Major and Mrs Hanbury ( the current owners of Lovelock's House ) have kindly invited me to visit their home on Saturday 20th July to take photographs of the property and in particular the carved mantelpiece dedicated to Francis Lovelock ( 1751 - 1834 ). The whereabouts of Francis's burial and his personal circumstances in 1834 still elude me. If anyone of the Lovelock's List has any record of his burial/will I would be pleased to hear from you prior to my visit. Many thanks John > -----Original Message----- > From: John Lovelock [SMTP:John.Lovelock2@Halliburton.com] > Sent: 24/April/2002 6:08 > To: LOVELOCK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Lovelocks House Newtown Hungerford and St Mary's Avington > Berks hire > > I thought I would let The List know of the status of my search for Francis > Lovelock of Hungerford Newtown ( 1751 - 1834 ). > > My visit to Hungerford and Avington Church on Saturday 13th April was not > particularly fruitful. > > The Local Library has a limited Local History collection and there is no > evidence of any Lovelock graves or monuments at the delightful Norman > Church > of St Mary & St Luke in Avington. Hungerford Historical Association have > sent me details on the history of Avington Manor and there is no reference > to Lovelocks. > > Lady Howard Dewalden also has no knowledge of any Lovelock link. > > In Lovelocks in Berkshire on the Lovelock Web Site ( Hungerford PCC Wills > ) > there is reference to Francis Lovelock's father Edward and his Will dated > 1780 which refers to his Freehold and Leased Property in Chipping > Lambourne, > Hidden ( possibly Hidden Farm ), West Shefford and Avington. > > Does anyone know where this Will can be seen? ( Berkshire Record Office do > not appear to have a copy ). > > West Shefford is about 1 mile north of Lovelocks House and there is a > possibility that Francis was buried here. Lovelocks House is now in > Shefford > Parish - the Parish Boundary changed after the M4 Motorway was built. > > Francis had an older sister Elizabeth ( of Avington ) and her Will dated > 1785 ( again referenced under Hungerford ) refers to Francis. Avington was > a > Parish in its own right so it could be that Francis lived somewhere in > this > area. > > Does anyone on the Lovelock List have a copy of the Avington or Shefford > Parish Registers on Microfiche? If so I would be grateful if you could > check > for any references to Francis - in particular his Burial. Did he marry? > Were > there any children from this Marriage? > > I am visiting Lovelocks House in June and would love to be able to > explain > to Major Hanbury why he has a carving in his Drawing Room dedicated to > Francis Lovelock. > > Any assistance from Lovelock Listers would therefore be gratefully > received. > > Best Wishes > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Lovelock > > Sent: 10/April/2002 5:48 > > To: 'Graham Lovelock'; LOVELOCK-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Lovelocks House Newtown Hungerford and St Mary's Avington > > Berkshire > > > > 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 > > > ==== 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

Hi John, There is the burial of a Francis Lovelock, aged 83 at Kintbury, St Mary on 3 May 1834. There seem to be a few Lovelock burials in the parish. Rgds, Helen ----- Original Message ----- > Major and Mrs Hanbury ( the current owners of Lovelock's House ) have kindly > invited me to visit their home on Saturday 20th July to take photographs of > the property and in particular the carved mantelpiece dedicated to Francis > Lovelock ( 1751 - 1834 ). > > The whereabouts of Francis's burial and his personal circumstances in 1834 > still elude me. If anyone of the Lovelock's List has any record of his > burial/will I would be pleased to hear from you prior to my visit. > > Many thanks > > John >