Thomas Rigby Gordon Dignum

Thomas Rigby Gordon Dignum was born in 1886 in Winsford, Cheshire and was the son of the late Thomas Deakin Dignum a drapers assistant and his first wife Adela Sarah Palin Dignum née Burston of 43 Annesley Road, Hucknall. His father Thomas was born in 1850 at Northwich, Cheshire and his mother was Adela Sarah Palin Burston was born in 1848 at Winsford, Cheshire she died aged 49 yrs in 1900 her death was recorded in the Basford Registration District. They were married on 8th February 1869 at Manchester Cathedral, they went on to have the following children all born in Winsford, Clifford Deakin b1870, William Burston b1872, Henrietta May 1874, Florence Lola b1877, Raymond b1879, Theresa Gwendoline b1884, Thomas Rigby Gordon b1886, Arthur Reginald b1887 and George Stanley b1889. Following the death of his first wife Adela in 1900 he went onto re marry Florence Nightingale Warsop whom he married on 6th September 1900 in Nottingham, they went on to have a further child Mabel born in 1901. Thomas Rigby Gordon married his wife Mary Ellen Meads in 1909 , their marriage was recorded in the Basford Registration District, they lived at 70, Bentinck Street, Hucknall. They went on to have 2 daughters Gwendoline born 1910 at Mansfield and Florence Mary b1911. In the 1911 census the family are shown living at 70 Bentinck Street, Hucknall and are shown as Thomas Rigley Gordon Dignum 25 yrs a coal miner, hewer he is living with his wife Mary Ellen 23 yrs and their daughters Gwendoline 1 year and Florence Mary under 1 month old.