Covington in Turvey
An ubiquitous name in Turvey for many years. In the early 1600s it was sometimes spelt as Coventon. The Covington family were Blacksmiths in the village for many generations.
Abbreviations
aft = after
bd= born
bch = bachelor
bef = before
bpd = baptised
c = child
chd = christened
d = daughter
h = husband
ilig - illigitimate
lab = labourer
occ = occupation
PR = Parish Relief
s = son
sp = spinster
w = wife
wid = widow/er
Baptisms
Jane - 2 Jan 1602
Henry, son of Peter - 4 Nov 1604
John, son of Peter - 24 Aug 1606
Edward, son of Peter - 20 Feb 1607
Hugh, son of Peter - 18 (somewhere from Apr to Aug) 1611
Edmund, son of Peter -31 Jan 1612/13
Alice, dau of Peter - 26 May 1615
Ann, dau of William & Ann - 4 Jan 1630
Mary, dau of William & Ann - 15 Jun 1632
William, dau of William & Annis (sic) - 2 Sep 1634
Alice, dau of William & Ann - Dec 1636
Elizabeth, dau of William & Ann - 5 Nov 1637
Alice, dau of William & Ann - 1 Jul 1640
William, son of Peter & Elizabeth - 18 Dec 1670
John, son of Peter & Elizabeth- 13 Jun 1674
John, son of Peter & Elizabeth - 1 Apr 1676
Lydia, dau of Peter & Elizabeth - 17 Mar 1677
Peter, son of Peter & Elizabeth - 24 Aug 1679
Henry, son of Peter & Elizabeth - 14 Nov 1681
Ben, son of Peter & Elizabeth - 18 May 1684
Cornelius & Lydia, twins of Peter & Elizabeth - 29 Apr 1689
Elizabeth, dau of Peter & Judith - 15 Dec 1706
Peter, son of Peter & Judith - 12 Feb 1709
Mary, dau of Peter & Judith - 6 Jan 1711
John, son of Peter & Judith - 9 Nov 1714
Judith, dau of Peter & Judith - 26 Nov 1717
William, son of Peter & Judith - 4 Apr 1719
Henry, son of Peter & Judith - 27 Jul 1722
Ann, dau of Peter & Judith - 6 Jun 1725
Thomas, son of Mary & Thomas King (reputed father) - 26 Mar 1738
Ann, dau of Henry & Susannah - 14 Sep 1755
Ann, dau of William & Fanny Wooding - 27 May 1795
Mary, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth - 9 Nov 1801, aged 14 weeks
Thomas, son of Thomas & Elizabeth - 29 Mar 1803, aged 14 weeks
William, son of Thomas & Elizabeth - 6 Feb 1804
John, son of Thomas & Elizabeth - 14 Apr 1806
Ann, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth - 9 or 10 Nov 1807
Sarah, dau of Thomas * Elizabeth - 21 May 1809
Elizabeth, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth - 16 Feb 1811
Here are the Parish Register entries for this name up to 1812. Please note, the pre 1629 entries are from the fragmentary Bishop's Transcripts.
Marriages
John Chapman m Elizabeth - 2 Jan 1605/6
Edward m Isabel Armes - 2 Nov 1619
Thomas Gulliver m Ann - 24 Jan 1621
James Houe m Elizabeth - 30 Nov 1626
Peter m Judith Willamot (t) - 16 Dec 1705 - both of Turvey
Edward Odell m Elizabeth - 4 Nov 1728 - both of Turvey
William m Sarah Ellis of Newton Blossomville, Bucks - 5 Oct 1743
Edward Nichols m Mary - 6 Feb 1757 - both of Turvey
John Wooding m Mary - 7 July 1768, both of Turvey
William Eaton m Elizabeth - 12 Nov 1770 - both of Turvey
WilliamPaine m Ann - 27 Sep 1778 - both of Turvey
Thomas of Lavendon, bch, m Elizabeth Pearons of Turvey, sp - 4 Jun 1800
Burials
Edward - 3 Dec 1604 - noted as Old Man
Hugh son of Peter - 18 Jul 1611
Alice, dau of Peter - 14 Oct 1617
John, son of Peter - 27 Apr 1620
Alice, w of Peter - 8 May 1620
Edward - 31 Aug 1625 - Miller
Peter - 24 Jan 1627 - Blacksmith
George, son of Peter - 15 Feb 1627
Ann, dau of William & Ann - 18 Jan 1630
Alice, dau of William & Ann - 1636 (no date given)
Jane, wid - 26 Nov 1638
John, son of Peter & Elizabeth - 16 Nov 1675
John, son of Peter & Elizabeth- 8 July 1679
Ann, wid - 22 Jun 1688
Elizabeth, w of Peter - 30 Apr 1689
Peter - 4 Aug 1697
Peter, son of Peter & Judith - 26 Nov 1732
Judith, son of Peter & Judith - 3 Mar 1735/6
Elizabeth, lacemaker - 6 Jul 1736
Peter, blacksmith - 2 Sep 1744
Ann, lacemaker - 16 Oct 1744
Judith, wid - 17 Aug 1746
Susannah, w of Henry - 13 Jan 1778
Mary, dau of William & Fanny Wooding - 25 Feb 1795, infant
Ann, dau of William & Fanny Wooding - 13 Aug 1795
Henry, blacksmith - 27 Jan 1802
William, son of Thomas & Elizabeth - 3 Feb 1807
Peter Covington was listed as Churchwarden in 1605-6. The Rector was Thomas Buckoke.
