Alice Ann Wignall

Brief Life History of Alice Ann

When Alice Ann Wignall was born on 27 May 1877, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Wignall, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Jane Baines, was 19. She died in 1908, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 31.

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Family Time Line

James Wignall
1854–
Sarah Jane Baines
1858–1890
Alice Ann Wignall
1877–1908
James William Wignall
1878–1954
Annie Wignall
1881–1895
Harry Wignall
1882–1952
Jenny Wignall
1885–
Clara Victoria Wignall
1887–1979
Lavinia Wignall
1890–1891

Sources (6)

  • Alice Ann Wignall in household of James Wignall, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Alice Ann Wignall, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Alice Ann Wignall, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

World Events (4)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

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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