Thomas Cobbold (1708 – 21 April 1767) was an English brewer in

Harwich Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton- ...

and

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; he succeeded to the family brewing business founded by his father, also Thomas Cobbold.

Family

Thomas married Sarah Cobboll in 1738. Several of their children died in infancy, but others lived into adulthood: Thomas Cobbold (1742–1831), Sarah Cobbold (1744–1839),

John Cobbold (1746–1835) John Cobbold (1746–1835) was a prominent business man in Ipswich. At the age of 22 he started running Cliff Brewery, part of the family brewing business established by his grandfather, Thomas Cobbold (1680–1752). More than thirty men of the C ...

, William Cobbold (1747–1795) and Mary Cobbold (1750–1832).

Business career

In 1754 Thomas opened the Brewer's Baths, a seawater bathing establishment in

. This was in competition with a similar establishment opened by Thomas Hallstead in 1753. However, by 1760 Thomas had bought out his rival and also bought the Three Cups, a

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...

also owned by Hallstead. In 1762 Thomas leased a quay and an additional pub, the ''Angel and Bell'', from the

Corporation of Harwich A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law "born out of statute"; a legal person in legal context) and re ...

. He indicated in the lease that he lived in the parish of St. Nicholas, Harwich. Thomas junior was responsible for shifting the Cobbold brewing business to Ipswich. He established the first Cliff Brewery and lived in Cliff House located beside it. When he died in 1767 he was buried in St Clement's Church, Ipswich, which has a memorial to him.

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1708 births 1767 deaths Businesspeople from Ipswich English brewers People from Harwich {{beer-stub