Glamorgan Lovelucks

Allen Blethyn, message to Lovelock mailing list 28-Feb-2004 15th.May.1841.Tithe appointment and map Coychurch Lower. Edward Loveluck was the tenant of two parcels of land, owned by two different landowners, these two parcels were adjacent to each other except for one field no.1 which was isolated. The smaller parcel was owned by the Earl of Dunraven and consisted of four fields in total of just over seven acres of land on which he paid an annual Tithe of £1-1-0d. The second parcel was owned by Richard Hoare Jenkins Esq. and was made up of fourteen fields with a total acreage of thiry four acres at an annual Tithe of £5-17-1d. this parcel included a house with a garden and yard with barn. So this is obviously the family dwelling place at this time. On studying the above map and appointment, and comparing it with the 1st edition 1875 map of the same area, I have the following notes to add. The area that we are interested in is just under half a mileup the A473. from Waterton Cross towards Pencoed. At this point we start with the only building named on both maps as Watertown Hall, along the road here covering the next 100 yards are five homesteads marked out. The buildings occupied by our Edward are numbers three and four along which stand opposite each other on the road.The one standing on the same side as Watertown Hall backs with its garden onto the river Ewenny.The other directly opposite seems to be the main residence with Edward holding the eight fields behind it. The next building up the road also backing onto the river, is the other building that is named as Watertown Miill [ corn ]. The next time that I am near the location I shall of course investigate. Another possible source to follow up are the Estate maps of Llanharan and Pantynawel Estate of the Jenkins family C.1840 Richard Hoare Jenkins Esq.[ surveyor unknown ]. These are held at Cardiff Records Office GRO. D/D. Bj. E/1.

Not far away also in Lower Coychurch at this time was living William Gubbins who was renting three large fields of twentyfive acres and also living in an cottage with garden and barn which he himself owned. We of course know that William Gubbins was married to Edward Loveluck s sister Anne.

Lynne Davis, letter 8 Jun 07: Possible 1841 census record for family

         Glamorgan Family History Society 1841 Census CD

District Name: Bridgend Enumeration District: 12 Laleston Higher

Piece: 1422/10 Folio: 021 Schedule: 019

Address: SHEBBEAR PARK

B 56 021 019 SHEBBEAR PARK GIBBONS ANN 30 (c1811) INDEPENDENT YES B 56 GIBBONS THOMAS 8 (c1833) AG.LAB. YES B 56 GIBBONS CAROLINE 6 (c1835) - YES B 56 GIBBONS JAMES 2 (c1839) - YES B 56 GIBBONS JOHN 15 (c1826) - YES