Abel Mangnall was born in Westhoughton in 1876 and was the son of Jesse Mangnall (1838) and Alice Holden. In 1881 he was living in Kingsdown Terrace, Harrington Road, Abram. In 1891 he was living at 8 Wright Street, Abram, and working as a coal mine labourer. He married Elizabeth Ann Darbyshire, who might have been his second wife, in 1897. In 1901 and 1911 he was living at 4 Wright Street in Abram and working as a coal hewer.

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• 1. 1881 Census. Harrington Road, (Kingsdown Terrace), Abram. Abel Mangnall. Son. Age 5. Born Westhoughton. • 2. 1891 Census. 8 Wright St, Abram. Abel Mangnall. Son. Age 15. Coal Mine Labourer. Born Westhoughton. • 3. 1901 Census. 4 Wright St, Abram. Abel Mangnall. Head. Widr. Age 25. Coal Hewer. Born Abram. • 4. Marriage Registers. Mangnall, Abel & Darbyshire, Elizabeth Ann. Jun. 1897. 8c. 4. Wigan. • 5. 1911 Census. 4 Wright Street, Abram. Abel Mangnall. Head. Age 35. Born Westhoughton.