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William Frederick Bignell

Male 1907 - 1959  (51 years)


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  1. 1.  William Frederick Bignell was born in July 1907 in Southampton, Hampshire; died on 15 Jun 1959 in Haverthwaite, Ulverston, Lancashire, England.

    William married Grace Alice Brown in Oct 1932 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Grace was born on 20 Jun 1908; died in Nov 1997 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Raymond Bignell  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Frederick Derek Bignell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Aug 1933 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England; died in 2019 in 11898 Hawthorne St, Maple Ridge, Fraser Valley West, British Columbia, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Raymond Bignell Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1)

  2. 3.  Frederick Derek Bignell Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 20 Aug 1933 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England; died in 2019 in 11898 Hawthorne St, Maple Ridge, Fraser Valley West, British Columbia, Canada.

    Frederick married Beryl Simpson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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