French GGGGrandmother

[tancor1]

I along with other people with connections to the Herefordshire Lovetts are trying to trace my 3x ggrandmother who was French.
 all we know about her is that she was called Clotilde we do not have a surname she married George Lovett from Hertfordshire, her death certificate shows she died in Hemel Hempstead and from her age at death we worked out she was born about 1802 in or around Calais in France, does anyone know anything or where to find french records my problem i myself do not understand or speak french, so would need a site that would translate into English.
With her first two sons being born in Calais they must have married their, they must have returned to England after the birth of Thomas my 2x ggrandfather because their other children were born in England.
Been trying without success for many years to break this brick wall.

[philipsearching]

With her first two sons being born in Calais they must have married their, they must have returned to England after the birth of Thomas my 2x ggrandfather because their other children were born in England.

Could you give us the birth year of the eldest child?  This would help to narrow down the search.

Philip

[davidqueneherve]

What does her death certificate say exactly?
Without her maiden name, it will be difficult to find out more.

[davidqueneherve]

I think that I found her.

In Audruicq, Pas de Calais https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audruicq

Her maiden name is MARCANT

Their son Louis Thomas LOVETT was born in 1820 in Audruicq

http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/755c3398905cf58b6c5b77eaeb4c4528

Born on April 10th, 1820

The father George LOVETT is 28 years old. He is a domestic of Mister COLLET.
The mother is Clotilde MARCANT.
The record mentions a marriage in the village of Tilques

[davidqueneherve]

Louis Thomas LOVETT passed away in 1820 in Audruicq  (07/APR/1820).

[philipsearching]

I think that I found her.

In Audruicq , Pas de Calais

Her maiden name is MARCANT

Their son Louis Thomas LOVETT was born in 1820 in Audruicq

http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/755c3398905cf58b6c5b77eaeb4c4528

Born on April 10th, 1820

The father George LOVETT is 28 years old. He is a domestic of Mister COLLET.
The mother is Clotilde MARCANT.
The record mentions a marriage in the village of Tilques

You star!  If tacor1 can give the names of the children born in France it would help tie down a potential year for the marriage.

Philip

[davidqueneherve]

They got married in 1818 in Tilques (21/APR/1818)

http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/76203b5dfd695d5a1e37dff7247f7ec1

[philipsearching]

They got married in 1818 in Tilques (21/APR/1818)

http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/76203b5dfd695d5a1e37dff7247f7ec1

My French is terribly rusty, but I can see that in 1818 George was 28 and a soldier.  So he might turn up on the Waterloo medal rolls.  This is getting interesting.

(I do like BMD documents which give a wealth of information).

Philip

[davidqueneherve]

Georges LOVETH, soldat du train royal des charrois de l'armée anglaise en cantonnement en cette commune, né à Strendham dans le comté de Surry en Angleterre le 16 janvier 1790, fils légitime de feu James LOVETH, décédé à Mitcham dans le comté de Surry le 5 décembre 1803, et de feue Frances WESTON décédée le 21 décembre 1817 à Nessteton près de Hemelhem-estaed Hartforshers

Claudine Josephe MARQUANT, âgée de 19 ans, née en cette commune le 15 prairial an septième de la République & y domiciliée, fille naturelle née hors mariage de François Joseph MARQUANT, âgé de 63 ans, journalier, domicilié en cette commune ... et de feue Florence DUFRENE décédée en cette dite commune...