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HOBLYN of NANSWHYDDEN, S. Columb Major,Az a fess or betw.2 flanches erm Crest- A tower proper

-note spelling of Nanswhyden varies to Nanswhydden and sometimes Nanswhydn or Nanswhiden

The manor of Nanswhyden was purchased in circa 1581 by the Hoblyn family from John Nanswhyden. The last mansion of which scarcely a vestige remains, was a large and handsome stone edifice (see photo) built from designs by Potter at an expense, it is said of £30,000 by Robert Hoblyn Esq. who formed there a valuable library, a catalogue of which was printed, with the portrait of the owner prefixed, under the tiltle of "Bibliothecha Hoblyniana". The library occupied 2 floors, the largest of which was 36 feet in length, 24 in breadth, and 16 in height. It was sold in london in March 1778 by Baker & Leigh; the sale lasted 25 days and realised about £2,500. The house caught fire by accident on 1st December 1803 when the whole of the interior was destroyed. No lives were lost but the lead, which covered the house, ran ndown instreams from the roof and rendered it hazardous to attempt saving the furniture, the greater part of which was destroyed. Large collections of ancient records, and valuable documents and letters relating to the Stannary, together with aa fine cabinet of minerals, comprising several antique specimens of tin and copper were also destroyed.

A substantial record of the Hoblyn family will be added here at a later date.

Sheriffs of Cornwall from 1139;-

1722 Edward Hoblyn of Croan, Egloshayle - "Here Lies Ned" 1839 Deeble-Peter Hoblyn of Colquite, S.Mabyn

Copyright Richard Hoblyn 2012

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A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall, volumes II & IV - 1872 William Lake, Boscawen Street, Truro & John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall, volumes I 11 II & IV - 1867,1868,1870 1872 respectively- William Lake, Boscawen Street, Truro & John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London Hoblyn family records

The stockbroking firm of Hoblyn & King was founded by Charles Dennis Hoblyn in 1872 although started life as C.D. Hoblyn & Co, Members of The Stock Exchange, London as Stocks & Shares Brokers. The firm was located at 37 Threadneedle Street London EC2 and moved to 43 Threadneedle Street London EC2 on 12th May 1891. The Times of that date posted a notice to this effect. CD Hoblyn (ex-Marlborough) took on a partner J. Thornton King (ex-Charterhouse) hence the name change to CD Hoblyn & King and thereafter just "Hoblyn & King". At the outcome of the First World War the firm was located at Gresham House in Old Broad Street.

A full history of the firm will be positioned here at a later date.

In 1962 the firm had 9 partners;-

RD Hoblyn DRA Hoblyn DPA Booth K Vane Percy GO Hovil RS Skrimshire CAP Gray PCW Hoblyn JG Hoblyn

Following a merger with Dix & Maurice in 1965 the firm changed its name to Hoblyn Dix & Maurice Following a further merger with Anderson Nairn Westmacott the firm became Hoblyn Dix Maurice & Anderson Following the opening of the new Stock Exchange Tower Block, Threadneedle Street in the early '70's the firm took 2 floors of the tower block, 10th & 11th and reverted to Hoblyn & Company with the following partners as at December 1972;-

K Vane Percy JG Hoblyn PCW Hoblyn JS Defries JG Walker RW Hayes CAP Gray CC Walker MO Norton GH Chamberlain PWJ Sheehan JH Delmar-Morgan AC Parkes AA Slocock NE Hooper FCA MD Wigley JM Anderson MC GM Daintry DH Hobday M Bassett MCC Armitage WRC Quilter RW Edwards GJ Thomas JB Rolls RSB Cassidy WD Sloan

In addition the following were Associate Members at that time;-

DRA Hoblyn DG Nairn OBE FS Bassett DPA Booth JA Redmond HG Pelly GF Powell-Sheddon DSO DFC RG Sloan Lord Rupert Nevill RW Hall MVO WH Nicoll OBE WG Green SG Tyson EE Barnard RM Cathery MW Woodcock M Whitfield

In the depths of the 1974/1975 the partners decided to close the firm down and the business migrated in many directions. The core Hoblyn private client business started a syndicate in Tunbridge Wells with Beardsley Bishop & Co consisting of JG Hoblyn, PCW Hoblyn, CC Walker and joined by RC Corfield and later by HWA Maude, RP Hoblyn & WJL Day. Subsequently too this syndicate split and the remnants of this large client base can be found today in Charles Stanley, Tunbridge Wells and Redmayne-Bentley, Orpington where RP Hoblyn resided from 2002 till 2012.

Hoblyn & King was efectionately known as the Limping Monarch on the floor of the old exchange. There was some truth in this as HB Hoblyn, formerly a stock jobber, joined the firm as an Associate in the 1920's & 1930's. He had lost a leg with the HAC in 1914.

The Senior Partners of Hoblyn & King were;-

CD Hoblyn 1872- circa 1922 RA Hoblyn circa 1922-1933 RD Hoblyn 1933-1962 DRA Hoblyn 1963- K Vane Percy JG Hoblyn 1973-1974

Hoblyn & King and H&K Capital Partners is the copyright of Richard Hoblyn FCSI 2013.

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Stock Exchange Members Books (annual) Hoblyn family records Stock Exchange Contract Notes Stock Exchange Yearbook The Times, London Stock Exchange Offer documents (eg Angostura) Cambridge records of John Maynard Keynes War records of Powell-Sheddon, part of Douglas Bader's flight War records of Zita Irwin, aviator & stockbroker, Air Auxiliary WW2