Martha Ann (Annie) Williams (now Bagnall)

Born: 13 December 1857, Leftwich (now Davenham, just south of Northwich), Cheshire, England
Baptism: 24 January 1858, Leftwich (now Davenham, just south of Northwich), Cheshire, England
Parents: Edward Williams (carpenter, joiner) and Mary Williams (nee Birkinhead)
Edward Williams was born in 1812, Belan, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales. He died in 1891, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Mary Birkenhead (now Williams) was born in 1817, Davenham, Cheshire, England. She died in 1881, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
Siblings: Henry Edward Williams, 2 May 1846
                Elizabeth Emily (Lizzie) Williams (now Fellows), ~1848, Leftwich, Cheshire; died 19 August 1919, Roland, Manitoba, Canada
                Mary Ellen Williams, ~1852, Leftwich, Cheshire
                Sarah Williams (now Fowler), ~1855, Leftwich, Cheshire or 1854, Davenham, Cheshire, England
                Martha Ann Williams, 13 December 1857, Leftwich, Cheshire
                Emma Williams, ~1860/1, Davenham or Leftwich, Cheshire
Married: Ernest Bagnall, 26 April 1882 (aged 24), Church of St Bartholomew, Parish of Birmingham, County of Warwick, England (Q2 1882, Vol.6d, Birmingham district)
Children: Lilian (Lil) Mary Bagnall, 20 February 1882, Birmingham
                  Ernest Edward (Ted) Bagnall, 20 February 1885, Birmingham
                  Leonard (Len) Bagnall, 29 April 1888, Birmingham
                  Thomas (Tom) Stanley Bagnall, 28 July 1890, Birmingham or Sparkhill, Worcestershire
                  Annie Gertrude Bagnall, 1 August 1892, Birmingham, Warwickshire
                  Edgar Bagnall, 17 December 1894, Birmingham
                  Reginald (Reg) Bagnall, 10 April 1897, Birmingham
Occupation: Steel Pen Maker, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Address: 1861: Hartford Road, Davenham, Leftwich, Cheshire, England
                1871: 53 Curzon Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
                1891: 17 Baker Street, (Sparkhill), Yardley, Solihull, Birmingham
                1901: 220 Brunswick Road, Balsall Heath, Kings Norton, Worcestershire
                1911: 221 Brunswick Road, Sparbrook, Birmingham, Worcestershire
Died: 6 March 1920, aged 61, Aston, Warwickshire (Vol.6D, Page 496)
Probate: 1 April 1920

Birth certificate for Martha Ann Williams
1861 Census information for Martha Ann Williams (PDF)
1871 Census information for Annie (Martha Ann) Williams (PDF)
1871 Census image for Annie (Martha Ann) Williams
Marriage certificate for Ernest Bagnall and Annie Williams
Marriage certificate for Ernest Bagnall and Annie Williams
1891-1911 Census information for Martha Ann Williams (now Bagnall) (PDF)
Probate information for Martha Ann Bagnall (nee Williams)

St Bartholomew's Church (Parish of Birmingham, County of Warwick) was bombed during the war and is no longer there; instead there is now a quiet green area in the middle of town.


Leftwich is a village in Cheshire, just (about 1-2 km) south of the town of Northwich. Historically located between Davenham and Northwich, but now part of Davenham. The map below shows the location of Davenham.
Davenham map
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