Jane Mangnall was born in Westhoughton in 1831 and was the daughter of Abel Mangnall (1797) and Ellen. In 1841 she was living in Dobb Brow, Deane - later Westhoughton. In 1851 she was living in Dobb Brow and working as a silk weaver.

Sources
• 1. 1851 Census. Dobb Brow, Westhoughton. Jane Mangnall. Daughter. Age 31. Silk Weaver. Born Westhoughton. • 2. 1841 Census. Dobb Brow, Deane. Age 11. Born Lancashire.