> Hi Sandra, I am sure his wife was Eliza Brockwell, I was able to verify her maiden name on my grandfathers birth certificate. Also I have trace her family. It's a possibility that he was born earlier than when records began, the only reason I gave those dates was Eliza gave his age at death in 1901 as 61. Barbara S > From: "Sandra J Smith"<[email protected]> > Date: 2008/07/02 Wed PM 10:34:03 BST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HRT] (no subject) > > Hi Barbara, > Looking at the 1871 Census, your James Lovejoy was 34 and was therefore born > 1836-1837, probably before General Registration began 1 Jul 1837. > He states he was born in Watford, so you should look at the parish registers > for Watford for his baptism, bearing in mind he could have been baptised at > any time after his birth (eg not just an infant) > Are you sure the name of the wife is Brockwell? The wife's sister, resident > with them in 1871, could easily be Brookwell. > Sandra > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:18 PM > Subject: [HRT] (no subject) > > > >I am trying to locate my G.Grandfathers birth, according to the census > >returns he says he was born in Hertfordshire. I have searched the BDMs and > >no trace, his name was James Alfred Lovejoy born somewhere around > >1838-1840. Another thing is I can not find a marriage for him and his wife > >Eliza Brockwell, this event would have happened somewhere around 1865 + > >or - a few years. > > > > My hope is that someone might be visiting HALS and might have a quick look > > at the parish records for a birth date. > > Or can anyone give me any ideas how to move on. > > > > Barbara Spicer > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > _______________________________________ > > No viruses found in this incoming message > > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.4.5 > > http://www.iolo.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this outgoing message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.4.5 > http://www.iolo.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam