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Welcome
& Overview, Background, Myths Exploded, Quotable Quotes,
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Introduction
About
these webpages
Shelvock
Location
Geography
& Geomorphology
Origins
of the Family Name
Earliest
origins of the family names
Where
& When?
Occurrence
of the family names from the C16th - present day
A
History of Shelvock Manor
The
place and local environs providing the family name as well as
some other associated families
The
SHELVOKEs
The
story of engineering prowess and how a family name will become
extinct in modern times
The
SHELVOCKs
The
story of one couple's destiny to preserve the original family
name from extinction
A
Brief History of Halesowen
The
town that became the centre for the modern family name of
SHILVOCK
Demography
and Statistics
What
the data is telling us
Noted
People
An
offbeat listing of anyone with a notable recorded history
Commonwealth
War Graves, Memorials
The
names of those who served in the armed forces, those who
sacrificed their lives and other stories
Researchers
and Family Contacts
Names
and email addresses from around the World
Data
Bank
Birth,
Death & Marriage Indices, census information and other public
domain data from around the World.
SHELVOCK
One Name Study:Family Trees (1581-present day)
SHILVOCK
One Name Study:Family Trees (1639-present day)
"Most
Wanted"
Enquiries
still seeking an answer - maybe you can help?
SHELVOCK
- The Music
6
sets of instrumental music inspired by the place and
history.
Composed and played by the Webauthor
Contact
Info
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"THE
MOST WANTED"
QUESTIONS
TO BE ANSWERED
This
page summarizes particular lines of enquiry that were
unsuccessful.
Let me know if you would like a posting here to
highlight your unanswered area of research.
1.
W H SHILVOCK - Watercolour Artist
"We have a
watercolour signed by a "W. H.. SHILVOCK". We think the
picture was done in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Do you have
any information about this person that you could give us?"
Kathy Sweeney
Status:
Unfortunately Kathy has
not supplied any more information on the subject matter, i.e.
country & place of purchase, or whether this has been passed
down through her family. A photograph of the picture could be
added to this page in case any current clan member recognised the
scene. This may assist deciding who the artist may be. It may be
William Henry
who lived in Chicago until 1927
but there is no proof as yet. W H could either be a William or
Walter Henry based on known family names of the time. There are
no females known with those initials, and most references appear
to be C19th. Another possibility is a William Henry SHILVOCK who
in the Second World War was recorded in the London Gazette
#37144: 22nd June 1945 - William Henry SHILVOCK, M.B. As Serving
Brother in THE GRAND PRIORY IN THE BRITISH REALM OF THE VENERABLE
ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM. No more is known
of this person. Of particular interest is whether there are any
more paintings out there. The Royal Academy and the Royal
Watercolour Society in London, as well as various auction houses
and art museums in London have no references to the name, so we
are assuming a gifted amateur.
2.
"The World Book of SHELVOCKs"
In the 1990's a
firm was selling these books through family history circles under
the pretext of genealogical data. What they contained was only
extracts from the world's telephone directories for everyone with
a particular surname. This was of limited value to the family
historian, except those with One Name Study interests. If anyone
purchased the SHELVOCK book and would be happy to pass a copy on
to me, please let me know.
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