Henry Joseph Lovell was born on Thursday, 16th August 1860, in Bermondsey, London. [55-61] He was the son of Henry Lovell and Emma Bushell.
Henry Joseph died in Manchester, Lancashire, on 26th January 1945, at the age of 84.
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Henry Joseph He was buried at Southern Cemetery in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, on 31st January 1945. [54, 61]
Both of Henry's parents died when he was 19/20. He and his brother Joseph Oliver age 17/18 therefore took the responsibility of the household and raising their brother William aged about 12 and sister Julia aged about 9. It appears that their brother Alfred John Lovell went to live with his uncle William. Henry's brother John Lovell being a small child and sister Catherine Dora Lovell being a baby were both sent to an orphanage.
John Lovell and his Sister Catherine Dora were sent to an orphanage and later sent from the orphanage to Canada as part of the "Home Children" charity scheme of indentured cheap child farm and domestic labour in the British colonies. Although the "Home Children" scheme was well intentioned, and many were treated well, it became scandal ridden with large scale slave mentality abuse. At the age of 18 indentured children were free to make their own way in life. Jill Shaver nee Callaghan, Charles Birch
John became a butcher and eventually owned a string of butcher shops in Toronto and became quite wealthy. He often sent presents to his brothers and sisters in England. Later he visited England and gave donations to the orphanage he was brought up in. Jill Shaver nee Callaghan
Catherine Dora (1878-1953) married George Reid (Abt.1872-1915) and after Gorge's death married Edward Lamb (1885-1959). Catherine had three children. Catherine died in Pennant, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Australia in 2009 gave a government apology for being involved in the "Home Children" scheme and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave an apology on behalf of the British Government. As at 2018 other countries including Canada have refused to offer any apologies. Wikipedia
Henry was born in Bermondsey London and he lived with his parents until they all moved to Birmingham in 1881. He was a bricklayer as was his father and grandfather before him. He came to Birmingham and met my great grandmother. They had 5 Children, and he worked on Birmingham Town Hall. He then moved to Manchester where he became a stonemason and lived the rest of his life there. He used to send a sovereign home to my great grandmother every week in a match box but he never wished to return to Birmingham. He died in his shed on his allotments around the 1950's according to one of his granddaughters.
This story taken from the Ancestry - Jackson Family Tree. I also recall hearing the same story from my Grandmother Ivy Blanch Lovell. It appears that the Jackson family were unaware of Kate Lovell - there were 6 children. Charles Birch
Granddad’s wife Elizabeth Busst was a nice person, but intellectually inferior to her husband, and this was the cause of their separation. Jill Shaver nee Callaghan.
Elizabeth was claiming to be a widow from the 1901 census, although Henry was living in Manchester.
More facts and events for Henry Joseph Lovell:
- Residence: 1861. 16 Croft Street North, Bermondsey, London [55] Relationship: Son.
- Residence: 1871. 21 & 23 Benham Street, Battersea, Surrey [57] Relationship: Son.
- Residence: April 1881. 2 Back of 164 Bloomsbury Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [59] Relationship to Head of House: Head. Marital Status: Single. Occupation: Bricklayer.
- Residence: 1939. 4 Arthur Street, Manchester, Lancashire [60] Marital Status: Married. Occupation: Retired Bricklayer.
Henry Joseph married Elizabeth Jane Busst on Sunday, 11th December 1881, at St Peter & St Paul Church in Birmingham, Warwickshire. [56, 58]
They had seven children: Elizabeth, Alice, Joseph, Ernest, Violet, Kate and Ivy.
Elizabeth Jane Busst was born in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, between January and March 1860. [6,9, 27, 28, 56, 63, 64]
She was the daughter of John Busst and Sarah Garbett.
Elizabeth Jane died in Birmingham, Warwickshire, between January and March 1921. [6]
More facts and events for Elizabeth Jane Busst:
- Residence: 1861. 196 Francis Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [62] Relationship to Head of House: Daughter.
- Residence: 1871. 2 Court 15 Great Lister Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [63] Relationship to Head of House: Daughter.
- Residence: 1901. 14 Regents Row, All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [27] Relation to Head of House: Head. Widow? Occupation: Boot Machinist.
- Residence: 2nd April 1911. 4 Back of 180 Summer Lane, Birmingham, Warwickshire [28]
- Marital Status: Widowed? Relation to Head of House: Head. Occupation: Press Cutter - Button Factory.
Henry's Second Marriage
Henry Joseph Lovell married Elizabeth McCool between October and December 1921 in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire. [47]
Elizabeth McCool was born on Wednesday, 7th April 1880. [65]
Elizabeth reached 74 years of age and died in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, in 1955. [61]
She was buried at Southern Cemetery in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, on 8th February 1955. [61]
Children of Henry Joseph Lovell and Elizabeth Jane Busst:
f I. Elizabeth Ellen Lovell was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 31st December 1881. [6, 27, 66-68]
She was baptised at St Clement Church in Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 5th March 1882. [65]
Elizabeth Ellen died in Birmingham, Warwickshire, in March 1945 at the age of 63. [6]
More facts and events for Elizabeth Ellen Lovell:
- Residence: 1901. 14 Regents Row, All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [27] Relation to Head of House: Daughter.
- Residence: 2nd April 1911. 3 Layton Buildings, Vittoria Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire [66] Relation to Head of House: Wife.
- Residence: 1914. 1 Back 285 Bridge Street West, Birmingham, Warwickshire [69] Other Records: Spouse – WWI Pensions record.
- Residence: 1939. 285 Bridge Street West, Birmingham, Warwickshire [67] Marital Status: Married. Occupation: Office Cleaning.
f II. Alice Maud Lovell was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, in June 1883. [9, 27, 28]
She died in Winchester, Hampshire, in April 1968 at the age of 84. [47]
Alice's husband Arthur Waight died in prison, leaving Alice a widow. They had 4 children: Ronald, Lewis, Arthur (Artie) and Violet.
Alice made a good job of raising the children alone. Cousin Lewis was in the RAF in WWII and whilst flying over Canada the plane hit an ice cloud and crash landed. He was badly burned and had extensive plastic surgery. I believe Cousin Artie became a lecturer at Oxford; when young Artie and your mother were inseparable. Cousin Ron joined the diplomatic service and at one time was an aide to the Kuwait royal family, when Kuwait was a British protectorate. Cousin Violet married and became a housewife. Jill Shaver nee Callaghan.
I remember meeting Lewis and his wife when I was a young teenager, he was a pleasant mild-mannered man. His face was disfigured and he had lost the little fingers on his hands. I believe he was working at Heathrow Airport. Charles Birch
More facts and events for Alice Maud Lovell:
- Residence: 1901. 14 Regents Row, All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [27] Relation to Head of House: Daughter. Occupation: Nickle Plater.
- Residence: 2nd April 1911. 4 Back of 180 Summer Lane, Birmingham, Warwickshire [28] Marital Status: Single. Relation to Head of House: Daughter. Occupation: Silver Polisher.
m III. Joseph Henry Lovell was born in 26 Weston Street.
Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 7th April 1885. [70, 71]
He was baptised at St Mathews Church in Nechells, Dudleston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 22nd April 1885. [69]
Joseph Henry died in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, between January and March 1888. [30,70]
m IV. Ernest Alfred Lovell was born in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, in June 1887. [9, 24, 27, 72, 73]
He served in the military in France between 1914 and 1915. [53] Military War Medals: 1914-1915 Star. British War Medal. Victory Medal.
- Military Death Record. Name: Ernest Alfred Lovell Birth Place: Bloombury, Warwick - (Bloomsbury Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire)
- Residence: Aston, Birmingham
- Death Date: 10 May 1917
- Death Location: Salonika, Greece
- Enlistment Location: Birmingham
- Rank: Lance Serjeant Regiment: Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
- Battalion: 7th Battalion Number: 16001
- Type of Casualty: Died of wounds Theatre of War: Balkan Theatre
- Age: 30
- Son of: Elizabeth Lovell Husband of: Mrs. Lovell of 6/164 Wheeler St. Aston, Birmingham
Ernest Alfred married Leah Warner (1886-1925) on 25 December 1908.
My uncle Ernest Alfred Lovell died in the first world war, his wife Leah died young in an accident at home. They left four children: Ernest, George, Alfred and Mabel.
My mother Ivy Blanch Lovell and her sister my Aunt Violet Lovell lived together and raised Alf. Aunt Nell raised Mabel and a family friend raised George. I don't know what happened to Ernest but he would already have been at work for a couple of years by the time his mother died. Jill Shaver nee Callaghan
Mabel Lovell (1912-2015) married John Aquila Jackson (1910-1988).
They had two children: Sheila (1936-) and Wendy (1945-2011)
In the late 50's as a child staying with my grandparents in Ford Street, Birmingham, I used to visit my cousin Wendy who was 4 years older than me. She used to have a large tortoise that we played with. Her father had an aquarium with seahorses that fascinated me. The family moved to a nice semi-detached house in the Birmingham suburbs which I visited as a young teenager - that was the last time I saw any of them.
Wendy and her husband Royston Turbill (1943-2018) did not have children of their own and adopted two boys.
I was told that in her later life Wendy became keen in Archery, winning a gold medal at the National Archery Championships.
Sheila and Jill Shaver nee Callaghan, being of similar age kept in touch by letter until Jill's death in 2012.
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More facts and events for Ernest Alfred Lovell:
- Residence: 1901. 14 Regents Row, All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [27] Relation to Head of House: Son.
- Residence: 2nd April 1911. 2 Back 170 Farm Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire [71] Marital Status: Married. Relation to Head of House: Head. Occupation: Electroplate Polisher.
f V Violet Lovell was born in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 31st March 1889. [6, 9, 27, 28, 74, 75]
She was baptised at St James the Less Church in Ashted, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 17th April 1889. [73]
Violet died in Newtown, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 17th June 1974, at the age of 85. [6]
My Great Aunt Violet Lovell always had a photograph of her brother Ernest, in his military uniform, on her bedside table throughout her life, they were very close as children. Ernest died in WWI. Charles Birch
More facts and events for Violet Lovell:
- Residence: 1901. 14 Regents Row, St Pauls, Birmingham, Warwickshire [27] Relation to Head of House: Daughter.
- Residence: 2nd April 1911. 4 Back of 180 Summer Lane, Birmingham, Warwickshire [28] Marital Status: Single. Relation to Head of House: Daughter. Occupation: Electro Plate Polisher.
- Residence: 1922. Warwickshire, Birmingham, Summer Lane, 4 Back 179 [25]
- Residence: 1925. Warwickshire, Birmingham, Summer Lane, 4 Back 179 [25]
- Residence: 1927. Warwickshire, Birmingham, Summer Lane, 4 Back 179 [25]
- Residence: 1930. Warwickshire, Birmingham, Summer Lane, 4 Back 179 [25]
- Residence: 1935. Warwickshire, Birmingham, Summer Lane, 4 Back 179 [25]
- Residence: 1939. 4 Back of 180 Summer Lane, Birmingham, Warwickshire [74] Marital Status: Single. Occupation: Office Cleaner
- Residence: 1945. 1 Back 285 Bridge Street West, Birmingham, Warwickshire [25]
- Residence: 1955. 1 Back 285 Bridge Street West, Birmingham, Warwickshire [25]
f VI Kate (Katie) Lovell was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, between April and June 1892. [70]
She died as an infant in Birmingham, Warwickshire, between October and December 1892. [70]
I was told that my Aunt Kate was taken to a bonfire / firework event by the other children on Guy Fawkes night and that she inhaled smoke. This being the cause of her later death. Jill Shaver nee Callaghan
f VII Ivy Blanch Lovell was born in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 24th September 1899 [6, 8, 9, 24, 27-29]
She died in Clitheroe, Lancashire, in April 1987 at the age of 87. [6]
