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1847–1868

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Birth Date
10 March 1823
Death Date
1 January 1897
Gender
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William Wignall

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  • 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

  • Grace Wignall (Age: 35)
  • Joseph Smith Wignall (Age: 11)
  • Mary (Elizabeth) Wignall (Age: 9)
  • James Wignall (Age: 7)
  • Jane Wignall (Age: 4)
  • Grace Wignall (Age: 2)
  • William Henry Wignall (Age: Infant)

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.