The Lieflock Line, Wootton Rivers and Tangley Trees

Notes from Robert Sterry received in email dated 25 Jan 1999

Located George Lovelock and his family resident in Great Bedwyn in 1851 census: George, head, aged 34 (a bit out), born Great Bedwyn, his wife Eliza, born Great Bedwyn aged 22 and his son George aged 10 born Great Bedwyn. Their daughter Elizabeth bp 1839 is not listed as living at this address. Additional children not previously located in PRs are:

Ann , aged 1 month born Great Bedwyn and Charlotte aged 5 born Great Bedwyn.

This detail does not support the baptism of Eliza Fisher on Nov 2, 1817 found in Burbage PR, daughter of Stephen and Eliza Fisher, unless Eliza Fisher died and George remarried another Eliza. If he did remarry, he did not marry in Great Bedwyn. (Not located in Vital Records Index)

The 1841 Census Return for West Grafton which records Stephen and Ann Fisher, together with George and Eliza Lovelock, son-in-law and daughter, and grandson George Lovelock.

Full entry (added19-Jan-07) as follows: West Grafton, Wiltshire, England HO107 1180/1 F59 P16/17

Stephen Fisher 59 Ag. Labourer Wilts Ann Fisher 60 Ag. Labourer Wilts George Lovelock 25 Ag. Labourer Wilts Eliza Lovelock 23 Ag. Labourer Wilts George Lovelock 3mos Wilts

Notes by Graham Lovelock:

I believe I first found George and Eliza in 1851, as so many of the 1841 films are really hard to decipher. According to my records they were at West Grafton, and their ages were given as 34 and 32, hence the deduction that Eliza was born in 1819 (possibly 1818). The piece in parentheses appears in my database, but could never have been captured in a file constructed on Lieflock Line lines.

I subsequently found them at West Grafton in 1861 (ages 44 and 33), in 1871 (ages 52 and 41), and in Great Bedwyn in 1881 (ages 64 and 51). By 1891 George had died and Eliza was recorded back at West Grafton aged 59. She gave her place of birth as Great Bedwyn in 1851 and 1881, but West Grafton on the other three occasions.

When the 1841 data was eventually added to the record it did help a little: the couple were at West Grafton living with Eliza's parents, which is how we know her mother's name was Ann. Eliza's age was recorded as 23 (not rounded up or down).

Some considerable time later I ventured into the East Grafton PRs, hunting down some completely separate Lovelocks, and that is when I discovered the burial of Eliza No 1 in 1844 and the marriage to Eliza No 2 in 1846. It seemed most unlikely, but there it was. Eliza No 2 was 18 at the time of the marriage, so I have probably mis-read the 1851 entry. That seems odd, as with George being 34, I had an example of the Enumerator's rendering of a 3. Perhaps someone will go back and check this some time.

James Concerning the illegitimate children living with George and Eliza (in the 1871 census record), I believe that Ann(ie) is the mother of William - there is a baptism record for him at East Grafton as follows: 1871 Jun 25 William son of Ann Lovelock (single woman)

Graham email 5 Nov 2004: I've not been able to find any information to help place her. There does not seem to be a baptism anywhere, although she does appear in the GRO data (1Q of 1865). Presumably she was not another daughter of Ann's, as Ann would only have been 14 in 1865, so she must be the daughter of one of Ann's older sisters Elizabeth and Charlotte.

I can't see any mention of her in 1881, but may have missed it. There is no death in our GRO data, but there is a marriage of a Sarah Ann in the Hungerford RD in 2Q of 1886.

James 19-Jan-07 Concerning the second illegitimate child living with George & Eliza in 1871, there is a FreeBMD birth record as follows: Births Mar 1865: Lovelock,Sarah Ann, Hungerford, 2c, 262 However, It's not clear who was the mother of Sarah Ann.

West Grafton, Wiltshire, England HO107 1686 F244 P23

George Lovelock, Head, 34, Ag Lab., Gt Bedwyn Eliza Lovelock, Wife, 22, - , Gt Bedwyn George Lovelock, Son, 10, Ag Lab., Gt Bedwyn Charlotte Lovelock, Daur, 5, - , Gt Bedwyn Elizabeth Lovelock, Daur, 2, - , Gt Bedwyn Ann Lovelock, Daur, 1mo, - , Gt Bedwyn

West Grafton, Wiltshire, England RG9 724 F64 P4

George Lovelock;Head44;Agricultural Labourer;West Grafton Eliza Lovelock;Wife;33;;West Grafton Elizabeth Lovelock;Daur;12;;West Grafton Ann Lovelock;Daur;10;;West Grafton Jane Lovelock;Daur;7;;West Grafton Susannah Lovelock;Daur;5;;West Grafton Thomas Lovelock;Son;2;;West Grafton

West Grafton, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England RG10 1254 F60 P4

George Lovelock;Head;52;Ag Lab;West Grafton, Wilts. Eliza Lovelock;Wife;41;;West Grafton, Wilts. Ann Lovelock;Daur;20;;West Grafton, Wilts. Thomas Lovelock;Son;12;Ploughboy;West Grafton, Wilts. Daniel Lovelock;Son;9;Scholar;West Grafton, Wilts. Fanny Lovelock;Daur;5;Scholar;West Grafton, Wilts. Charles Lovelock;Son;2;;West Grafton, Wilts. Sarah Ann Lovelock;Gd-daur;6;daughter's daughter Illegitimate;West Grafton, Wilts. William Lovelock;Gd-son;1;Daughter's Son Illegitimate;West Grafton, Wilts. To be called Elisha;Son;1 day;George Lovelock's son born 2 April 2 PM;West Grafton, Wilts.

Old Farm House Cottage, Great Bedwin, Wiltshire, England RG11 1274 F56 P3

George LOVELOCK M 64 M Gt Bedwyn Rel:Head Occ:Agricul Lab Eliza LOVELOCK M 51 F Gt Bedwyn Rel:Wife Occ:Wife Of Agr Lab Daniel LOVELOCK U 17 M Gt Bedwyn Rel:Son Occ:Railway Labourer Fanny LOVELOCK U 15 F Gt Bedwyn Rel:Daur Occ:Domes Serv Out Of Employmt Charles LOVELOCK 12 M Gt Bedwyn Rel:Son Occ:AgrLabPloughboy Elijah LOVELOCK 10 M Gt Bedwyn Rel:Son Occ:Scholar Henry J. BREWER 8 M Gt Bedwyn Rel:Boarder Occ:Scholar

290 The Street, West Grafton, Wiltshire, England RG12 972 F49 P9

Eliza Lovelock;Head;59;Kept by her Son (Widow);West Grafton Elijah Lovelock;Son;20;Agricultural Labourer;West Grafton John Brewer;Gd-Son;19;Agricultural Labourer;West Grafton