BENJAMIN LOVELL was born 21 Jun 1781 in Mangotsfield, South Gloucestershire
* He was a son of George LOVELL & Mary NAISH
George and Mary were married in St James Church Mangotsfield 1 April 1777. Their witnesses were Pharoh GOULDING and Thomas POOL(E). George signed his name and Mary made her mark

Benjamin LOVELL married Frances POOLE 31 May 1802 at St. James's Church, Mangotsfield, South Gloucestershire
- Frances was born in 1781 in Mangotsfield and christened in the same little St James Church in which she was to marry 21 years later. Benjamin made his mark and Frances signed her name. Their witnesses were George PACKER and Hannah TYLER.
THEIR 9 CHILDREN
* 23 Jan 1803 - George Lovell
* 16 Sep 1804 - John Lovell (died as an infant)
* 27 April 1806 - John Lovell
* 22 May 1808 Benjamin Lovell
- emigrated to NZ
* 15 July 1810 - Isaac Lovell
* 4 Aug 1816 James Lovell
- emigrated to NZ
* 23 June 1822 - William Lovell (twin)
* 23 June 1822 - Joseph Lovell (twin)
* 13 March 1825 - Ann Lovell
- at the birth of Ann, Benjamin & Frances put their address as Staple Hill which is about 1km south of the main centre of Mangostfield

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* Benjamin Lovell (born 1808)
Benjamin married Hester SPICER (1812-1898) St James Church Mangotsfield, 2 Aug 1831
the children of Benjamin & Hester
born Mangotsfield before emigration:
.. I 1831 - 1916 FRANCES 'Fanny' Lovell
Frances 'Fanny Lovell married Alexander FRANKLIN (1832-1883) in 1851 in Motueka
- Alexander was a son of Benjamin Franklin (1791-1833, died London) & Mary Ann Godsall (1803-1875, who remarried 1836 to Richard Maund. They died in Greymouth)
* No children found for Fanny & Alexander
* Alexander Franklin died 6 Aug 1883 in Inglewood
Fanny Franklin next married Richard 'George' Spicer (1844-1905) in 1885 in Motueka
- George was a son of Richard Spicer & Charlotte Castle of Kent (any relationship to his mother-in-law, Hester Spicer, has not been researched)
* No children found for Fanny & George
* George Spicer died 22 April 1905 in an accident in Masterton and is buried in Ashhurst
Fanny Spicer died 7 Oct 1916 aged 84 in Nelson
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.. II 1834 - 1919 BENJAMIN ALEXANDER Lovell
Benjamin Alexander Lovell married Sarah Wyatt SHERMAN (1848-1884) in 1860 in Riwaka, Nelson
...10 children of Benjamin & Sarah
. 1 1860 - 1860 Frances Lovell (aged 1 day)
. 2 1861 - 1863 Henry Lovell (aged 1.10)
. 3 1864 - 1924 Hester Spicer Lovell
- Hester married John William KING (1860-1936) in 1882
...known children of Hester & John:
* 1883 - 1883 David Alexander King (aged 11 weeks)
**1884 - 1919 Albert Victor King
- Albert married Ann PATTINSON in 1911
* 1886 - 1887 James Lewis King (aged 11 months)
* 1888 - 1974 Dulcie Irene King
- Dulcie married John William BURKE in 1912
* 1891 - 1960 Thomas Newton King
- Thomas married Martha Gertrude HOLYMAN in 1915
* 1893 - 1950 Robert Murray Rollo King
- Robert married Maude Ellen NICHOLSON in 1926
* 1896 - 1973 Alice Zeta King
- Alice married Hylton Albert Lionel DIXON in 1928
* 1898 - 1979 Leta Evelyn King
- Leta married Alfred Hollis HUETT in 1924
* 1901 - 1982 Leslie Gordon Melville King
- Leslie married Caroline Thiriza HUNT in 1927
* 1904 - 1935 Ellis Sidney Jack King
- Ellis married Ruby Clarice O'GRADY in 1928
. 4 1866 - 1941 Frances Emily
- Francis married John Francis Horton
. 5 1869 - 1902 George Henry Lovell
- George married Susan Boyd
. 6 1872 - Elizabeth Rose Lovell
. 7 1875 - 1959 Ada Clara Emily Lovell
- Ada married William Lanceford Breen Howard in 1912
. 8 1876 - 1945 Benjamin Alexander Lovell
- Benjamin married Phoebe Cook (1870-1949) in 1899 & had 10 children
. 9 1880 - 1940 James Percy Lovell (twin)
- James married Maggie Jane Bruning
. 10 1880 - Sarah Florence Lovell (twin)
Sarah Wyatt Levell died 27 July 1884 aged 46 in Inglewood. She is buried Plot 18S, Row C at Inglewood
Benjamin Alexander Lovell died 8 Oct 1919 in 85 and is buried Plot 51, Block 8 Wakapuaka Cemetery
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.. III 1836 - 1841 SARAH SPICER Lovell
SARAH died in 1841 (before Sep) aged 5 in Mangotsfield
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.. IV 1838 - 1842 William George Alfred Lovell
WILLIAM died aged 3.9 in Mangotsfield
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.. V 1840 - 1888 ALFRED Lovell
ALFRED married Mary Anne POPE in 1862 in Havelock, Marlborough
their known children
1863 - 1863 George William Lovell (aged 13 days)
1865 - Alfred George Lovell
1869 - 1875 Mary Ann Christina Lovell (aged 6)
1871 - Henry Lovell
1874 - 1945 James Benjamin Lovel
1878 - 1946 Thomas Edward Lovell
1885 - 1968 Rose Isabell Lovell

On 21 Sep 1841 Benjamin, Hester & their 3 surviving children boarded the
LORD AUCKLAND from the West India Docks and emigrated to New Zealand
They were accompanied by Benjamin's brother James and his family (see below)
They arrived into Nelson on the 7 February 1842

the children of Benjamin & Hester
born in Motueka, Nelson:
.. VI 1843 - 1907 CHRISTINA SPICER Lovell
CHRISTINA married William Svent JOHNSON (1835-1907) in Motueka in 1863
* William was from Solvesborg, Blekinge, Sweden
* one of their sons was Albert Sven Johnson (1873-1964)
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.. VII 1845 - 1903 THOMAS SPICER Lovell
Thomas married Hannah ROGERS (1835-1885) in Motueka, 22 Dec 1867. Hannah was a widow with 5 daughters aged 14 to 1.
* Hannah was born in Liverpool. She first married Joseph COUSENS (1828-1865) in 1852 & had 2 daughters. Hannah and her 2 daughters, Mary Ellen (1853-1923) & Johanna (1858-1932) Cousens emigrated into Auckland 19 Oct 1859 on the 'Mermaid' to join her husband Joseph and 3 more daughters were born. Joseph drowned in Nelson Harbour 17 April 1865.
* They family moved to Taranaki in 1882 where Thomas & Hannah adopted 2 children:
* William Lewis HART in 1882. William was a 'deserted boy' aged about 3 at the time
* Mary Louisa CARR in 1884. Mary was aged 5 at the time
* Hannah died in New Plymouth 9 April 1885 aged 50 and is buried Te Henui
Thomas next married Mary Ann BLANCHARD 15 June 1885
known children of Thomas & Mary Ann:
* 1886 - Hester Violet Lovell
- Hester married Christian JOHNSON in 1905
* 1887 - 1889 Frederick Thomas Benjamin Lovell
- Frederick died aged 2 & buried Te Henui
* 1889 - 1889 Alfred Spicer Lovell
- Alfred died aged 6 months & buried Te Henui
* 1890 - 1975 Norman Victor Lovell
- Norman married Dorothy Hildegarde ORAM (1895-1936) in 1924
* 1891 - 1975 Sydney Roy Lovell
- Sydney is buried at Awanui cemetery, Taranaki
* 1892 - 1953 Ernest Albert Lovell
- Ernest married Mary Cecelia SMITH in 1916
* A photo taken in New Plymouth c1895 of Thomas Spicer Lovell and his young sons Norman & Sydney Lovell when Thomas was working at Paul's Brewery
THOMAS SPICER LOVELL died 11 Aug 1903 aged 58 and is buried Plot 45, Row 2, Old Block Motueka
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.. VIII 1848 - 1914 MARY JANE Lovell
MARY JANE married Fredrick Eugene BULLOTT (1848-1904)
MARY JANE married Charles WOOLCOCK (1827-1891)
NOTE
see the 'other' Mary Jane Lovell who was originally entered with this family
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.. IX 1851 - 1860 Esther Lovell
ESTHER died aged 9
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.. X 1852 - 1903 Angelina Lovell
ANGELINA married Alfred Horace Eustace Roland BLISS in 1879
ANGELINA & ALFRED had 10 known children:
* 1881 - 1917 Alfred George Lovell Bliss Died of his Wounds Belgium
ALFRED married Marie Manning TOLLETT in 1907
* 1882 - 1955 Frederick Benjamin Bliss
FREDERICK married Caroline Emma BOYD in 1911
- a son, Bernard Alfred Bliss Died of his Wounds in Italy
* 1883 - 1972 Angelina Hester/Esther Bliss
ANGELINA married Robert Joseph GALLAGHER (1883-1909) in 1908
ANGELINA next married Albert Alcock NOBLE in 1912
* 1884 - 1948 Maud Thomasine Bliss
MAUD married George Henry GRAY in 1905
* 1885 - 1885 Amy Frances Ellen Bliss
AMY died aged 4 months
* 1886 - 1887 William Herbert Bliss
WILLIAM died aged 4 months
* 1888 - 1888 Violet Hilda Bliss
VIOLET died aged 10 months
* 1889 - 1890 Ella Theresa Bliss - twin with Ethel
ELLA died aged 8 months
* 1889 - Ethel May Bliss - twin with Ella
ETHEL married Alfred LARSON in 1909
* 1890 - Frank Herbert Bliss
ANGELINA Bliss remarried in 1896 to Thomas Joseph WILKINSON

BENJAMIN LOVELL (born 1808) died 28 Aug 1873 aged 65 and is buried Plot 10, Row 1, Old Block Motueka
* wife Hester remarried to Edward Stanton (1817-1902) in Motueka 1875 (Edward is buried with his 1st wife Catherine nee Hawkesford 1817-1865) in Plot 84, Block 1 at Wakapuaka (also 3 month old Kenneth McKenzie Patchett, son of George William Patchett & Minnie Nuthall)
* Hester died 8 May 1898 aged 85 and is buried with Benjamin

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* James Lovell (born 1816)
James married Ann BROWN (1804-1869) on 3 Jan 1837 in Bristol, Gloucestershire
the children of James & Ann
born Mangotsfield before emigration:
.. I 1838 - 1910 MARY ANN Lovell
Mary Ann married Alfred FLETCHER (1830-1901) in 1854 in Takaka, Golden Bay
the known children of Mary Ann & Alfred
. 1 1856 - 1885 Elizabeth Fletcher
- Elizabeth married Charles HARWOOD (1851-1930) in 1874
* Charles was a son of George HARWOOD & Elizabeth EASTMENT of Somersetshire who emigrated to Nelson on the LONDON in 1842.
* Charles was also a brother of Henry Harwood who married Elizabeth & Mary Jane's aunty, Mercy Lovell (see below)
the 7 children of Elizabeth & Charles:
1875 - George Arthur Harwood
- George married Harriet Jane COBB 1905
1877 - Ernest Charles Harwood
- Ernest married Maud Harriet ORGAN 17 Dec 1907 at the Anglican Church, Takaka
1878 - Amelia Elizabeth Eastmont Harwood
- nothing else known
1881 - 1964 Mary Emily Harwood
- Mary didn't marry, she died aged 83
1882 - William Alfred Harwood
- William married Rosetta Harriet WINTER 1912
1884 - Lilian Harwood
- Lilian married Archie PAGE in 1907
1885 - Lizzie Harwood
- Lizzie died aged 20 months
ELIZABETH Harwood died 21 Aug 1885 aged 27, 7 days after giving birth to Lizzie and is buried Clifton cemetery, Gloden Bay
Charles next married Elizabeth's sister Mary Jane, 4 months later, on 26 Dec 1885 and Mary would have brought all the children up.
. 2 1860 - 1924 Mary Jane Fletcher
- Mary Jane married her sister Elizabeth's widower, Charles Harwood (see above)
* No children found for Charles and Mary Jane
MARY JANE Harwood died 29 June 1924 aged 64 and is buried Clifton cemetery, Golden Bay
CHARLES Harwood died 13 June 1930 aged 79 and is buried Clifton cemetry, Golded Bay
. 3 1869 - 1945 Annie Fletcher
- Annie married Henry 'Harry' STENT (1861-1949) 28 Jan 1886
* Harry was born in Surrey, England, the 3rd of 11 children of Jacob Stent (1837-1915) & Eliza Tucker (1836-1919)
Annie & Harry had 6 children
1887 - 1972 Gilbert Arnold Stent
1890 - 1890 Henry Alfred Stent (born still twin)
1890 - 1890 William Charles Stent (born still twin)
1892 - 1981 Gladys Adelaide Stent
1896 - 1958 Lancelot Sidney Henry Stent
1905 - 1939 Merle Stent
Annie Stent died 28 Oct 1945 aged 76 in Takaka and is buried Plot 7, Row II, Block B at Rototai
Harry Stent died 20 Sep 1949 aged 88 in Takaka and is buried Plot 8, Row II, Block B at Rotorai with Annie
ALFRED Fletcher died 19 April 1901 aged 71 in Takaka and is buried Plot 2, Block H East Takaka
MARY ANN Fletcher died 22 Nov 1910 aged 72 in Takaka and is buried with Alfred
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.. II 1840 - 1841 Mercy Lovell
- Mercy died at sea on the Lord Auckland whilst emigrating she was 1

the children of James & Ann
born in Motueka, Nelson:
.. III 1843 - 1935 MERCY ANN Lovell
Mercy married Henry HARWOOD in 1936
- Henry was a brother of Charles Harwood who married 2 of Mercy's nieces (Mary Ann's daughters) (see above)

ANN LOVELL died 15 Dec 1869 aged 65 and is buried, Plot unknown, Clifton Cemetery, Takaka
James remarried to Sarah FLETCHER
children of James & Sarah
* 1871 - 1871 Henry Lovell (twin)
* 1871 - 1939 James Joseph Lovell
- James married Clara Isabella Duncan
* 1874 - 1942 John William Henry Lovell
- John married Emily Ann maddock
JAMES LOVELL died 8 April 1879 aged 64 and is buried Plot unknown, in Clifton Cemetery, Takaka

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NOTES
... thanks to the message from Erin on 3-1-2011, I will attempt to work out the marriages I had mixed up
Erin wrote: .. My grandmother was Fiona Marion MacClure Walker who married Albert Victor King. However my Alberts parents were John Thomas King & Elizabeth Hudson. John Kings parents were Thomas King & Ann Belton. I believe you have the wrong Albert connection in your line ...

** there were 5 Albert Victor King marriages in NZ between 1889-1929
- they were:
1/ - 1889 - Albert Victor King (1858-1937)
- married Alice Elizabeth HOMES (1864-1902)
- they had a son, Lauritz Victor King who died of wounds in France 1916. At that time Albert & Alice lived in Tahunanui, Nelson

2/ - 1904 - Albert Victor King
- Albert REmarried to Jemima ESSON (1867-1945)
- they are buried together Plot 125, Block 007 at Seaview Rd Cemetery, Nelson. Not known where Alice was buried

3/ - 1911 - Albert Victor King (1884-1919)
- married Ann PATTINSON

4/ - 1926 - Albert Victor King (1894-1964)
- married Fiona Marion MacGlure WALKER (1905-1990)

5/ - 1929 - Albert Victor King
- married Emily Clara May HAWKEN (1875-1970)

There were only 3 Albert Victor King born in NZ (which of course means little except there was also only 3 deaths BUT one of them was not born in NZ!!!)
This makes for probable remarriages for some (see above)

The years of their births and parents were:
* 1884 - 1919 Albert Victor King
- son of John William KING & Hester Spicer LOVELL
- married Ann PATTINSON in 1911
ALBERT died aged 34 and buried Plot 026, Block 09 at Wakapuka Cemetery, Nelson

* 1894 - 1964 Albert Victor King
- son of John Thomas KING & Elizabeth HUDSON
ALBERT (we know) married Fiona Marion MacClure WALKER in 1926

* 1890 - ? Albert Victor King
- son of Thomas & Anstay ? KING

AND an Albert Victor King (not registered as born in NZ)
1858 - 1937 (see 1)

any help would be appreciated