Carter-Aaron tree » William Bignell (1843-1920)

Personal data William Bignell 

Source 1
  • He was born in the year 1843 in Nutbourne, Westbourne (RD), Sussex.
  • He was baptized on November 9, 1843 in Westbourne, Sussex.
  • Census in the year 1891, Chichester Rd, Westbourne, West Sussex.
    Sub-Postmaster
  • Census in the year 1881, The Old Turnpike, Westbourne, Sussex.
    Market gardener
  • Census in the year 1851, Toll House, Westbourne, Sussex.
    Scholar
  • Census in the year 1861, Prinsted, Westbourne, Sussex.
    Boot maker
  • Census in the year 1871, Nutbourne, Westbourne, Sussex.
    Market gardener
  • Census in the year 1901, Nutbourne Village, Westbourne, Sussex.
    Carter on farm
  • Census in the year 1911, Nutbourne, Westbourne, Sussex.
    Labourer on a farm
  • He died in the year 1920 in Westbourne (RD), Sussex, he was 77 years old.
  • A child of William Bignell and Ann Corbin

Household of William Bignell

(1) He is married to Amelia Mary Hackett.

They got married in the year 1873 at Westbourne (RD), Sussex, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  7. Amy Emily Bignell  1887-1952 


(2) He is married to Alice Hayward.

They got married on February 13, 1904 at St. Mark, Portsea, Hampshire, he was 61 years old.

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  1. 1891 England & Wales Census, via http://www.myheritage.com/research/colle...

    William Bignell
    Gender: Male
    Birth: Circa 1844 - Nutbourne, Sussex
    Residence: 1891 - Chichester RD, Westbourne, West Sussex, England
    Age: 47
    Marital status: Married
    Occupation: Sub Post Master
    Inhabited: 1
    Wife: Amelia Bignell
    Children: Charles Bignell, Emma Bignell, Herbert Bignell, Leslie Bignell, Amy Bignell
    Census: Rural district:WestbourneSeries:RG12 Parish:WestbournePiece:850 Ecclesiastical district:SouthbourneEnumerated by:Harry Barnes Parlamentary borough:ChichesterEnum. District:6 Registration district:Westbourne, WestbournePage:61 County:West SussexFamily:129 Country:EnglandLine:26 Date:1891-00-00Image:21 See household members
    Household
    Relation to head; Name; Age
    Head; William Bignell; 47
    Wife; Amelia Bignell; 46
    Son; Charles Bignell; 13
    Daughter; Emma Bignell; 12
    Son; Herbert Bignell; 10
    Son; Leslie Bignell; 6
    Daughter; Amy Bignell; 3

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Historical events

Christening day November 9, 1843

  • The temperature on November 9, 1843 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt . Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1843: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.
    • June 26 » Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".
    • August 15 » The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
    • October 1 » The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London, UK.
    • November 28 » Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
    • December 16 » The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date.

Day of marriage February 13, 1904

  • The temperature on February 13, 1904 was between 5.2 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
    • April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
    • May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
    • June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
    • June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
    • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.

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