Person:William Lovell (17)

William Lovell was baptised on 29th April 1810 at St Paul's Walden in Hertfordshire, son of Thomas and Ann Lovell. He later gave his place of birth as Whitwell, the main village in the parish of St Paul's Walden.

On 19th June 1831, aged 21, he married Susannah Swallow. They married in her native parish of Wheathampstead, a few miles south of St Paul's Walden, although their marriage record notes that William was living in King's Walden at the time. Their first child was born at Wheathampstead the following year, although again the family's abode was given as King's Walden.

Between 1832 and 1853 William and Susannah appear to have had eleven children, born variously in Wheathampstead, King's Walden and Offley parishes. However, five of the children died when less than a year old, and another died when she was about five years old.

The 1841 census finds the family living at Darley Hall in the parish of King's Walden. William was working as an agricultural labourer. By 1851 they had moved to the hamlet of Mangrove Green, which straddled the parishes of Offley and Lilley.^[6] In 1861 they were living at a cottage at Mangrove Green next to the William IV public house, which stands on the east side of the green. In 1861 William was described as a ploughman.

William died in 1868, aged 58. Susannah survived him by 27 years.

1. ↑ Church of England. St Paul's Walden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   1810 / April 29 / William Son of Thomas and Ann Lovell

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 445; Book 10; Folio 25; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Darly Hall, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   William Lovell, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Susan Lovell, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   William Lovell, male, 9 [1831/2]
   Thomas Lovell, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Sophia Lovell, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Samuel Lovell, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   ~ [second household in same house]
   James Studman, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag Lab, born in county
   Sarah Studman, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   Richard Potton, male, 50 [1786-91], Ag Lab, born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   HO107; Piece 1710; Folio 398; Page 16, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Mangrove, Offley, Hertfordshire
   William Lovel, head, married, male, 41 [1809/10], Farm Labourer, b. Whitewell, Hertfordshire
   Susan Lovel, wife, married, female, 40 [1810/11], Straw Platter, b. Whitewell, Hertfordshire
   William Lovel, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], Farm Labourer, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Lovel, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Farm Labourer, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sofiah [sic] Lovel, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1835/6] Straw Platter, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Lovel, son, unmarried, male, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Lovel, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Ann Lovel, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Offley, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 821; Folio 13; Page 20, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Mangrove Hamlet, Lilley, Hertfordshire [listed immediately before William IV public house]
   William Lovell, head, married, male, 52 [1808/9], Ag[ricultural] Ploughman, b. Paulswarden [sic], Hertfordshire
   Susannah Lovell, wife, married, female, 50 [1810/11], Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Sophia Lovell, daughter, unmarried, female, 24 [1836/7], Straw Plaiter, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Maryann Lovell, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1843/4], Straw Plaiter, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. William LOVELL, December Quarter 1868, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 182, aged 60 [1807/8]

6. ↑ Most of the buildings at Mangrove Green were within a detached part of the parish of Lilley surrounded by the parish of Offley, whilst within that detached part of Lilley was a detached part of Offley.