Person:William Lovett (9)

William Lovett's origins have yet to be established for certain. The age given when he died suggests he was born around 1756.

William's first confirmed sighting is on 22nd February 1779, when he was married at St Mary's Church in Nottingham to Elizabeth Skellington. By 1782 they had left Nottingham and moved to the village of Owthorpe, where they had a daughter called Elizabeth baptised on 20th October 1782. William's wife died shortly afterwards, being buried at Owthorpe eleven days later. Their daughter died three months later.

On 31st January 1785 William married again. His second wife was Elizabeth Bonser. She was from Colston Bassett, just east of Owthorpe, although at the time of their marriage she was living at Langar, another nearby village.

William and Elizabeth went on to have eleven children baptised at Owthorpe between 1785 and 1808, although one died young in 1800.

William was buried on 8th December 1822 at Owthorpe. He was said to be 66 years old. Elizabeth survived him by nearly nine years.

1.   Nottinghamshire Family History Society. Nottinghamshire Baptisms Database.

   ch. 28 Aug 1756, Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire: William son of William & Mary Lovatt

   This would appear to be the most likely baptism, being at around the time implied by the age given when William died and in the neighbouring parish to the one in which they married. However, there was a William Lovatt buried at Colston Bassett in 1759 - perhaps his father but not clear. Needs to be confirmed at Nottinghamshire Archives.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Nottinghamshire Family History Society. Nottinghamshire Burials Database.

   bur. 11 Dec 1822, Owthorpe, Nottinghamshire: William Lovett, aged 66 [1755/6], of Owthorpe