Thanks Graham I have made further enquiries regarding Avington. Major Hanbury informed me that he has visited the church at Avington ( St Mary's ) and recalls seeing Lovelock graves. The Berkshire Record Office advise me that the church is in the United Benifice of Kintbury with Avington. They have the Parish Registers on Microfiche from 1725 - 1960. The records have been transcribed up to the 1830's but there is no Index. The BRO have given me the name of the local Minister and I have written to Lady Howard-Dewalden at Avington Manor to see if she has any knowledge of Francis Lovelock. The Hungerford Historical Association are also checking their records for me. As soon as I have any more information I will let you know. Major Hanbury has invited me to visit Lovelocks House in June. Regards John > -----Original Message----- > From: Graham Lovelock [SMTP:lovelockgraham@hotmail.com] > Sent: 09/April/2002 10:43 > To: LOVELOCK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Lovelocks House Newtown Hungerford Berkshire > > John > > Forgive the clumsy addressing - pushed for time. > > I never saw the Will. No magic - I simply used the information captured on > the Website. I guess James, Robert or Malcolm must have gathered it in. > Can > you advise, gentlemen? > > Regards as ever > > Graham > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Lovelock" <John.Lovelock2@Halliburton.com> > To: <lovelockgraham@hotmail.com>; <LOVELOCK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 5:27 PM > Subject: Lovelocks House Newtown Hungerford Berkshire > > > > Hi Graham > > > > I visited the Berkshire Record Office yesterday and searched for Edward > > Lovelock's Will dated 1780. BRO do not have a copy. Where did you see > it? > Do > > you have a copy you can send me? > > > > I also looked for an entry in Hungerford St Lawrence for Francis > Lovelock's > > Burial. He was Baptised there on 9 April 1751 but no record of the > Burial. > > Do you know where the Burial took place? > > > > This afternoon I telephoned Lovelocks House and spoke to Major Hanbury's > PA > > to arrange a visit and was advised that Francis Lovelock's entry in > Pigotts > > 1830 probably refers to Avington not Evington. Apparently Avington is a > > Manor House East of Hungerford south of the A4. > > > > It would appear that there is a carved family crest at the top of the > > staircase at Lovelocks which I hope to photograph shortly. > > > > Regards > > > > John > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Lovelock > > > Sent: 04/February/2002 6:29 > > > To: 'Graham Lovelock'; LOVELOCK-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Further snippets re Lovelocks House > > > > > > Hi Graham > > > > > > Thanks for the feedback. > > > > > > I had a look at the Berkshire Commercial Directories held by the > > > Oxfordshire Record Office on Saturday. > > > > > > The first mention of Newtown Lodge is in Kelly's Directory 1848 > > > Residents were: James Thring COXE and Mrs COXE. > > > > > > James COXE appears again in 1863 Dutton Allen & Co Directory. > > > > > > In the 1869 Post Office Directory the resident is Charles Joubert De > la > > > Ferte Esq. > > > > > > No entry in Mercer & Crockers Directory 1873 but James Thring COXE > > > reappears in the 1877 Post Office Directory and also in Kelly's 1883, > > > 1887, 1891 and 1895. > > > > > > In 1907 Kelly's Captain Arnold Charles Burmester JP appears and is > also > > > listed in 1915, 1920 and 1924. > > > > > > In Kelly's 1931 the name Lovelocks appears for the first time with > Captain > > > Burmester listed - also appears in Kelly's 1935 & 1939. > > > > > > As for Eddington House: > > > > > > 1830 Pigot & Co Directory Francis LOVELOCK Evington ( Eddington? ) > > > Edward MOUNT Edington > > > > > > 1863 Dutton Allen & Co Francis Lovelock COXE Eddington House also > 1869 > > > Post Office Directory, 1873 Mercer & Crockers and 1877 Post Office > > > Directory. > > > > > > In 1891 Kelly's Eddington House was occupied by Col Gerrard Paul > TOWNSEND > > > and in 1895 by Edward Robert PORTAL JP. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Graham Lovelock [SMTP:lovelockgraham@hotmail.com] > > > Sent: 30 January 2002 20:21 > > > To: LOVELOCK-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: A snippet re Lovelocks House > > > > > > > > > No doubt most will have noticed that the IGI records that a Francis > > > Lovelock, the son of Edward and Anne, was baptized at Hungerford on > > > 9 April > > > 1751. Presumably this is the man to whom the Drawing Room > > > mantelpiece at > > > Lovelocks House is dedicated. > > > > > > We also have a mention of the Will of Edward Lovelock, dated 1780, > > > that > > > mentions property at Newtown. This is clearly the house in question. > > > > > > Could it be that the Berminster/Beaminster family discovered some > > > information on this earlier owner and thought the name sounded nice! > > > > > > Graham > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > > > ==== LOVELOCK Mailing List ==== > > > Lovelock family history Web pages: > > > http://www.ri.silicomp.fr/~loveluck/genealogy/lovelock > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== LOVELOCK Mailing List ==== > Lovelock family history Web pages: > http://www.ri.silicomp.fr/~loveluck/genealogy/lovelock > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237