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William Bignell[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1813 - 1871  (58 years)

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  • Name William Bignell  [2, 3, 4]
    Birth Abt 1813  Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male
    Birth 1815  Wonston Hampshire England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Birth 14 Feb 1815  Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1841  St Mary Kalendar, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1871  Brading, Sandown, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death Dec 1871  Hampshire, Isle of Wight, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322525793206  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father James Bignell,   b. 1779, Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1860, Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Mother Sarah Newlyn,   b. 25 Dec 1794, Alresford Nead, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 July 1861, Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Marriage 1799  Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amelia Gillingham,   b. 1822, Winchester Hampshire England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1887, 18 Station Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Marriage 25 Feb 1841  Saint Marys,Portsea,Hampshire,England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. William Bignell,   b. Abt 1836, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Ann Bignell,   b. July 1837, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S_2081532427] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National A).

    3. [S1109392215] Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc), 1841 England Census Record.

    4. [S1166421580] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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