Wallingford Berks Line

James LovelockAge: 79 years17851864

Name
James Lovelock
Given names
James
Surname
Lovelock
Birth about 1785
Christening January 19, 1785
Text:

Wallingford St Mary Baptism 1785 Jan 19 LOVELOCK James s. John and Mary

Birth of a brotherWilliam George Lovelock
March 1, 1786 (Age 14 months)

Christening of a brotherWilliam George Lovelock
June 21, 1786 (Age 17 months)
Source: Berkshire PRs
Text:

1786 Jun 21 LOVELOCK Willm s. John and Mary

Birth of a brotherThomas Lovelock
about 1788 (Age 3 years)

Christening of a brotherThomas Lovelock
March 10, 1788 (Age 3 years)
Source: Berkshire PRs
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Wallingford St Mary 1788 Mar 10 LOVELOCK Thomas s. John and Mary

Birth of a sisterMary Maria Lovelock
about 1790 (Age 5 years)

Birth of a brotherStephen Lovelock
about 1791 (Age 6 years)

Christening of a brotherStephen Lovelock
October 26, 1791 (Age 6 years)
Source: Berkshire PRs
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1791 Oct 26 LOVELOCK Stephen s. John and Mary

Birth of a brotherJob Lovelock
about 1793 (Age 8 years)
Christening of a brotherJob Lovelock
May 29, 1793 (Age 8 years)
Source: Berkshire PRs
Text:

1793 May 29 LOVELOCK Job s. John and Mary

Death of a motherMary Whitwick
June 6, 1804 (Age 19 years)

Text:

Plot M34 In memory of JOHN LOVELOCK who died Aug 5th 1817 aged 77 yrs Also Mary his Wife died June 6th Aged 50 Yrs.

Burial of a motherMary Whitwick
June 6, 1804 (Age 19 years)
Publication: John Talbot responded to a letter John Lovelock put in the Wallingford Herald. John provided a Family Tree but no other information.
Text:

MI Wallingford Plot M34. In memory of John Lovelock who died Aug 5th 1817 aged 77 Yrs Also Mary his Wife died June 6th Aged 50 Yrs. PR Wallingford: 1804 Jun 6 LOVELOCK Mrs Mary

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Wallingford St Mary Le More Burials [Modern Transcript] 1804 Jun 6 LOVELOCK Mrs Mary

MarriageSarah WrightView this family
March 15, 1808 (Age 23 years)
Citation details: Modern Transcript
Text:

Watlington Marriage 1808 Mar 15 James Lovelock, bachelor, Licence and Sarah Wright. Witnesses: John Pitkin and Ann Pitkin

Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah Lovelock
about 1811 (Age 26 years)

Christening of a daughterSarah Lovelock
January 29, 1811 (Age 26 years)
Text:

Baptised 1811 Jan 29 Sarah d. James Lovelock & Sarah

Birth of a daughter
#2
Elizabeth Lovelock
about 1812 (Age 27 years)
Christening of a daughterElizabeth Lovelock
June 23, 1812 (Age 27 years)
Text:

Watlington Baptism 1812 Jun 23 Elizabeth d. James Lovelock & Sarah

Birth of a son
#3
George Lovelock
about 1814 (Age 29 years)
Occupation
Butcher
between 1814 and 1830 (Age 29 years)
Text:

James Lovelock, Shirburn St, Watlington, butcher. Also baptism entries of his children between 1814 and 1817.

Note: Pigot and Co National Directory 1830, James Lovelock, Shirburn St, Watlington, butcher. Also baptism entries of his children between 1814 and 1817. Also Pigott's 1824 Directory.
Christening of a sonGeorge Lovelock
June 12, 1814 (Age 29 years)
Text:

Watlington Baptism 1814 Jun 12 George s. James Lovelock & Sarah, butcher

Birth of a son
#4
Henry Lovelock
about 1816 (Age 31 years)
Christening of a sonHenry Lovelock
January 1, 1816 (Age 31 years)
Text:

1816 Jan 1 Henry s. James Lovelock & Sarah, butcher

Birth of a son
#5
Frederick Lovelock
about 1817 (Age 32 years)
Christening of a sonFrederick Lovelock
March 30, 1817 (Age 32 years)
Text:

1817 Mar 30 Frederic s. James Lovelock & Sarah, butcher

Death of a fatherJohn Lovelock
August 5, 1817 (Age 32 years)

Source: MI
Text:

MI reads: "In memory of John Lovelock who died 5 August 1817 aged 77 years also his Wife Mary who died June 6th 1804 aged 50".

Burial of a fatherJohn Lovelock
August 18, 1817 (Age 32 years)
Publication: John Talbot responded to a letter John Lovelock put in the Wallingford Herald. John provided a Family Tree but no other information.
Text:

Also Wallingford MIs, Oxon FHS. Plot M34. In memory of John Lovelock who died Aug 5th 1817 aged 77 Yrs Also Mary his Wife died June 6th 1804 Aged 50 Yrs. Wallingford PR: 1817 Aug 18 LOVELOCK John 77 yrs Fish St of this parish

Death of a brotherStephen Lovelock
1826 (Age 41 years)

Burial of a brotherStephen Lovelock
June 9, 1826 (Age 41 years)
Text:

1826 Jun 9 Stephen Lovelock, aged 35, Thame

Death of a sisterHannah Lovelock
1830 (Age 45 years)

Burial of a sisterHannah Lovelock
May 18, 1830 (Age 45 years)
Text:

Wallingford St Leonard 1830 May 18 Hannah Readings, aged 44, Church Lane [Source: Berkshire Burial Index; also checked in PR by Berkshire FHS. '44' is correct.]

Marriage of a childHenry GibbonsElizabeth LovelockView this family
November 27, 1832 (Age 47 years)
Text:

Elizabeth not located in 1841 census for Oxon or Berkshire as Lovelock.

Source: Family Search
Publication: www.familysearch.org
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Name: Elizabeth Lovelock Gender: Female Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1832 Marriage Place: Saint Katherine Coleman,London,London,England Spouse: Henry Gibbons FHL Film Number: 560022, 560023 [Parish registers of St. Katherine Coleman (London), 1559-1875]

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St Catherine Coleman, London 1832 Nov 27 Henry Gibbons, Bachelor, of this parish and Elizabeth Lovelock, Spinster, of this parish. Banns. Wit: Albert Edward Hollis[?], Sarah Greenhuff

Marriage of a childWilliam WebbSarah LovelockView this family
July 30, 1839 (Age 54 years)
_HTITL: Husband
_WTITL: Wife
Text:

St Pancras Parish Church 1839 Jul 30 William Webb, full age, Bachelor, Tonbridge? [Father] John Webb, dead & Sarah Lovelock, full age, Spinster, Tonbridge? [Father] Jas Lovelock, Farmer. Banns. Wit: Henry Cross, Priscilla Cross

Occupation
Farmer
1841 (Age 56 years)

Marriage of a childGeorge LovelockAnn Squires GordgeView this family
May 1, 1844 (Age 59 years)
Text:

County of Oxfordshire Registration District Bullingdon Parish of Watlington 1844 May 1 George Lovelock, full age, bachelor, Butcher, Watlington, Father: James Lovelock, Inn Keeper & Ann Squires Gordge, full age, spinster, Watlington, Father: Digory Gordge, Clerk. Wit: James Elliott and Ann Denning. By Licence.

Shared note: 1851 census
Occupation
Publican/Excise Officer
between 1842 and 1844 (Age 57 years)

Source: John Lovelock
Publication: A Tale of Five Brothers - Update July 2005
Text:

Listed as such in 1844 Pigott's Directory for Watlington. Also Excise Officer.

Death of a sisterElizabeth Lovelock
1845 (Age 60 years)

Burial of a sisterElizabeth Lovelock
January 31, 1845 (Age 60 years)
Text:

Wallingford St Leonards Burial 1845 Jan 31 CHILD Elizabeth 64yrs, of St John's Walk

Death of a brotherWilliam George Lovelock
December 22, 1845 (Age 60 years)
Burial of a brotherWilliam George Lovelock
December 25, 1845 (Age 60 years)
Source: MI
Text:

Also Headstone in St Mary's, Wallingford churchyard close to the tower reads: In memory of Willm Lovelock who died 1845 ...... Also Kitty his wife died Dec 2, 1824 aged .... H L died Jan 3 1867 aged 77 years". Plot M33.

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Wallingford St Mary Le More Burials 1845 Dec 25 LOVELOCK Wm 59 yrs St Martin's St of this parish

Death of a brotherJohn Lovelock
1848 (Age 63 years)

Burial of a brotherJohn Lovelock
May 19, 1848 (Age 63 years)
Text:

Watlington Burials 1848 May 19 John Lovelock, 65 yrs

Marriage of a childGeorge BaylisSarah LovelockView this family
January 2, 1849 (Age 64 years)
_HTITL: Husband
_WTITL: Wife
Text:

Sarah is still living with her brothers.

Text:

St Pancras Parish Church 1849 Jan 2 George Baylis, full age, Widower, Farmer, St Pancras, [Father] William Baylis, dead & Sarah Webb, full age, Widow, St Pancras [Father] James Lovelock, Farmer. Licence. Wit: John Pye, M Buckeridge

Shared note: 1851 census
Death of a brotherThomas Lovelock
1849 (Age 64 years)

Burial of a brotherThomas Lovelock
September 5, 1849 (Age 64 years)
Text:

1849 Sep 5 LOVELOCK Thomas 61 yrs St Martin's St of this parish

Census 1851 (Age 66 years)

Note: Stoke Talmage, Oxfordshire, England
Death of a brotherJob Lovelock
January 22, 1852 (Age 67 years)

Burial of a brotherJob Lovelock
January 27, 1852 (Age 67 years)
Source: Berkshire PRs
Text:

1852 Jan 27 Job 59 yrs Fish St of this parish

Death of a wifeSarah Wright
1853 (Age 68 years)

Burial of a wifeSarah Wright
December 25, 1853 (Age 68 years)
Text:

Stoke Talmage Burials 1853 Dec 25 Sarah Lovelock, 69

Death of a sisterMary Maria Lovelock
September 5, 1856 (Age 71 years)
Cause: Chronic disease of the stomach
Citation details: Detail from certificate supplied by Vicki Houlbrooke
Text:

Registration District: St George Hanover Square County: Middlesex 1856 Sep 5 2 Bodford Place Mary Maria Leach, Female, 66 years, Wife of George Leach a Millwright, Chronic disease of the stomach, Amelia Jane Moss present at death of 10 George Street, Chelsea.

Burial of a sisterMary Maria Lovelock
September 11, 1856 (Age 71 years)
Text:

Brompton Cemetery (Kensington and Chelsea): "Sacred to the memory of Mary Maria, Wife of George LEACH, of Vauxhall Bridge Rd, Pimlico, Who departed this life Sept 3, 1856, Aged 66 years. It is finished". Buried 11 Sep 1856.

Note Death Certificate has sate of death 5 Sep 1856.

Census 1861 (Age 76 years)

Note: Farm House, Stoke Talmage, Oxfordshire, England
Occupation
Farmer
between 1851 and 1864 (Age 66 years)
Source: Will
Text:

Listed as farmer.

Death January 22, 1864 (Age 79 years)
Source: Will
Text:

1864 James Lovelock of Stoke Talmage Oxon Farmer died 22 Jan 1864. Executors Frederick Lovelock of Watlington Oxon, Innkeeper and George Baylis of Sonning Berks, Farmer.

Burial January 28, 1864 (6 days after death)
Text:

Stoke Talmage Burials 1864 Jan 28 James Lovelock, 79

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 15, 1779St Leonards, Wallingford, Berkshire, England
14 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
14 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Family with Sarah Wright - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 15, 1808Watlington, Oxfordshire, England
4 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
son
Henry Lovelock
Birth: about 1816Watlington, Oxfordshire, England
Death: May 9, 1889Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England
2 years
son
Frederick Lovelock
Birth: about 1817Watlington, Oxfordshire, England
Death: October 18, 1869Watlington, Oxfordshire, England

Birth1851 England Census
ChristeningWallingford St Mary PR
Text:

Wallingford St Mary Baptism 1785 Jan 19 LOVELOCK James s. John and Mary

MarriageOxfordshire PR
Citation details: Modern Transcript
Text:

Watlington Marriage 1808 Mar 15 James Lovelock, bachelor, Licence and Sarah Wright. Witnesses: John Pitkin and Ann Pitkin

OccupationPigot and Co National Directory 1830
Text:

James Lovelock, Shirburn St, Watlington, butcher. Also baptism entries of his children between 1814 and 1817.

Note: Pigot and Co National Directory 1830, James Lovelock, Shirburn St, Watlington, butcher. Also baptism entries of his children between 1814 and 1817. Also Pigott's 1824 Directory.
Occupation1841 England Census
OccupationJohn Lovelock
Publication: A Tale of Five Brothers - Update July 2005
Text:

Listed as such in 1844 Pigott's Directory for Watlington. Also Excise Officer.

OccupationWill
Text:

Listed as farmer.

DeathWill
DeathNational Probate Calendar
Text:

1864 James Lovelock of Stoke Talmage Oxon Farmer died 22 Jan 1864. Executors Frederick Lovelock of Watlington Oxon, Innkeeper and George Baylis of Sonning Berks, Farmer.

BurialOxfordshire PR
Text:

Stoke Talmage Burials 1864 Jan 28 James Lovelock, 79

Marriage

In 1841 census James is listed as a farmer, aged 55, living at Conchin St, Watlington (where the PH The Hare and Hounds was located), living with his wife Sarah, aged 55, son Frederick aged 20 (of Independent Means), a Mary Leach aged 20 and a servant Amileah Price aged 25.

Henley Registration District (HO107/884/6: Folio 23: Watlington) Address: Conchin St Surname Forenames Age Occupation Born in County LOVELOCK James 55 Farmer N LOVELOCK Sarah 55 Y LOVELOCK Frederick 20 Ind Y LEACH Mary 20 N PRICE Ameliah 25 FS Y

Family listed in 1851 census for Stoke Talmage, Berkshire: James, head, 66, farmer 200 acres employing 8 labourers, born Wallingford; Sarah, wife, 66, born Watlington; son Henry, unmarried, 30, employed on farm, born Watlington; grandson George, 4, born Watlington; plus servant Edna Mole, unmarried, age 26, born Middle Barton, Oxfordshire. James was not in 1847 Directory for Stoke Talmage and therefore presumably arrived there between 1847 and 1851.

The family lived at Manor Farm in the heart of Stoke Talmage. The farm is part of the estate of the Earl of Macclesfield and is still occupied by a tenant farmer. At one time most of the village was part of the estate. [Email from John Lovelock 11.8.01] In Trade Directories for Oxfordshire James lived at Stoke Farm, Stoke Talmage and is listed as a farmer and overseer ( of the poor ). [Email from John Lovelock 22.8.01]

1861 census Stoke Talmage Oxfordshire Farm House James Lovelock, Head, Widr, 76, Farmer of 200 acres employing 6 men and three boys, born Wallingford Berkshire Henry Lovelock, Son, unm, 45, Farmer's Son, born Watlington Oxon Elizabeth Gibbons, Daur, married, 49, born Watlington Oxon Matilda Caterer, Serv, unm, 20, Housemaid, born Clare Oxon

Post Office Directory 1864 for Stoke Talmage: Lovelock James, farmer, Stoke farm

In 1851 the parish of Stoke Talmage only consisted of 21 occupied dwellings and James' son Henry was the census enumerator.

Occupation

Pigot and Co National Directory 1830, James Lovelock, Shirburn St, Watlington, butcher. Also baptism entries of his children between 1814 and 1817. Also Pigott's 1824 Directory.

Census

Stoke Talmage, Oxfordshire, England HO107 1726 F89 P1

James Lovelock;Head;66;Farmer 200 acres 8 Labourers;Wallingford, Berks Sarah Lovelock;Wife;66;;Watlington, Oxon Henry Lovelock;Son;30;Employed on Farm;Watlington, Oxon George Lovelock;Gd-son;4;;Watlington, Oxon Edna Mile (?);Serv;26; ...(?);Barton, Oxon

Census

Farm House, Stoke Talmage, Oxfordshire, England RG9 885 F90 P8

James Lovelock;Head;76;Farmer of 200 acres employing 5 men and 3 boys;Wallingford, Berks Henry Lovelock;Son;45;Farmers son;Watlington, Oxon Elizabeth Gibbons;Daur;49;Housekeeper;Watlington, Oxon Matilda Cateret;Serv;20;Housemaid;Clare, Oxon

Shared note

In 1809 James was a tenant of Thomas Bracey. Between 1812 and 1822 he rented property from the Earl of Macclesfield. Between 1815 and 1821 he had his own property moving to a larger house in 1822. In 1831 he also owned another house occupied by Mr R Dimmock. (Land tax records 1801-1832)

Beneficiary in his father's Will 1818.

Poll Books 1826, 1830 and 1831 show James and his brother John as owning a house and land. By 1837 they owned houses and land.

In 1823 and 1830 Pigot Directory for Oxfordshire, James is listed under Watlington as a Butcher at Shirburn St.

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. Lovelock James Lovelock John

In 1844 Pigott's Directory for Watlington, James is listed under Inns & Public Houses as James Lovelock, Hare & Hounds Inn, Market Place. He is also an excise officer.

Appears in Electoral Rolls 1846-1855. James describes his qualification as Freehold Houses in Shirburn St, presumably the Fox and Hounds PH and Butcher's Shop.

Butcher. Living in Stoke Talmage in 1851 census, aged 66, farmer of 200 acres with 8 labourers, with his wife Sarah and son Henry and grandson George. James was a tenant farmer on the Earl of Macclesfield's Estate Shirburn in 1851. Appears in 1861 census living at Stoke Talmage.

Listed in 1853 and 1863 Dutton Allen & Co Directories at Stoke Talmage.

National Probate Calendar 1864 LOVELOCK James Of Stoke Talmage, Oxon. Farmer. Died 22 Jan 1864. Executors Frederick Lovelock of Watlington Oxon, Innkeeper and George Bayliss of Sonning, Berks, Farmer.

James' Will dated 30 June 1860 and proved 18 April 1864 established that he owned the 'Fox & Hounds' (together with 'Washhouse, Cellar, Coal or Woodhouse and the stable and grounds lying between it and my Garden...'] and Butchers Shop [together with 'Slaughter house, barn, stable, outhouse, courts, yards, close and appurtenances ....'] at Watlington and these were left to sons Frederick and George respectively. Frederick also inherited his twenty Wycombe and Thame Railroad shares. Other benefactors were daughters Sarah Baylis and Elizabeth Gibbons, son Henry [inherited household furniture, plate, linen, china and dairy utensils], son in law George Baylis and grandsons George and James. William Godfrey Spyer of Watlington, Auctioneer and his son William Godfrey Leaver Spyer, Chemist appointed as 'protectors' of estates. Son Henry and George Baylis were offered the 'farming business'. Son Frederick and George Baylis were appointed executors. Witnesses: Geo Eyre, Solicitor, Bensington, Oxfordshire and Marguerite Eyre his Wife.

Son Henry and George Baylis do not appear to have taken up the farm tenancy as a new farmer is shown in Directories after James' death and the 1871 census.

In 1901 a Thomas Parker was Licencee of the Fox & Hounds.

The Hare and Hounds in Market Place, Watlington was rumoured to have the pleasure of entertaining John Hampden, leader of the Parliamentary forces in the Civil War, who stayed there on the night before the battle of Chalgrove Field in 1643. He is reputed to have left a chest containing money for the payment of troops in the care of the landlord, Robert Parslowe, before he departed for the battle.  Hampden was fatally wounded and never collected the chest. Robert Parslowe died a wealthy man - too wealthy for the landlord of a small inn. In his will he set up a charity to help the poor of Watlington - the result of a guilty conscience?