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RIGGALL, Henry Allan
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Name RIGGALL, Henry Allan Birth 1878 Louth, Lincolnshire, England
Gender Male Death 3 Jul 1955 Bournemouth Registration District, Hampshire
Person ID I2687 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father RIGGALL, Francis Henry, b. 1848, Tetford, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England
d. Yes, date unknown Mother BELLAMY, Mary Annie d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1873 Spilsby Registration District, Lincolnshire
Family ID F1323 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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HENRY ALLAN (or ALLEN?) RIGGALL 1878-1955
"Henry Allan RIGGALL bn Louth 1878 of a family of Huguenot descent. After training at Handsworth College he went to the Gold Coast in 1903 for 6 years, helping to stamp out cannibalism among the Kumansi. Returning to England he served in many circuits including Huddersfield, Skipton, Caistor, Bourne, Andover, and Evesham before becoming a Supernumerary in Bournemouth in 1949. He died on 3 July 1955 at the age of 76"
(from 'Lincs Methodist Ministers - Obituaries - 1954-1957' extracted by Richard Ratcliffe from 'The Minutes of the Methodist Conference 1948-1993'.
The death of Henry A. RIGGALL aged 76 was registered in 1955.
(GRO September Q 1955 Bournemouth 6b 81)
(revised 19 April 1917)

