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1847–1868

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Image taken 1872

Image taken 1872

Birth Date
17 May 1841
Death Date
13 March 1920
Gender
Male
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William Moyes

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  • William, his wife Robina Gowers, children William, James and Robina, brother Alexander came from Scotland in 1868 on the ship Emerald Isle.  Their surname is spelled "Meyes" on the 1868 passanger list of the ship Emerald Isle. His birth date and death date are confirmed by the dates recorded on his death certificate.

Edward T. Mumford Company (1868)

  • Age at Departure: 27
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Robina Moyes (Age: 24)
  • Robert Hutchison Moyes (Age: 24)
  • William Gowans Moyes (Age: 6)
  • James Gowans Moyes (Age: 4)
  • Robina Moyes (Age: 2)
  • Elizabeth Ivers Moyes (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • Captain E. T. Mumford, list of passengers, 1868.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Francis A. Brown Journal, 1867 September – 1868 September.
  • "Names of Passengers in Captain Mumford's Train," Deseret News, 23 September 1868, 1.
  • Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910.