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John Cobbold (1746–1835) was an English businessman inIpswich. At the age of 22 he started runningCliff Brewery, part of the family brewing business established by his grandfather,Thomas Cobbold.[1] More than thirty men of the Cobbold family have been named John, but he was known as "Big John".[2] He greatly expanded the family business and had 22 children.[3]
His fatherThomas Cobbold left money to his sons and daughters, in trust to his wife, Sarah Cobbold. She leased the family brewery inHarwich to John and his partnerCharles Cox.
In 1773 he married Elizabeth Wilkinson, with whom he had 15 children before her death in 1790.[3] They moved into the Manor House, St Margaret's Green,[3] located bySt Margaret's Church, Ipswich.
In 1791 he marriedElizabeth Knipe inSt Clement's Church, Ipswich, with whom he had another 7 children.[1][3]
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