofBirmingham ,England . The second co-foundedLloyds Bank .Sampson Lloyd I and Mary (née Crowley), Quakers of Welsh origin, moved from their
Leominster farm in 1698 to Edgbaston Street inBirmingham .After the death of Sampson I in 1725 his sons Charles and Sampson II bought the Town Mill and traded in iron. Sampson II also bought a forge in
Burton upon Trent . After Charles' death in 1741, Sampson II became wealthy and in 1742 bought an Elizabethan house in (then rural)Sparkbrook called "The Farm" for £1,290. He built a Georgian house there, now agrade II* listed building , but continued to live in Edgbaston Street.In 1765, at the age of 66, he formed a company with the button maker John Taylor (1711-1775) and his own son, Sampson III, creating Birmingham's first bank: Taylor's and Lloyds, located at 7 Dale End. This is the bank which became
Lloyds Bank , and thenLloyds TSB .His son, Sampson III, formed another company, Taylor, Lloyd, Hanbury and Bowman in
Lombard Street inLondon .Another son of Sampson II, Charles Lloyd (1748-1828) was also a partner in the bank as well as a poet and campaigner against slavery. He lived, and died, in Bingley House on Broad Street, later demolished to build the
Bingley Hall , itself demolished for theInternational Convention Centre and Symphony Hall. His son, Charles Lloyd II, unsuccessful poet, was only briefly involved in the bank and moved toVersailles and died in 1839.ources
*"A History of Birmingham", Chris Upton, 1993, ISBN 0-85033-870-0
*"The Lloyds of Lloyds Bank - An examination into Family History", Gilbert.External links
*IoEentry|217589|Images of England - photograph and details of "Lloyd House", Sampson Road, Sparkbrook, from listed building text
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