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Dorothy Margaret Watson

Female 1895 - 1992  (96 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Margaret Watson 
    Born 28 Apr 1895  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Dorothy Margaret Lovett 
    Residence 1911  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-341230 
    Died 16 Mar 1992  Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I341230  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Reeve Alfred Edward Watson,   b. 20 Dec 1860, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1943, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Jennie Wyllie,   b. 1863, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1898, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1890  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F14919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Colonel James Henry "Jim" Lovett,   b. 26 Jul 1888, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1984, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 20 Jan 1922  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Edward Lovett,   b. 1924, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F248757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. J. H. Lovett

      Mrs. J. H. Lovett passed away peacefully at Telfer Place in Paris on Monday, March 16th. The former Margaret Dorothy Watson, she was 96. Wife of the late James H. Lovett (1984); mother of Robert E. Lovett and his wife Joyce of Ayr; dear grandmother of Mrs. Barbara Ashman (Lovett) and her husband Dr. James Ashman of Guelph, Mrs. Patricia Radke (Lovett) and her husband Bryan Radke of Ayr, Anne Lovett of Guelph and her fiance Dean Hutchison. Predeceased by a grand-son James Robert Lovett (1974). Also survived by four great-grandchildren Jamey, Scott, David and Grant. Mrs. Lovett was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a daughter of Alfred E. Watson and Jennie Wylie, and came to Ayr as a child with her parents and younger brother, Wylie Watson. Her family has a long history with the Village of Ayr. Mrs. Lovett's grandfather was John Watson Sr. who was the first Reeve of Ayr and established the John Watson Manufacturing Company which remained with the family for one hundred and forty-five years. She married Col. James Henry Lovett, M.C. in 1922 and lived in Toronto until thirteen years ago when they returned to this area. A private family service will be held at the Ayr Chapel of Wm. Kipp Funeral Home. Interment Ayr Cemetery.

      The Ayr News 18 Mar 1992 pg 12

  • Sources 
    1. [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 3.

    2. [S189] Vit - Manitoba - Birth Registration, 1895-006886 - birth index of Margaret Dorothy Watson.

    3. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 9.

    4. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      Lovett/ Col. James H. Lovett/ M. C./ Black Watch R. H. C./ 1888 - 1984/ Dorothy Watson/ wife of James H. Lovett/ 1895 - 1992/ Robert Edward Lovett/ 1924 - 2010/ Joyce Mary Davis/ 1907 - 2005/ Parents of Barbara, Patricia, Jim and Anne/ James Robert Lovett/ son of Joyce and Bob Lovett/ 1959 - 1974/ + [veteran's Poppy]/ Grace Patricia Beaudoin/ Daughter of/ Mike & Jamey/ June 28, 2010/ May tenderness and/ Love surround you always/
      [A] Robert [B] Joyce [C] Jim [D] James [E] Dorothy

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Jennie Wyllie Age: 27 Birth Date: abt 1863 Birth Place: Ayr Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1890 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: John Wyllie Mother: Margaret Pringle Spouse: Alfred Edward Watson Spouse's Age: 29 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1861 Spouse Birth Place: Ayr Spouse Father: John Watson Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Dolman

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: James H Lovett Age: 32 Birth Date: abt 1890 Birth Place: Ayr Ontario Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1922 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Dr William Lovett Mother: Jennie Morton Lovett Spouse: Dorothy M Watson Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1896 Spouse Birth Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba Spouse Father: A E Watson Spouse Mother: Jennie Wyllie Watson

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Apr 1895 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Jan 1922 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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