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Richard Wignall

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  • Name Richard Wignall 
    Born 1823  Eccleston Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I02082  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Father Richard Wignall,   b. Bef 1781 
    Mother Ann,   b. Bef 1776 
    Family ID F10032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane Hall,   b. 1826, Bolton Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1854, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1844  St John the Divine, Pemberton Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. William Wignall,   b. 1845, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Richard Wignall,   b. 1847, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Thomas Wignall,   b. 1848, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Wignall,   b. 1850, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F00667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Prescott,   b. 1826, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 May 1857  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Ann Wignall,   b. 1858, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Wignall,   b. 1859, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John Wignall,   b. 1861, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Esther Wignall,   b. 1864, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1869, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F02943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Baptism record not found, father named as Richard Wignall, boatman, in both marriage records. With wife Jane and family in Wigan in 1851 census, b Eccleston. There is an older Richard, also in Wigan in the same census, with parents Richard and Ann, but unmarried. Birthplace given as Euxton in 1861 census.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    2. [S010069] MC.



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