Lovelock Family History Web Site

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Purpose of this Web Site

 The aim of the Web site is to collect together family history information concerning families with the Lovelock and related names. Such collections of information, which are not restricted to a single family, are often referred to as One Name Studies, although neither this Web Site nor the name Lovelock have been registered with the Guild of One Name Studies.

Contributors

 The Web site is very much a collective effort, and many people have made contributions. As far as possible I have tried to acknowledge the individual(s) concerned, in specific instances, but no doubt I've made some omissions for which I apologise.

For those who are interested, there is an overview of the origins and evolution of the Web site, with an indication of the major contributors.
   
 

How the Material is Organised

Navigating the Web Site

 In order to structure the information, it has been organised in six main sections, which are shown in the menu bar which can be found at the top of the Web pages in most cases. Each of these main sections is sub-divided into a number of sub-sections, which are displayed in roll-down menus on hovering over the main section items in the menu bar. Clicking on items in the roll-down menu will take you to the corresponding Web page.

Following is a brief description of each of the main sections:


Home

 Apart from providing this Introduction, this section is a bit of a catch-all for material which doesn't fit easily anywhere else. It includes:
  • What's New: provides details of recent (and less recent) changes to the Web site
  • Useful Links: a collection of links to family history information sources and Web sites of interest
    to Lovelock family history
  • Mailing List: information on how to subscribe to the Lovelock Mailing List 
  • Search: a tool for searching for information on the Lovelock Web site

News & General

 This section includes links to:
  • The different editions of the 'Lovelock Lines' Newsletter 
  • Information about the 'Lovelocks Alive!' gathering held in Hungerford in June 2004
  • Some collections of photographs of places associated with Lovelock family history, including a number of gravestones
  • Documents on the origins of the Lovelock name, together with a note on several variants
  • Famous Lovelocks - some information about Lovelocks who have made their name in a number of areas
  • Lovelock distribution - a collection of tables, maps and charts showing how the distribution of Lovelocks throughout the UK has changed through the years, using data obtained from census returns for the years 1841 to 1901
Sources

 This section contains records of baptisms, marriages and burials from Parish Registers and other sources, including the LDS IGI, etc. There is also a large collection of Census entries. Much of the material is organised by county, although there is also a section for general source material covering more than one county. There are in addition collections of data for Australia & New Zealand, and for the USA, Canada and Ireland.


Trees & Fragments

 A large number of Lovelock family trees have been constructed, and these are generally grouped according to the county in which they have their origin, although some of them straddle several counties.
PhpGedView: This Web-based genealogy software allows you to browse databases corresponding to each Lovelock family tree. This gives access to much more information than that included in the descendant trees, including details of data sources etc.


Gedcom Files  Gedcom files for many of the Lovelock trees can be downloaded from this section. Gedcom files will only be useful to you if you use a genealogy software program. Gedcom files use a program-independent data format to represent family history data. This enables family history information to be shared between genealogy programs. 


Work in Progress  This section provides a home for material which is somewhat tentative or incomplete. It is also used to pose questions about possible connections and for 'missing persons' or 'strays' who don't seem to fit into any of our current trees. Please don't hesitate to contribute!
   
 

Privacy
Site Policy
 

Most of the information on this website has been obtained from public documents available in published form, at historical archives and on-line. Some information has been supplied by private individuals about their own families. The privacy of living persons is respected. Information supplied by individuals about their own relatives who may still be alive will not be publicly displayed on this website. The note on Site Policy contains a more detailed statement.
 

Corrections and Additions

Please send any corrections or additions to lovelock@free.fr