Betsy Lobb

Betsy Lobb (15 November 1868 – 9 December 1956) was the British owner and managing director of John Lobb Bootmaker a royal warranted maker of bespoke boots and shoes in London and Paris.

Life Lobb was born on Forder farm in South Brent in Devon in 1868. Her parents were John and Ellen (born Callard) Smerdon. She worked in a small hotel in London where she was the manager.

Betsy inherited the business and profits were falling. She appointed a manager and moved to Brighton. Her organisation of the business raised her share capital from £7,500 to £17,000 at the end of the war when she returned to the family home in St John's Wood.

Lobb died in 1956 at her home in Radlett.