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William Wignall

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Wignall was born in 1784 in Hesketh Bank.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Pawer loom weaver

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Thomas Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1805 in Tarleton.
    2. 3. Margaret Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1808 in Tarleton.
    3. 4. Henry Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1810 in Tarleton.
    4. 5. Betty Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1812 in Tarleton.
    5. 6. Jane Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1816 in Tarleton.
    6. 7. John Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1818 in Tarleton.
    7. 8. Alice Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1820 in Tarleton.
    8. 9. William Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1828 in Hesketh Bank.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1805 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 10 Feb 1805, St Mary, Tarleton


  2. 3.  Margaret Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1808 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 Oct 1808, St Mary, Tarleton


  3. 4.  Henry Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1810 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 24 Jun 1810, St Mary, Tarleton

    Notes:

    Hennary in baptism record.


  4. 5.  Betty Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 30 Aug 1812 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 30 Dec 1818, St Mary, Tarleton

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Henry Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1836 in Tarleton.

    Betty married Joseph Thompson on 30 Jul 1848 in St John, Preston. Joseph was born in 1812 in Inskip, Fylde. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Jane Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1816 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 11 Feb 1816, St Mary, Tarleton

    Notes:

    Married Robert Latham eight years after fathering his son, Thomas Wignall, but oddly recorded in the 1851 census as unmarried, living with two siblings, their father William Wignall, and young Thomas.

    Jane married Robert Latham on 14 Dec 1850 in St John, Preston. Robert (son of Thomas Latham and Alice Wignall) was born in 1817 in Tarleton; died in 1858 in Tarleton; was buried on 12 Apr 1858 in St Mary, Tarleton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Thomas Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1842 in Tarleton; died on 21 Oct 1918 in Ellesmere Port; was buried in Christ Church, Ellesmere Port.
    2. 12. William Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1852 in Preston; died in Dec 1909 in Liverpool.
    3. 13. Robert Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1855 in Preston.
    4. 14. Jane Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1857 in Tarleton.
    5. 15. Henry John Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1858 in Tarleton.

  6. 7.  John Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 12 Apr 1818 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Power loom weaver, farmer
    • Baptism: 10 May 1818, St Mary, Tarleton

    John married Jane Tindesley on 24 Apr 1843 in St Mary, Tarleton. Jane (daughter of Richard Tindesley) was born in 1823 in Tarleton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Alice Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 19 Nov 1820 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 17 Dec 1820, St Mary, Tarleton

    Alice married John Latham on 31 Dec 1853 in St John, Preston. John (son of Thomas Latham and Alice Wignall) was born on 17 Mar 1820 in Tarleton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Alice Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1855 in Preston.
    2. 17. John Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1857 in Tarleton.
    3. 18. Thomas Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1859 in Tarleton.
    4. 19. Robert Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1861 in Tarleton.
    5. 20. William Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1863 in Tarleton.

  8. 9.  William Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1828 in Hesketh Bank.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Power loom weaver
    • Baptism: 19 Mar 1828, All Saints, Hesketh with Becconsall



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Henry Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (5.Betty2, 1.William1) was born in 1836 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Power loom weaver
    • Baptism: 29 Nov 1835, St Mary, Tarleton


  2. 11.  Thomas Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born in 1842 in Tarleton; died on 21 Oct 1918 in Ellesmere Port; was buried in Christ Church, Ellesmere Port.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, lock-keeper, pier master
    • Baptism: 23 Oct 1842, St Mary, Tarleton

    Notes:

    Born illegitimately to Jane, eight years before she married Robert Latham, who is named in Thomas's marriage record as his father.

    Thomas married Christina Elliot on 28 Mar 1868 in St Mary, Eastham, Wirral. Christina (daughter of George Elliot) was born in 1844 in Castletown, Isle of Man; died on 4 Oct 1927 in Ellesmere Port; was buried in Christ Church, Ellesmere Port. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Robert Latham Wignall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1869 in Douglas, Isle of Man; died on 2 Aug 1883 in Drowned in the Mersey; was buried on 6 Aug 1883 in Christ Church, Ellesmere Port.

  3. 12.  William Latham Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born in 1852 in Preston; died in Dec 1909 in Liverpool.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Mariner, engineer
    • Baptism: 18 Apr 1852, St John, Preston

    Notes:

    In the 1891 census William and two sons are living with a Mary J, 31, b Liverpool, listed as his wife, but believed to be Mary Jane Spruce, temporarily separated from her husband Samuel Spruce who is elsewhere in this census listed as unmarried, though he and Mary Jane were married in 1878 and are together in 1881 and 1901.

    William married Mary Woods on 7 Aug 1873 in St John, Liverpool. Mary (daughter of William Woods and Mary Hayes) was born about Nov 1848 in Ince, nr Ellesmere Port; died about May 1879 in Ellesmere Port. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Edith Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1874 in Ellesmere Port.
    2. 23. Florence Mary Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Feb 1875 in Ellesmere Port.
    3. 24. Alice Jane Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 1876 in Ellesmere Port.
    4. 25. William Henry Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jul 1877 in Ellesmere Port; died in 1935.
    5. 26. Robert Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1879 in Ellesmere Port; died about Aug 1879 in Ellesmere Port.

    William married Sarah Newns on 4 Jun 1882 in St John, Egremont, Wallasey. Sarah (daughter of Henry Newns and Sarah Pulford) was born in 1861 in Ellesmere Port; died about Feb 1887 in Howard Street, Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Thomas John Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1883 in Ellesmere Port.
    2. 28. Henry Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1885 in Ellesmere Port.

    William married Annie Burns on 22 Oct 1893 in St Thomas, Liverpool. Annie (daughter of William Burns) was born in 1856; died before 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    William married Amelia Atherton on 16 Oct 1901 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Amelia (daughter of Albert Edwin Atherton and Amelia Wilcockson) was born in 1869 in Liverpool; died in 1908 in Hopwood Street, Liverpool; was buried on 18 Jun 1908 in Walton Park Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    William married Margaret Whitehead on 13 Dec 1909 in Christ Church, Everton. Margaret was born in 1869 in Garston. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Robert Latham Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born in 1855 in Preston.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Mariner
    • Baptism: 22 Apr 1855, St John, Preston

    Robert married Alice Watts on 6 Oct 1889 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Alice (daughter of William Watts) was born in 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 14.  Jane Latham Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born in 1857 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 12 Apr 1857, St Mary, Tarleton


  6. 15.  Henry John Latham Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born in 1858 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Railway clerk
    • Baptism: 28 Nov 1858, St Mary, Tarleton

    Henry married Emma Rae on 17 Jan 1886 in St James, Preston. Emma (daughter of James Rae) was born in 1863 in Blackburn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 16.  Alice Latham Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice2, 1.William1) was born in 1855 in Preston.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 20 May 1855, St John, Preston


  8. 17.  John Latham Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice2, 1.William1) was born in 1857 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 15 Nov 1857, St Mary, Tarleton


  9. 18.  Thomas Latham Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice2, 1.William1) was born in 1859 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 3 Jul 1859, St Mary, Tarleton


  10. 19.  Robert Latham Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice2, 1.William1) was born in 1861 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Ship's carpenter
    • Baptism: 17 Feb 1861, St Mary, Tarleton


  11. 20.  William Latham Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice2, 1.William1) was born in 1863 in Tarleton.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Ship's carpenter
    • Baptism: 13 Sep 1863, St Mary, Tarleton



Generation: 4

  1. 21.  Robert Latham Wignall Descendancy chart to this point (11.Thomas3, 6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born in 1869 in Douglas, Isle of Man; died on 2 Aug 1883 in Drowned in the Mersey; was buried on 6 Aug 1883 in Christ Church, Ellesmere Port.

    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'.


  2. 22.  Edith Latham Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 1 Jan 1874 in Ellesmere Port.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 18 Feb 1874, Ellesmere Port


  3. 23.  Florence Mary Latham Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 13 Feb 1875 in Ellesmere Port.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 2 May 1875, Ellesmere Port


  4. 24.  Alice Jane Latham Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 27 Mar 1876 in Ellesmere Port.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 12 Aug 1876, Ellesmere Port

    Alice married Thomas Henry Johnson about Aug 1900 in Little Sutton Methodist Church. Thomas (son of Benjamin Johnson and Margaret Hayes) was born on 14 Aug 1879 in Ellesmere Port. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Christine Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1901 in Ellesmere Port.

  5. 25.  William Henry Latham Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Jul 1877 in Ellesmere Port; died in 1935.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman, dockyard rigger, grain elevator machinist
    • Baptism: 12 Aug 1876, Ellesmere Port

    William married Mary Grace Taylor on 3 Jun 1900 in St Peter, Liverpool. Mary (daughter of Thomas Maben Taylor and Ellen Todd) was born on 27 Apr 1879 in Liverpool; died in 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Edith Muriel Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1900 in Kirkdale, Liverpool.
    2. 31. Lilian May Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1903 in Liverpool; died about Nov 1903 in Liverpool.
    3. 32. Henrietta Minnie Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1905 in Kirkdale, Liverpool.
    4. 33. Herbert Taylor Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1908 in Liverpool; died about Aug 1908 in Liverpool.
    5. 34. Florence Ellen Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Sep 1909 in Everton.
    6. 35. Henry Fred Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1912 in Liverpool.
    7. 36. William Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1915 in Liverpool; died about Feb 1917 in Liverpool.
    8. 37. Fred Lawrenson Latham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Oct 1916 in Liverpool.

  6. 26.  Robert Latham Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Apr 1879 in Ellesmere Port; died about Aug 1879 in Ellesmere Port.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 19 May 1879, Ellesmere Port


  7. 27.  Thomas John Latham Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 7 Nov 1883 in Ellesmere Port.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman, dockyard rigger, elevator's machinist, RN stoker & filler (Plymouth Dockyard).

    Thomas married Annie Hailwood Craze about May 1928 in Devonport. Annie was born on 14 Aug 1881 in Penzance. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 28.  Henry Latham Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 6.Jane2, 1.William1) was born about Nov 1885 in Ellesmere Port.



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