Henry Bignall (1837 - 1919)

Born 12 May 1837 in Allyn, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Emma (Towers) Bignall — married 24 Apr 1860 in Bendolba, NSW, Australia

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1919 at age 82 in Manilla, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Henry was born in 1837. He is the son of James Bignell and Amelia Kingston. He passed away in 1919. ^[1]

Henry, born 12 May 1837, Patterson, New South Wales, died 27 August 1919, Manilla, New South Wales, buried 28 August 1919, C Of E Cemetery, Manilla, New South Wales (age at death: 82 years old). Married 24 April 1860, Bendolba, New South Wales, to Mary Emma Towers, born 19 July 1842, died in 1907 (age at death: 65 years old),

From Manilla Express (NSW: 1899 - 1954) Thu 28 Aug 1919 Page 2 Obituary.

Obituary. MR. H. BIGNALL Mr Henry Bignall died at his residence, on the Tamworth Road, on Wednesday, at the age of 81 years. He had been bed-ridden for about 11 years, but he never lost interest in the good and welfare of the district and people. Prior to blindness he took an active part in public affairs, and was one of the enthusiastic promoters of the F and S here. He had resided in the district for over 40 years, and was a man of genuine thought and deeds. His wife predeceased him some years, and they are survived by a fine family of esteemed men and women — Messrs George, William, and James Bignall, Mrs G Woolaston (Keelendi), Mrs Athel Baldwin, Mrs W Veness, Mrs C Norris, Mrs L Macdonald, Mrs Wyn Baldwin. Another daughter (Mrs Martin) died some years ago. The funeral took place this afternoon, the body being first taken to the Church of England, where the Rev A V Smith conducted the first portion of the burial service.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 12 May 1837

Place: Black Creek, Bulwarra, Cloden, East Maitland, Hinton, Hunter District, Maitland, Morpeth, West Maitland, New South Wales^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 1919

Place: Manilla, New South Wales, Australia^[3]

Marriage

Marriage:

Date: 1860

Place: Dungog, New South Wales^[4][5]

Note

Note: Photo Henry Bignall 1837 - 1919

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0e7d3c6a-5ebd-4f25-8ddb-cf8c735d17ed&tid=24085807&pid=1057

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Glenda Cachia-Garrett, Jan 31, 2012
2. ↑ Source: #S-2072881617 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ausbirthindex&h=4349973&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1837 Birth place: Black Creek, Bulwarra, Cloden, East Maitland, Hinton, Hunter District, Maitland, Morpeth, West Maitland, New South Wales APID: 1,1778::4349973
3. ↑ Source: #S-2072879195 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ausdeathindex&h=3602230&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Death date: 1919 Death place: Manilla, New South Wales APID: 1,1779::3602230
4. ↑ Source: #S-2072878909 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ausmarrindex&h=3730236&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: 1860 Marriage place: Dungog, New South Wales APID: 1,1780::3730236
5. ↑ Source: #S-2072878909 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ausmarrindex&h=4863481&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: 1860 Marriage place: Dungog, New South Wales APID: 1,1780::4863481

• Birth Death Marriages NSW have Henry Bignall also spelt Bignell
• Birth Death Marriages N.S.W. Reg no. Birth 1256/1837 V18371256 21
• Birth Death Marriages N.S.W. Reg no. Marriage 1582/1860
• Birth Death Marriages N.S.W. Reg no. Death 16203/1919
• Headstone image available at http://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=7256807

• Source: S-2072878909 Repository: #R-2141227927 Title: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Note: APID: 1,1780::0
• Repository: R-2141227927 Name: Ancestry.com.au Address: http://www.Ancestry.com.au Note:
• Source: S-2072879195 Repository: #R-2141227927 Title: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Note: APID: 1,1779::0
• Source: S-2072881617 Repository: #R-2141227927 Title: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Note: APID: 1,1778::0
• Source: S-2072910221 Repository: #R-2141227927 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24085807&pid=1057

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Philip Clark for starting this profile.

• WikiTree profile Bignell-124 created through the import of Smith Family Tree.ged on Aug 27, 2012 by Martin Smith. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Martin and others.