Hannah Mangnall was born in Westhoughton in 1831 and was the daughter of Lawrence Mangnall (1795) and Immin. In 1841 she was living in Dobb Brow, Deane - later Westhoughton. In 1851 she was working as a silk weaver and living in Dobb Brow with her widowed mother.

Sources
• 1. 1851 Census. Dobb Brow, Westhoughton. Hannah Mangnall. Daughter. Age 20. Silk Weaver. Born Westhoughton. • 2. 1841 Census. Dobb Brow, Deane. Hannah Mangnall. Age 11. Born Lancashire.