• The Hawkes family arrived in New York on 25 June 1862 via the ship The William Tapscott. Birth date confirmed by Sugarhouse Ward records at the time of a baptism on 1 October 1865.

William H. Dame Freight Train (1862)

• Age at Departure: 6

Sources

• "Names of Immigrants," Deseret News, 24 September 1862, 98.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 441.
• Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
• Sugarhouse Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.