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James Bignell[1, 2, 3]

Male 1874 - 1963  (88 years)

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  • Name James Bignell  [2, 3]
    Birth Jul 1874  Old Alresford, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Birth Sep 1874  Alresford, Hampshire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1891  Bishops Sutton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1914  18 Pentney Rd, Balham Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    _MILT 1914  [2] 
    Death 1963 
    Person ID I12453626624  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father Stephen Bignell,   b. Apr 1841, Bishop's Sutton, Alresford, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1887, Alresford, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Ann Russell,   b. 1843, Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 March 1922, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Marriage 22 Jan 1863  Bishop's Sutton, Alresford, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Family ID F3011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Jane Smith,   b. Jun 1875, Camberwell, London, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 21 Aug 1900  Kensal Green St Andrew and St Philip, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Millicent Dorcas Annie Bignell,   b. 2 Mar 1902, Wimbledon, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Harry James S Bignell,   b. 13 Nov 1904, Devonport, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1971, Harrow, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     3. John Chas Wm Bignell,   b. Abt 1908, London, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3043  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S_2084507574] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO). War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ (Microfilm Copies); (The National A).

    3. [S_2080817051] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National A), Class: RG12; Piece: 948; Folio 83; Page 14; GSU roll: 6096058.
      Birth date: abt 1875
      Birth place: Old Alresford, Hampshire, England
      Residence date: 1891
      Residence place: Bishops Sutton, Hampshire, England

    4. [S_2081397383] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro).
      Marriage date: Jan 1863
      Marriage place: Hampshire

    5. [S1131949094] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1205412276] Ancestry.com, Hampshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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