Mary Ann Wignall

17 June 1830–6 March 1912 (Age 81)
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Wignall was born on 17 June 1830, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, her father, Charles Wignall, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Parkinson, was 23. She married Benjamin Allen in 1851, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Coalville Election Precinct, Summit, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 6 March 1912, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Copley
1827–1915
Mary Ann Wignall
1830–1912
Marriage: 18 March 1860
Bryant Beard Copley
1870–1901
Susanah Elizabeth Copley
1872–1873
Mary Lovenia Copley
1874–1933
Sarah Ellen Harper Copley
1876–1968
Thomas Charles Copley
1879–1882
Rosannah Copley
1883–1891
Betsy Ophelia Copley
1886–1886
Sarah Jane Copley
1887–1891

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 March 1860Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    about 1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
    Age NaN
    The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
    1843
    Age 13
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
    1854 · St. George's Hall
    Age 24
    In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Wigley

    Sources (13)

    • Mary Ann Copley in household of Thomas Copley, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Mary Ann Coppley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
    • Mary Anne Copley in household of Thomas Copley, "United States Census, 1900"

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