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Trevor,

The marriage between James Lovelock and Elizabeth Hissey took place in Beenham in 1791.  I assume that you have traced your ancestry back to this couple, but if not confirmed let me know.  It would seem unlikely that this is the same Elizabeth Hissey who was born and baptised in Longworth in 1752, as she would have been nearly 40 years old at the time, old for a first marriage and children.  Longworth is about 30 miles from Beenham.

It is perhaps more likely that she was from a Beenham Hissey family - for example the family of William Hissey/Hizzy and Mary who were having children baptised at Beenham 1768-1775.  To check for clues I would firstly look at the original marriage entry in the parish registers at Beenham to see whether the parish register listed which parish Elizabeth was from.  Also check to see who the witnesses to the marriage were, if listed.  If, for example, William (though see a possible burial below), his wife Mary, or one of his other children was a witness then you can probably assume that he was Elizabeth's father.  If it listed Elizabeth as resident in a different parish then you could check records in that parish for any baptism.

You could also check for the burial of William Hissey in Beenham (probably the William buried there in 1790 - see FamilySearch), then cross reference with will records to see if William left a will, perhaps naming his daughter Elizabeth - a quick check on the Berkshire Wills Index https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/wills-index?full_name=Hissey does not list any will for him though, nor is there anything among the PCC wills on Ancestry.  Also check for any other Hissey wills in the area, though again there is nothing obvious on the wills index (remember to check for surname variants such as Hyzzy, Hizzy etc).

Sometimes the baptism of a child was missed from the register for some reason, or the register might have been poorly kept.  Sometimes children were not baptised at all.  You may need to use some lateral thinking to try to fit the Hissey family together.

You could contact Berkshire record office for a copy of the marriage register, or you could visit a FamilySearch Family History Centre, of which there are a good number across the country (see https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/) - at the Family History Centre you could view a copy of the register through their digital access to the records. 

It is always best to try to view the originals of parish register entries, rather than rely on the information included in indexes and transcriptions, as the original will often include extra clues.  Whilst Ancestry hints can be helpful they need to be treated with care as they may lead you in the wrong direction.  Please excuse me if you know all this already!

Good luck, and feel free to come back to me for further help if you need it.

Many, many apologies for not having replied to your posts, and thank you so much for your help.  Family circumstances meant I took my eye off the ball for a while and your posts, along with other things, got lost; for some reason the reply notifications were not arriving in my inbox either.  Again, please accept my apologies.

Thanks very much.

According to my records a John ALLIN married Elizabeth WHITE (of Steventon) in 1707 - probably Oxfordshire.  They had children John (d abt 1754), Richard, Mary (b 26 Feb 1711 Iffley),  Elizabeth and Anne.  I am trying to trace the family in parish records, but live some distance from Oxfordshire.  I believe the Allin family may have a connection with Littlemoore as well.  I have three generations further back for the Allins, but names only - no exact dates or places.

Any help gratefully received, thank you.