GM127 Richard Mangnall

Richard Mangnall was born about 1834 in Westhoughton, Lancashire (est. from 1851 and 1881 census), the son of Thomas Mangnall and Martha Brindle. He was baptised on 30th March 1834 in Westhoughton.

The 1851 census shows that Richard was a coal miner assistant living with his parents, brothers and sisters at the New White Lion in Westhoughton.

Richard married Margaret Hartley (GM128), daughter of Hamlet and Mary Hartley, on 30th May 1858 in Deane-by-Bolton.(MS)(Hamlet emigrated to the USA in 1862). They had the following children:-

• Eliza Hartley (FM137) b.c.1855 (Eliza is shown as Eliza Mangnall in later years);
• Margaret (FM138) b.c.1864;
• James Albert (FM139) 10th Dec 1866 in Lostock, LAN (RoB Bolton 1867 Q1 vol.8c p.269 ?);
• Martha (FM140) b.c.1871 in Westhoughton;
• Richard (EM097) b.c.1875 in Westhoughton;
• Mary (EM098) b.c.1878, in Westhoughton.

The 1871 Census shows Richard working as a butcher having moved to Wingate with his wife Margaret and children Eliza, Margaret and James.

In the 1881 census Richard was living at 39 Wingates, Westhoughton, he was now aged 47, a Check Weighman (Collier).

Richard was 57 years old by the time of the 1891 Census and was now working as a Farmer with his son Richard working as a farmer's apprentice, presumably for his father. He was living at Poplars in Lostock, Westhoughton and the youngest five children and his wife still lived with him.

Many thanks to Virginia Mangnall Schmecker and Margaret Southgate for helping with information. Virginia is a direct descendant of Thomas.

MS - dates supplied by Margaret Southgate

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