- Birth Date
- 10 March 1823
- Death Date
- 1 January 1897
- Gender
- Male
William Wignall
The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon, and their surname is shown as “Wignol” on the ship manifest.
Edward Martin Company (1856)
- Age at Departure: 33
- Head of Household
Traveled with
Sources
- Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7.
- "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
- James G. Bleak journal, 1854 February-1860 February.
- Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 20 October 1907, 28.
- Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 27 October 1907, 21.
- Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914.
- Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 7, 64.
- Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 260.
- Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
- Stella Jaques Bell, Life History and Writings of John Jaques: Including a Diary of the Martin Handcart Company (Rexburg, Idaho: Ricks College Press, 1978), 118-22, 129, 134-37, 140-41, 143-44, 150.
- Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.