Brief Life History of Susanna
When Susanna Wignall was born on 15 April 1868, in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Wignall, was 27 and her mother, Alice Harrison, was 26. She married Henry Holden on 5 January 1895, in Brierfield, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Kirkham, Lancashire, England in 1871 and Brierfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- Susanah Wignall in household of John Aspin, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Susannah Wignall, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Susannah Wignall, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Wiggenhall (Norfolk), Wiggenholt (Sussex), Wignal, a minor place near Holmes in the parish of Croston (Lancashire). The Norfolk placename derives from the Old English personal name Wicga (genitive Wicgan; see Wigley ) + Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’. The Sussex placename derives from the Old English personal name Wicga (genitive Wicgan) + Old English holt ‘wood, thicket’. The Lancashire placename derives from the Old English personal name Wicga + Old English h(e)alh ‘nook, corner, recess’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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