| | Covington History Generations Report |
| | GENERATION | One |
| JAMES COVINGTON. Ref: 536. Born: 1802- 1803 at Royston. Father: not known, Parent Ref: 0. Mother: not known. Died: Jul-Sep 1873 at Royston aged 70. 1st |
| Marriage: around 1828 at Royston to Webb, Susannah 4255. |
| | ELIZA. Ref: 3478. Born during 1828 at Ashwell. Mother: Webb |
| | ELIZABETH. Ref: 3479. Born during 1831 at Ashwell. Mother: Webb |
| | GEORGIANA. Ref: 3480. Born 28 Feb 1834 at Ashwell. Mother: Webb |
| | JAMES. Ref: 545. Born during 1836 at Ashwell. Mother: Webb |
| | AMELIA. Ref: 3481. Born 17 Dec 1838 at Ashwell. Mother: Webb |
| | JOHN WILLIAM. Ref: 626. Born 1842- 1843 at Ashwell. Mother: Webb |
| | WILLIAM HERBERT. Ref: 1671. Born 23 Dec 1849 at Ashwell. Mother: Webb |
| | GENERATION | Two |
| ELIZA COVINGTON. Ref: 3478. Born: during 1828 at Ashwell. Father: James, Parent Ref: 536. Mother: Webb. Christened: 1 Jul 1832 at Ashwell. |
| ELIZABETH COVINGTON. Ref: 3479. Born: during 1831 at Ashwell. Father: James, Parent Ref: 536. Mother: Webb. 1st Marriage: Jan-Mar 1859 at Ampthill to name |
| not known . Christened: 1 Jul 1831 at Ashwell. Straw Plaiter in 1851 |
| GEORGIANA COVINGTON. Ref: 3480. Born: 28 Feb 1834 at Ashwell. Father: James, Parent Ref: 536. Mother: Webb. Died: 20 Aug 1899 at Ashwell aged 65. 1st |
| Marriage: 1 Aug 1857 at Royston to Waldock, Charles . Baptised 30 Mar 1834 at Ashwell. In 1851 worked at Workhouse Yard, Ashwell as a Straw Plaiter. She was the |
| mother of Arthur C. Waldock who wrote to the editor of the Herts & Cambs Reporter in 1911; "Sir - Following up on the thread of Mr W.B. Gerish's interesting article, my |
| thoughts travel back to childhood days at Ashwell, and a story related to me by my mother. It would be during the lengthy ministry of Mr Morice, a former vicar of Ashwell. |
| My mother was then the leading treble singer in the mixed choir at church and, as was her usual custom on Friday evenings in attending choir practice, she crossed the |
| churchyard from the corner gate opposite the Merchant Taylor's School and, as she was making her way to the chancel door, there seemed to be someone walking in the |
| opposite direction from the vicarage to the same door. |
| The moon was shining very brightly at the time: as my mother turned to enter the church, this figure, dressed in black and headless, glided noiselessly up to the door and |
| without speaking vanished suddenly. My mother, overcome with this spectral disappearance, as she opened the chancel door fell unconscious on to the floor; the already |
| assembled choir came to her aid and the practice was closed down for the evening. |
| My mother was led to her home nearby. The shock having passed she was in future accompanied by some members of the choir on dark and windy nights for the choir |
| practice, but to the end of her days this happening was always a real thing to her." |
| At the time of this occurence she lived in the house now known as Ashe Cottage in Mill Street, Ashwell, and as the Rev. Henry Morice died in 1850 it must have happened |
| before that year. |
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