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Robert Latham Wignall

Male 1869 - 1883  (14 years)


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  • Name Robert Latham Wignall 
    Born 1869  Douglas, Isle of Man Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Aug 1883  Drowned in the Mersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 6 Aug 1883  Christ Church, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I53721  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

    Father Thomas Wignall,   b. 1842, Tarleton Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1918, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Christina Elliot,   b. 1844, Castletown, Isle of Man Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1927, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1868  St Mary, Eastham, Wirral Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F17147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Liverpool Mercury reported: 'Young Wignall entered the water before his father, was immediately washed away by the strong tide and drowned before his father's eyes'.

  • Sources 
    1. [S242739] Find a Grave Index (Ancestry).

    2. [S010069] MC.



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