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In August 2006, we went to Stoke on Trent, Macclesfield and Blaenau Ffestiniog, and saw the following family places...

The earliest Lovett records that we have so far begin in Macclesfield. George Lovett was born in Henbury in 1807. This is the church today, built in 1844 - by which time George was in Macclesfield itself...
This is the end of King Edward Street, Macclesfield. George Lovett lived here in 1841. The houses accross the street date from around that time.
Wellington Street, Macclesfield. Agnes Lovett was here at no.31 in 1901. Agnes was married to David Lovett, and they were the parents of Norman, Ann's Grandfather
Derby Street, Macclesfield - now long gone. The Lovett's were at no.8 from before 1881 until after 1901.
On the 1881 census, the Thomas & Blundred families were in Stoke on Trent...
Villiers Street, Trentham.
	Fanny Thomas was here at no. 40, aged 9 in 1881.	Fanny went on to marry James Blundred, who, also in 1881 was at 5 Cross Street. Above is Upper Cross Street - there is also Middle & Lower - which one it was in 1881, I don't know
In 1900, this was the area covered by Villiers Street. No.40 is approximately where the house marked in red is situated:	The other marked places (Blue and Green) come up later.....
In 1901, James & Fanny Blundred were at 43 Newhall Road, now where the Longton Fire Station is (on the left side):
In 1907, they were at 2 Gladstone Street, where Ann's Grandmother Elsie was born on 8 July. It is now Hurst Street, likely adjacent to these original buildings that are still there...
	On 9 August 1910, Norman Lovett was born at 16 Anchor Place - he married Elsie on 17 November 1934. He was still living at 16 Anchor Place, and Elsie was living at 3 Frederick Street (now Capewell Street) - just 3 roads down...
The family soon moved to 8 Crestfield Road where Barry was born:
And soon after into the adjacent Seddon Road:
In 1933, James Blundred died - he and Fanny were running the "The Vine", Longton:
Fanny died in 1949. They are both buried in Longton Cemetary
Also in Longton Cemetary is this grave of Charles & Zillah Blundred (There are many more, but we've yet to find them, and many headstones are missing...)		Charles is James Blundred's 1st cousin - James' Father (Thomas) and Charles' Father (Henry) were Brothers. Charles married Zillah Crawford in 1890
Later the family moved to 108 Cromartie Street, and then to Alberta Street: They were here when the war broke out, and Norman (Ann's Grandfather) went to Blaenau Ffestiniog immediately after.
This is Cromartie Street in about 1968. Their house is on the left:
Barry was adopted by Sam Bryan in 1951. Sam lived at 105 Trentham Road:
	105 Trentham Road is marked in blue on the above map
These two photos were taken from the point marked in green on the map. 105 Trentham Road can be seen on the right of the picture.
In the lower photo, taken about 1960, Sam Bryan can be seen on the street corner on the left...
These two pictures show the same scene in about 1900 and 1968
This is the No.3 bus stop in Longton Bus Station, picking up the workers for the Crestfield Road / Seddon Road estate in 1940. It is VERY probable that Norman & Barry's mother Elsie is waiting in the queue....
Barry & Irene were married at the old St. Gregory's, Heathcote Road, Longton:
And finally, over to Blaenau Ffestiniog...
This is the grave of Dennis Evans, his mother Ann Evans, and Norman Lovett (Ann's Grandfather, and Norma Evan's Father)
Looking from the grave, over to Tanygrisiau, can be seen the home wher they lived, and where Norman had his accident:
The home is now in ruins....
More details on what happened to Norman can be found here
The Kings Head, Tanygrisiau, also known as "The Tap", where Norman was drinking the night he died...