Last Friday I visited the Berkshire Record Office and looked at the Hungerford Inclosure Award 1820. The map indicates that Francis Lovelock owned the land where Lovelocks House now stands. Francis acquired the land from John Pearce in February 1805. No building is shown but Francis also owned unenclosed land to the south upon which a building is marked roughly where Lovelocks Cottage stands today. He also owned land to the west side of the Hungerford to Wantage Turnpike Road. I also looked at the 1841 Census. Newtown Lodge is recorded and the residents were Charles Coxe 60 Clergyman, Eliza Coxe 55, Susan Coxe 25, Caroline Coxe 20 and Francis Lovelock Coxe 20. It would appear therefore that Lovelocks House was built sometime between 1820 and 1841. Rev Charles Coxe is listed in Pigott's 1830 Directory at Hungerford Newtown and is also listed in the Electoral Register of 1832 voting at East Shefford. Francis is also mentioned as an allottee in the Lambourn Inclosure Award of 1806 then known as the township of Chipping Lamborne. He owned land near Stancombe Down. Charles Coxe died in February 1846 age 66. It was probably at this stage that his son James Thring moved to Newtown Lodge. Francis Lovelock's niece Eliza died in August 1866 age 83 and is buried in Avington. My theory is that Lovelock's House was built by Francis c 1820's and this is how the property was later renamed. Best Wishes John Lovelock > -----Original Message----- > From: John Lovelock [SMTP:John.Lovelock2@Halliburton.com] > Sent: 02/September/2002 6:26 > To: LOVELOCK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Lovelocks House Newtown Hungerford Berkshire and the > Lovelock Family Crest > Sensitivity: Personal > > I am pleased to advise all Lovelock listers that I have finally discovered > the Lovelock link. > > Last Thursday I looked at the transcript for Avington Parish register at > the > Berkshire Record Office. > > On the 27th March 1780 Ann Lovelock ( sister of Francis 1751-1834) married > James BUTLER of Newbury. > > Ann and James had a daughter Eliza Ann who on the 8th August 1808 married > Charles Batson Coxe of East Shefford. Charles later became Rector of > Avington and East Shefford. > > Eliza and Charles had at least 7 children: > > Frances Ann B c1810 - buried 12/10/1824 age 14+ ( from NBI ) > Susan Elizabeth B c 1812 - buried 12 Feb 1903 age 91 ( from NBI ) > Richard Lovelock Bap 5 July 1814 > Edward Jones Bap 18 Oct 1815 > Francis Lovelock Bap 27 May 1817 - later becam a JP and lived at Eddington > House > James Thring Bap 8 Sep 1818 - later lived at Newtown Lodge > > and finally: > > Caroline Mary Bap 2nd Aug 1821 > > Caroline married Major General Arnold E Burmester - a plaque in East > Shefford Church > > Caroline and Arnold E had a son ( 1857-1944) Arnold Charles ( later > Captain > ) who married Alicia Coxe ( 1857-1946 ). Source again plaques in the > church. > > Francis Lovelock ( 1751-1834 ) was therefore a Great Great Uncle of Capt > Burmester. > > The mystery still remains why Capt Burmester dedicated a carving to > Francis > Lovelock. Francis died before he was born but obviously he was impressed > by > stories of his GG Uncle > There also is the possibility that Newtown Lodge was owned ( and even > built > ) by Francis's parents Edward and Ann. Perhaps Capt Burmester discovered > the > Lovelock connection and renamed the house. > > I will leave that puzzle with you. > > Best Wishes > > John Lovelock > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Lovelock [SMTP:John.Lovelock2@Halliburton.com] > > Sent: 22/July/2002 5:55 > > To: LOVELOCK-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Lovelocks House Newtown Hungerford Berkshire and the > > Lovelock Family Crest > > > > I had a most enjoyable day visiting Lovelocks House and the neighbouring > > villages on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Hanbury were very helpful in providing > > names of local people who may be able to shed some light on why Newtown > > Lodge was renamed Lovelocks House circa 1905. > > > > It would appear that the property was owned by James Thring Coxe during > > the > > 19th C. As there were no children from James Coxe's marriage to a Miss > > Bernard upon his death in 1905 the property was bequethed to his niece > > Alicia ( B 1857 D 1946 ) who was married to Captain Arnold Charles > > Burmester > > ( Born 1857 Died 1944 ). > > > > According to James Langford ( B 1915 ) who knew the Bermesters ( and > has > > lived all his life in Shefford Woodlands ) the house was named after > > Francis > > Lovelock (1751-1834 ). Francis Lovelock was a great great Uncle of > Captain > > Bermester. Capt Burmesters Mother's Maiden name was Coxe. > > > > Further research is required to unravel this web of family relationships > > and > > this might reveal why Newtown Lodge became Lovelocks House. > > > > Mr and Mrs Hanbury have a copy of an advertisement from Country Life > > Magazine dated 27 February 1948 advertising the sale of the " Lovelocks > " > > estate which comprised nearly all the small village of Shefford > Woodlands > > a > > medium sized country house, three georgian residences, village post > > office, > > Forge Cottage and Smithy and 10 cottages. > > > > It would appear that the estate was broken up at this stage as by the > > 1960's > > Lovelocks House was sold on it's own. > > > > After visiting Shefford Woodlands I drove to Kintbury Church where I > found > > Francis Lovelock's grave which also contains the remains of his mother > > Ann, > > sister Elizabeth and father Edward. > > > > The attractive Monument has the following inscriptions: > > > > Sacred to the memory of FRANCIS LOVELOCK of Avington who died April 25 > > 1834 > > Aged 83 years. > > > > Sacred to the memory of ANN LOVELOCK wife of Edward Lovelock who died > > December 24 1781 aged 59 years. > > > > Sacred to the memory of ELIZABETH LOVELOCK daughter of Edward & Ann > > Lovelock > > who died Jan 14 1786 aged 28 years. > > > > Sacred to the memory of EDWARD LOVELOCK of Hungerford? who died > September? > > 3 > > 1780 aged 50? years. > > > > Alongside this family grave is another monument with the inscription: > > > > Here lieth the body of EDWARD LOVELOCK departed this life September? 27 > > 1722. > > > > > > The family memorial tells us that Francis lived in Avington. If we can > > find > > his Will it might tell us where and may mention other property in the > > area. > > > > Mr Hanbury showed me a copy of Fairburn' Book of Crests dated 1892. > > > > The entry for LOVELOCK reads: > > > > Lovelock, a greyhound passant sa. > > > > Another volume includes an illustration of the greyhound. > > > > Best Wishes to all Lovelock researchers. > > > > John > > > > > > > > ==== LOVELOCK Mailing List ==== > > Lovelock family history Web pages: > > http://perso.numericable.fr/~lovjames/family-history/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://perso.numericable.fr/~lovjames/family-history/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