Glamorgan Lovelucks

Farmer, Waterton Farm

From the notes of Janet Hearle et al.

He was born in 1801 and died on 27th March, 1863 and was buried in Coychurch, though no family grave has been found to date.

The problem of the two Edwards, father and son, has long perplexed us but has not been resolved, even with the help of Elsie Davey and much comparison of records.

Edward II married Mary Hopkin (1797-1833) at Margam in 1822. She is buried on the oldest part of the Churchyard near the original of John's family tomb near the path leading to the centre of the North wall of the Church. It states on the stone that she was the wife of "Edward of Waterton". Buried with her is her brother Thomas Hopkins of "Pentydla" (spelling on stone).

He and Mary had three sons - Edward (baptised in Coychurch 1825, died 1850 and buried in Coychurch), John (Lllang) and Thomas (Australia); and two daughters - Mary, baptised in 1823 and Ann, baptised on 18th January, 1827, both in Coychurch.

Ann was adopted by Thomas Hopkins, her mother's brother, of Ty Maen farm and later "Pentydla". He was a widower. Jehu L. wrote in a letter to Gladys Polkinghorne in 1948 that he had an unmarried Aunt Ann and Uncle John.

Edward's second wife was Jennet. They lived on at Waterton and had four daughters who were all baptised at Coychurch, three being buried there too:

Catherine, baptised 1838, died 1849. Jane, baptised 1844. Miriam, baptised 1847, died 1850. Martha, baptised 1850, died 1850. Miriam baptised 1851, married in Cardiff 1876

Edward and Jennet were buried in Coychurch but there is no sign of their or their daughters' graves.

Note JML: Lynne Davis has bap date for Edward L as 2 Aug 1800

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.