George Earl Govett

7 February 1891–6 April 1971 (Age 80)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Life Summary of George Earl

When George Earl Govett was born on 7 February 1891, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, his father, Thomas George Britton Govett, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Ann Robotham, was 23. He married Lillian Gertrude Mayhew in 1915, in Dixville, Coaticook, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Manitoba, Canada in 1916. He died on 6 April 1971, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

George Earl Govett
1891–1971
Lillian Gertrude Mayhew
1895–1964
Marriage: 1915
Arthur Ralph Govett
1918–1951
Edith Marion Govett
–2003
Ronald Malford Govett
1920–1998

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1915Dixville, Coaticook, Quebec, Canada
  • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    Name Meaning

    English: relationship name, probably from the Middle English personal name Gove ( see Goff ) + the diminutive suffix -et.

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

    Possible Related Names

    Gove
    Goff
    Gorvett

    Sources (7)

    • George Earl Govett, "British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903"
    • George Gavett, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916"
    • George Govett in entry for Arthur Ralph Govett, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"

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