Wallingford Berks Line

Alice AshleyAge: 72 years17941866

Name
Alice Ashley
Given names
Alice
Surname
Ashley
Birth about 1794
MarriageStephen LovelockView this family
27 January 1812 (Age 18 years)
Source: Abingdon PRs
Text:

Abingdon, St Helen Marriages 1812 Jan 27 Stephen Lovelock & Alice Ashley

Birth of a daughter
#1
Eliza Lovelock
about 1812 (Age 18 years)

Christening of a daughterEliza Lovelock
15 November 1812 (Age 18 years)
Text:

1812 Nov 15 Eliza d. of Stephen and Alice Lovelock

Birth of a son
#2
John Lovelock
about 1815 (Age 21 years)

Christening of a sonJohn Lovelock
20 February 1815 (Age 21 years)
Source: Berkshire PRs
Text:

1815 Feb 20 LOVELOCK John s. Stephen, lab. & Alice, Fish St

Birth of a son
#3
Joseph Lewis Lovelock
about 1817 (Age 23 years)
Christening of a sonJoseph Lewis Lovelock
20 April 1817 (Age 23 years)
Source: Berkshire PRs
Text:

1817 Apr 20 LOVELOCK Joseph Lewis s. Stephen, lab. and Alice, Fish St

Burial of a daughterEliza Lovelock
12 March 1824 (Age 30 years)
Text:

1824 Mar 12 Eliza Lovelock, aged 12, daughter of Stephen and Alice, Thame

Birth of a son
#4
Thomas Henry Lovelock
about 1825 (Age 31 years)
Christening of a sonThomas Henry Lovelock
18 November 1825 (Age 31 years)
Text:

1825 Nov 18 Thomas Edward son of Stephen Lovelock and Alice, Thame, publican. Presumed transcription error. Should be Thomas Henry.

Death of a husbandStephen Lovelock
1826 (Age 32 years)

Burial of a husbandStephen Lovelock
9 June 1826 (Age 32 years)
Text:

1826 Jun 9 Stephen Lovelock, aged 35, Thame

Birth of a daughter
#5
Eliza Lovelock
about 1833 (Age 39 years)
Text:

Eliza appears at Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire aged 18, unmarried, born Aston, Oxfordshire living with her mother Alice, head, widow, aged 54, Publican, born Birmingham, Warwickshire

Marriage of a childJoseph Lewis LovelockHannah HawesView this family
18 November 1838 (Age 44 years)
Text:

Newington RD, ref 4 384

Text:

Newington, St Mary Marriages 1838 Nov 18 Joseph Lovelock of 141 Oxford St, Draper and Hannah Hawes of 21 Stratford Place, fathers Stephen Lovelock (deceased), and Robert Hawes (deceased), witnesses Wm Williams and Rebecca Mason

Shared note: 1851 census
Marriage of a childThomas Henry LovelockElizabeth M BrownView this family
27 December 1849 (Age 55 years)
Text:

1849 Dec 27 Thomas Henry Lovelock aged 20 of Bledlow, Bucks and Elizabeth Brown, aged 20

Shared note: 1851 Census
Census 1851 (Age 57 years)

Note: Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
CensusStephen LovelockView this family
1861 (Age 67 years)

Note: Coach & Horses, Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire, England
Death 20 May 1866 (Age 72 years)
Text:

1866 Alice Lovelock Proved 5th October. Effects under 100 pounds. The Will of Alice Lovelock late of Stokenchurch in the County of Oxford Widow deceased who died 20th May 1866 at Stokenchurch aforesaid was proved at Oxford by the oath of Thomas Henry Lovelock of Stokenchurch aforesaid Innkeeper Son the Sole Executor.

Family with Stephen Lovelock - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 27 January 1812St Helen, Abingdon, Berkshire, England
11 months
daughter
4 years
son
3 years
son
Joseph Lewis Lovelock
Birth: about 1817Wallingford, Berkshire, England
Death: between July 1868 and September 1868Registration District, Marylebone, London, England
9 years
son
9 years
daughter

Birth1861 England Census
MarriageAbingdon PRs
Text:

Abingdon, St Helen Marriages 1812 Jan 27 Stephen Lovelock & Alice Ashley

DeathNational Probate Calendar
Text:

1866 Alice Lovelock Proved 5th October. Effects under 100 pounds. The Will of Alice Lovelock late of Stokenchurch in the County of Oxford Widow deceased who died 20th May 1866 at Stokenchurch aforesaid was proved at Oxford by the oath of Thomas Henry Lovelock of Stokenchurch aforesaid Innkeeper Son the Sole Executor.

Marriage

Pigot's Directory 1823 lists Stephen Lovelock Red Lion Thame Pigot's 1830 lists Alice Lovelock Pigot's 1842 lists Richard Hall Pigot's 1850 no mention of Red Lion

There are two Red Lions. One is an Inn in the High Street; the other an Ale House in Brick Kiln Lane (now known as Park Street ) which is in New Thame.

Stephen is listed as licencee of the Red Lion Inn, High St 1821-1824. In 1830 the licencee was Alice Lovelock. By 1841 it was an Eating House run by another Licencee, Mary Wyatt. [John Lovelock Email 22/.1.2002]

'The name Red Lion is the most common name for an inn in this country, mainly because of the 'red lion rampant' of many heraldic devices. This was one of the most important inns in the town during Tudor and Stuart days. It is claimed King Henry VIII along with Catherine of Aragon and Anne Bolyn (at that time she was a lady-in waiting) were entertained there in 1530. It was from here that the church-wardens regularly bought the communion wine; in 1561 they bought "15 quarts of Claret and 3 quarts of Malmsey costing 6s 6d at the Lyon".

It probably occupied the buildings currently housing both Lightfoot's Estate Agency and Martins Newsagents Shop.

John Harris was licensee up to 1688 and among the property that he left was: "10 hogsheads of beer in the cellar, valued at 6 pounds and wine and bottles in the wine cellar, valued at 45 pounds". These were incredible sums considering that a good weekly wage at the time was 10d (4p) per day. A hogshead is a cask of beer containing 52 and a half gallons meaning there were 4,200 pints of beer in the cellar of the Red Lion. In those days beer would only have kept for maybe seven days, so it must be considered that the beer was to be consumed in the forthcoming week. That's a lot of drinking considering the size of the population at the time.

One of the most interesting stories about the Red Lion is given in the church-wardens reports of the 1600s, when Thomas Heath was brought before them after he had "bargained with George Fuller of Chinnor and bought his wife for tuppence for every pound of her weight, which when she was weighed came to 29 shillings and half a farthing". This made her nearly 13 stone. They spent 2 nights and 2 days in the Red Lion during which time "she was not seen above one hour per day". He admitted to having sat on the bedside with her and yet he claimed "not to have carnal knowledge of her body", however he was ordered to pay to "purge himself with six hands". Sometime later it was reported that Thomas Heath was her brother and actually bought her out of a bad marriage.

To compensate for the lack of small change in general circulation at this time, local tradesmen issued their own small tokens. The farthing issued by John Harris not surprisingly depicts the Red Lion. In the Hearth Tax for 1662 he was assessed for 10 hearths, which gives an indication of the size and importance of the inn at that time.

The Red Lion had somewhat declined by the time that the diarist Lord Torrington visited Thame in 1785. He described it as "a bad inn", but he was not impressed with Thame in general which he called "a mean gloomy town". Nevertheless the turnpike trustees held their meetings there, and it was the chief posting house and social centre in the early nineteenth century. Having been supplanted by the Spread Eagle, it closed in 1847 to make way for a bank.' FRom "Thame Inns Discovered" by Allan Hickman and David Bretherton.

1851 census Stokenchurch, Oxon Alice Lovelock, Head, Widow, 54, Publican, born Birmingham Warwickshire Eliza Lovelock, Daur, 18, born Aston Warwickshire

1861 census Stokenchurch, Oxon Coach & Horses Alice Lovelock, Head, Widow, 67, Innkeeper, born Birmingham Warwickshire Thomas Lovelock, Son, 35, Thilsa[?] Man, born Thame Oxon Elizabeth Lovelock, Daur in law, 39, born Chalgrave Oxon Eliza Lovelock, Daur, 28,unm, born Aston, Oxon Eliza Lovelock, Gd Daur, 9, born Bledlow Ridge Bucks Arthur Lovelock, Gd Son, 4, born Bledlow Ridge Bucks Alice Lovelock, Gd Daur, 1, born Bledlow Ridge Bucks John Lovelock, Gd Son, 3mos, born Bledlow Ridge Bucks William Posteman?, Lodger, 64, Ag lab, born Chinnor Oxon

Note that Eliza Lovelock aged 28 in 1861 census and 18 in 1851 census above was born abt 1833 and six years after the death of Alice's husband, Stephen.

The following baptism is likely to be that of this Eliza: Swinbook, Oxfordshire 1833 Apr 12 Eliza d. Ann Lovelock, Stone-Lands, Single Woman

This Ann could be Alice Lovelock's niece and the daughter of her brother John. Ann would then have been only abt 15 or 16. Alice may have 'adopted' her.

Census

Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England HO107 1720 F27 P1

Alice Lovelock;Head, W;54;Publican;Birmingham, Warks Eliza Lovelock;Daur;18;;Aston, Oxon

Census

Coach & Horses, Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire, England RG9 860 F114 P1

Alice Lovelock;Head, Wid;67;Innkeeper;Birmingham, Warwickshire Thomas Lovelock;Son;35; ??? ;Thame, Oxon Elizabeth Lovelock;Daur in law;39;;Chalgrave, Oxon Eliza Lovelock;Daur;28;;Aston, Oxon Eliza Lovelock;Gd Daur;9;;Bledlow Bridge, Bucks Stephen Lovelock;Gd Son;4;;Bledlow Bridge, Bucks Alice Lovelock;Gd Daur;1;;Bledlow Bridge, Bucks John Lovelock;Gd Son;3mos;;Bledlow Bridge, Bucks William ...?;Lodger;64;Ag lab;Chivinor (?), Oxon

Shared note

Listed in 1830 Pigot Directory for Oxfordshire under Thame as 'Red Lion, Alice Lovelock, Thame'.

Neither Alice nor her children located in 1841 census for Oxfordshire or Berkshire with exception of son Thomas who may be the Thomas aged 15 living at New Thame, Oxon.

In 1851 census, Alice, head, widow, aged 54, Publican, born Birmingham, Warwickshire is listed living with her daughter Eliza at Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire aged 18, unmarried, born Aston, Oxfordshire

In 1861 census for Stokenchurch, Alice is living at Coach & Horse: Alice Lovelock Head Widow 67 Innkeeper Warwick Birmingham Thomas Lovelock Son M 35 Thilse(?) Man Oxon Thame Elizabeth Lovelock Daughter in law M 34 Oxon Chalgrove Elisa Lovelock Daughter UM 28 Oxon, Aston Elisa Lovelock Gd Daur 9 Scholar Bucks Bledlow Ridge Stephen Lovelock Gd son 4 Scholar Bucks Bledlow Ridge Alice Lovelock Gd Dau Bucks Bledlow Ridge John Lovelock Gd Son 3m Bucks Bledlow Ridge William Robinson? Lodger Wid? 69 Ag Lab Oxon Chilson?