Background
Lloyd was the son of Bell Lloyd, brother to Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn, and Anne Anson see George Anson (1731-1789), sister of the Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson and niece of Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of New York
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William Lloyd
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Education
Jesus College.
Career
He was brought up at the Anson seat, Shugborough Hall and at Lord Mostyn"s castle in Flintshire. He entered Jesus College, Oxford, with a scholarship in 1819 (which he held until 1829), obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1822 and his Master of Arts degree in 1825. Accompanied by his family Lloyd arrived in Durban, South Africa in 1849 as the first Colonial Chaplain appointed by Earl Grey.
With the arrival of Bishop John William Colenso in Natal in 1854 Lloyd was involved in the "Colenso Controversy".
He was rector of Saint Paul"s Church, Durban and subsequently Archdeacon of Durban. As military chaplian at the Fort during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 he played an important role in the life of the soldiers.
Archdeacon Lloyd"s children remained in Natal and gained various distinctions;
Jemima Charlotte Lloyd (1837–1909) married philologist and librarian Wilhelm Bleek. Lucy Lloyd (1834–1914) renowned traveller and African linguist.
William Llewelyn Lloyd married Baroness Maria von Gross-Zauche, daughter of the German consul to Namibia.
