Woolwich Gazette 7th March 1884 - Death of Mr J.R. Lloyd
It is with much regret that we have this week to announce the death of Mr James Richard Lloyd, who died at the Shrubbery, Belmount Hill, Lee, at six o'clock on Saturday evening last.
Mr Lloyd, as is well known, hs for some years had to contend with a painful bronchial affection, which had had the effect of invaliding him during the severe months of winter. It was feared that sooner or later it would prove fatal, and now he has succumbed. At the last meeting of the Plumstead District Board it was publicly stated by the chairman that Mr Lloyd was in a dangerous condition. Since that time he has been gradually getting worse, and expired as stated, the cause of death being certified as bronchial pneumonia. Mr Lloyd retained his clear brain up to the very last, and when the final fiat came passed peacefully away, surrounded by the members of his family. He has left a widow, three sons, and three daughters.
Mr Lloyd was born in the North of London in 1818, and came to reside at Lee about a quarter of a century ago. Almost from the first, he took an active interest in parochial affairs, and he had been a member of the Lee Vestry and the Plumstead District Board of Works for nearly the whole period of his residence at Lee. Fourteen years ago (on the decease of Mr James Brooker), Mr Lloyd was appointed representative at the Metropolitan Board of Works for the districts of Lewisham and Plumstead. and has performed the duties in the most satisfactory manner. He was for thirty years confidential manager in the firm of Messrs. Dent, Palmer, and Co., East India merchants, Kings Arms yard, Moorgate street, City. He retired from business two years ago, and devoted the remainder of his days to his parochial duties. He was a gentleman of great tact and business ability, was far and clear sighted, and rendered most important service in the acquisition of Blackheath and Plumstead and Bostal commons as open spaces. He was also instrumental in getting a new county bridge at Lewisham, in the construction of the new sewer from the Plough bridge to Deptford, to obviate the Lewisham floods, and in the construction of the new sewer from New Eltham to Lee green, for the drainage of Pope Street and part of Eltham.
The funeral is being carried out by Mr Percy Lloyd, brother of the deceased, the undertaker being a London one. The body will be conveyed from the Shrubbery at ten minutes to two tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon, and be interred in a new grave in the churchyard of St Margaret's, Lee, many of the member so the District Boards of Lewisham and Plumstead following.
No steps have been taken for filling the vacancy created at the Metropolitan Board of Works, but it is rumoured that the two District Boards of Lewisham and Plumstead will each put forward a candidate, vix., Mr T.W. Williams by the former and Mr Edwin Hughes by the latter Board. The Lewisham Board are numerically weaker, but five or six dissentients at the Plumstead Board would enable a Lewisham member to be elected. The combined districts have been represented by a Plumstead member for fourteen years, and the Lewisham Board will possibly think that one of their members ought to have a turn.
Further particulars in reference to the death of Mr Lloyd will be found in our report of the Plumstead Board.