Wallingford Berks Line

John's date of baptism is shown in the parish register for Wallingford St Mary as 28 Apr 1783. A slightly different baptism date is shown in the Bishops Transcripts for the same event: May 15, 1783. A birth date of 11 Apr 1783 has been suggested but the source cannot be identified.

John is listed in Holdens Annual London and Country Directory of 1811 as a Malster at Wallingford.

John appears in 1811 as tenant of Ben Butler. Between 1812 and 1832 he owned a house and courtyard and between 1812 and 1817 two more properties. Between 1818 and 1821 he owned and occupied a Malthouse and between 1828 and 1830 owned and occupied a (Water) Mill and land. In 1832 he only owned (and occupied) one property. [Land Tax Records 1801-1832]

Mentioned in Account of the Corporation 1830/31 in Wallingford - A History of an English Market Town, J S Hardman, 1994 as owner of a malthouse at Wallingford in 1830.

Poll Books 1826, 1830 and 1831 show John and his brother James as owning a house and land in Watlington. In 1826 John owned a House and Malt-house and he was the sole occupier as listed. In 1831 John and others occupied house and land. By 1837 they owned houses and land.

Listed under Coal & Corn Dealers as John Lovelock, corn & malster in Pigott's 1823 Directory for Watlington.

Pigot & Co's Diretory 1830 Butchers Lovelock James Shirburn Street Maltsters Jno (& Miller) Shirburn Street

Poll Book 1837 Pyrton Hundred Watlington The Poll of the Electors who voted at the election of the Three Knights of the Shire to serve in the first Parliament of Queen Victoria, for the County of Oxford on the first and second days of August 1837. Lovelok James Lovelock John

Probably also the John Lovelock, also corn chandler listed under Maltsters in Pigott's 1844 Directory.

Listed as John Lovelock, Sherburn St under Fire, &c. Office Agents: Clerical and Medical (life) in Pigotts 1844 Directory for Watlington.

Appears in 1845-48 Electoral Register 1845-48 with qualification Freehold Houses and Land in Shirburn St & The Moor.

In 1877 Post Office Directory for Watlington, Oxon, the general description of the town includes the following: 'An old malt-house in the High street was, in the year 1858, converted into a Lecture Hall, with committee rooms, by the Watlington Temperance Society.

Beneficiary in his father's Will 1818.

This is the Will of John Lovelock of Watlington in the County if Oxford Malster I give all my freehold (crossed out) real estate unto the use (crossed out) to such uses as my daughter Ann shall from time to time by any deed or deeds appoint and in default of appointment to the use of her heirs and assigns for ever. And I give unto her absolutely all my personal estate and I hereby appoint her Executrix of this my Will and I do hereby revoke all other wills by me at any time heretofore made In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty seven - John Lovelock. Signed by the said John Lovelock the Testator who at his request in his presence and the joint presence of us have hereunto our names as witnesses the words 'freehold' and 'unto the use' in the second line having been erased - Geo Eyre Sol: Benson Oxon - W.G. Spyer Chyment(?) Hat(?)

In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury In the Goods of John Lovelock deceased Appeared Personally George Eyre of Benson in the County of Oxfordshire Solicitor and referring to the last Will and Testament of the said John Lovelock late of Watlington in the county of Oxford Malster deceased the said will being now hereunto annexed bearing date the eighth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty seven made oath that on the said day the said Testator duly executed his said will by signing his name at the end there of in the joint presence of this deponent and of William Godfrey Spyer the other subscribed the said will as witnesses of the one execution thereof in the presence of the said Testator - George Eyre - On the 15th day of June 1848 the said George Eyre was duly sworn to the truth of this Affadavit by virtue of the annexed commission Before me John Teallope Rector of Crowmarsh Gifford in the county of Oxford _____.

Proved at London the 22nd June 1848 before the Judge by the oath of Ann Lovelock spinster the daughter the sole Executrix whom adm(inistrat)ion was granted having been first sworn by Com(missi)on duly to administer.