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Hi James,

I re-read your response, and see that you plan to set up a Lodington Family Archive Website  in the future. So in thanks for all your kind support, I've uploaded a website of the family book to help you on your way - You're welcome to upload and reuse any of these images for your site!

http://www.valentina.net/Lodington/index.html

You'll also note that on the cover & back of the binding there are the letters: W BROOKS - However, since the book has clearly been rebound at sometime it is difficult to say whether the front & back boards are contemporary with the 17thC publication of the book, or 18th/19thC additions. The spine is definitely a 20thC repair since I in common with many 17thC Books, the Boards become detached after the binding cords eventually rot! I did try a quick on-line research for "W BROOKS", and connections with "LODINGTON" but drew a complete blank!

Anyway - Thanks again for providing such background & provenance to the book:) - Valentine

Thanks James,

(1) Noting that the inscription states "Mrs Susanna Lodington was gifted the book by her father in 1716", it means that she was definitely married at this date, and hence the birth year of 1689 fits very well since she would have been 27 years old when she received the book.

(2) In view of the fact that this is a religious book (saints & apostles), it seems very appropriate that her father was also a full Minister of the Church - Rev Isaac Lodington.  In addition the final publication date of the book - 1677 (this was a 1st Edition of this particular work by the theologian William Cave) - ties in well with this generalogical scenario.

So I agree that the most likely conclusion to be drawn from your searches is that Ann(e) (b 1685)  and Susanna(h) (b 1689) Lodington were indeed sisters and the daughters of the Rev Isaac Lodington and Ann Bedford from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire!

I should add that I acquired the book from an antique book dealer as part of my small collection of 17thC religious works. My great-grandfather, and also his father were Ministers of the Baptist Church in South Wales during the the late 19thC/early 20thC, so I guess that I also have some "religious" genes although I've never studied theology. I'm always interested in the provenance of antique books since during the 17thC they were valuable family assets, and passed on by inheritance through several generations as in the case of this book.

Thanks so much for all your extremely helpful information which I will print out and keep within the book for future generations! Best Regards - Valentine

Greetings,

I came across this discussion whilst researching the provenance of an old 17thC religious book in my collection. The preface of the book is signed "Francis Broade"  - His Book - Given to me by my dear Aunt Susanna Lodington - July the 2nd 1733. Given the connections between Broad/Lodington it would seem that the Francis Broade probably refers to the REV Francis Broade DD, particularly since the book is on the Life of Christ, the Apostles & Saints.

There is also a further inscription - Mrs Susanna Lodington - Her Book of Gift of my Dear Father - 1716.  The book itself was published in London, 1677.

 I can post a scan of the book inscription if this is of any interest.