Caroline Lovell

c1816-1885

Caroline, her parents and siblings:

Caroline was baptised on the 5^th February 1816, at St Michael and All Angels, Colwich, Staffordshire, the daughter of William (a Labourer) and Elizabeth Holliss, of Bishton, late of Colwich, Staffordshire.

Her father William Hollis(s) was born c1782 in Whittington Staffordshire. He died aged 71, in 1851 and was buried on the 24^th September, at St Michael and All Angels, Colwich.

Her mother Elizabeth Turner was born cc1783 in Uttoxeter Staffordshire. She died aged 84 in 1866 and was buried on the 9^th July, at St Michael and All Angels, Colwich.

William and Elizabeth were married on the 5^th May 1808, at St Michael and All Angels, Colwich.

Caroline’s siblings were (also baptised at St Michael and All Angels):

Jane Holliss, 2^nd April 1814

William Holliss, 6^th June 1818

Sarah Holliss, 19^th October 1820

Hannah Hollis, 16^th March 1822

George Hollis, 10^th April 1835

Caroline in later life:

Caroline married in 1839

Marriage details:

Place: Silverstone, Northamptonshire

Date: 26^th December 1839

Groom: William Lovell, full age, bachelor, occupation, Higler** abode, Silverstone

Bride: Caroline Holliss, spinster, abode, Silverstone

Fathers: William Lovell, a Farmer and William Holliss, a Gardener

Witnesses: Frances Lovell and John Farmer

** A Higler was a travelling merchant or trader, similar to a peddler or hawker, who sold small goods, particularly provisions, and often bartered with their customers, especially farmers. They walked the countryside, calling out their wares and knowing what goods were in demand in different areas

(William was baptised on the 8^th January 1815, in Silverstone, Northamptonshire, the son of William (a Publican) and Frances Lovell, (formerly Thornton, nee Leaver/Leevers) who were married on the 11^th February 1814, in Whittlebury and Silverstone).

In 1841 William (25) and Caroline (20) were recorded living in Green Lane, Silverstone, with William’s widowed father William (50), a Labourer and his sisters, Frances (20) and Mary (20). (Surname mistakenly recorded as Tovell on ancestry)

William and Caroline had a son, Simon, born 1841, baptised as Simon Hollis, on the 28^th November 1841, in Silverstone.

In 1851 William (34), a Higler, was living in Silverstone, with Caroline (31), their son Simon (11), his father William (63), a Labourer and his uncle, Simon Lovell (56), also a Labourer.

The 1861 census records Willliam (40), as a Higler, living in West End, Silverstone, with his father William (75), also recorded as a Higler, Caroline (40) a Seamstress and Simon (20), a Labourer. (Surname recorded as Lovea on ancestry)

In 1871 William (55), a Timber Carter and Caroline (50), were recorded lodging at the Duke’s Arms, Market Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire.

The 1881 census records William (62) as a Carman, living in Morlands Cottages, Greenham Street, Greenham, Berkshire, with Caroline (60) (recorded as Ellen C) and their grandson Frederick (12) a Plough Boy

Caroline died aged 65, in 1885. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 11^th December.

In 1891 William (76), a General Labourer, was recorded as an inmate in the Newbury Workhouse.

William died aged 82, on the 27^th September 1898, in the Newbury Workhouse. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 30^th September.

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