John LOVERIDGE of Pauntley, born 1742 (General)

by Loveridge , Saturday, January 18, 2014, 14:07 (3965 days ago) @ RichardFranklin

Hello Richard. Thanks for the info which is useful for me. I can shed no light on CW Loveridge; this reference does not stack up. I would suggest that before the 19th century very, very few people had two forenames, my ancestors certainly did not. In the early 18th c. there was a Charles L in my family but he was born in 1676 and William L (the father of "your" Richard L) died in 1772 and was buried in Newent. Richard L's son, William, was born in 1787 (baptised in Newent) but it is unlikely that a legal document like yours would mention a minor. If you let me have your email address I can send you my family tree which is on an Excel spreadsheet; although this will not help you directly, it may be of interest. John