Sackvilles
It is perhaps odd that the Sackville family should be mentioned in this book. That is not to say the name is undeserving of being considered notable, for the Sackvilles were once the wealthiest family in the Southfarthing, perhaps even the Shire. This is intentionally written in the past tense, for the Sackville family no longer exists. The last Sackville was Camellia (born in the 1260s) who was the daughter of the family’s head. Given that she was an only child, with no surviving male Sackville relatives, the name should have died with her father. Her prideful Sackville blood, however, caused her determination to see that her heritage was not forgotten. Her marriage to Longo Baggins (1260-1350) saw their son, Otho (1310-1412), take on the double-barrelled name of Sackville-Baggins. This is how the Sackville name lives on today.
As a result, one might argue that the Sackville family is no longer one of notability, given that it has ceased to exist in its own, autonomous right. However, the Sackville-Bagginses are one of the wealthiest and influential families of today, which is mostly down to their ownership of pipe-weed plantations in the Southfarthing that have proved extremely profitable. They are known to export such goods beyond the bounds, a practice rarely seen in the Shire.
