William Lovatt (1809 - 1875)

Born 3 May 1809 in Wincham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth (Hough) Lovatt — married 13 Oct 1828 (to 21 Oct 1852) in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1875 at age 65 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1809 and died in 1847. He moved to the United States in 1855. According to family stories, he was an iron ship builder who helped build the "Monitor" a ship that sank the Merrimack during the Civil War.

• Fact: Residence (1851) Newton In Mackerfield, Lancashire, England
• Fact: Residence (1860) 2nd District 14th Ward Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
• Fact: Burial City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Sources

• 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGBK-BZ9 : 12 September 2019), William Lovett, Newton In Mackerfield, Lancashire, England; citing Newton In Mackerfield, Lancashire, England, p. 10, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7P-RPP : 19 March 2020), William Lovitt, 1860.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2T-BN44 : 13 December 2015), William Lovatt, 1875; Burial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America, Salt Lake City Cemetery; citing record ID 76201682, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #76201682.

• Death: "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85N-48G : 28 January 2020), William Lovatt, 1875.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 May 2020, 20:56), entry for William Lovatt(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K24C-JD6); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6GH-9JX : 13 March 2020), William Lovatt, 1826.