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MANN family tree MANN family summary MANN ancestor chart |
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1 Herbert Henry MANN 1887-1958 |
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1m Elsie F WHENT 1912 2m Amy J BLEWETT 1928 |
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Herbert Henry (Bert) was born at Elim Cottage, Shoebury, his
grandfather’s house, but by 1891 his parents were living in Cambridge
Cottages, Ness Rd. HH left school at 12 and became a carpenter like his
father. He married Elsie Whent in 1912, but then served in the Fleet Air Arm
during the war, stationed at Killingholme airfield on the Humber Estuary. His
wife contracted cancer, but he was not allowed leave to be with her when she
died in Oct 1918 at the home of HH's parents, Aintree, Church Rd. The next
year, he emigrated to Canada, working as a carpenter on logging sites near Vancouver. HH returned from Canada after 18 months to help his father who
had now established his own building firm. He met his second wife at the
Pleasant Rd Methodist Church and they married in 1928 at Thorpe Bay, where
Amy was living at Kynance on the sea front, built by H.H.Mann & Sons.
They moved to a newly built house "Wendon" in Church Rd
Shoeburyness, where 4 children were born. The firm prospered in the 1930s
building many houses in Shoebury, such as Herbert Rd, Caulfield Rd, Ulster Avenue.
He told me that one year, the firm made £7000 profit (equivalent to about
£220,000 in 2000) enough to run two cars and employ a gardener and
handyman/chauffeur. The last road, Ulster Avenue, however was only half built when
the second war began. The houses had been built for rent using money borrowed
from a Building Society; all building stopped during the war, and many people
left the area. With no rent coming in, the loans created a problem and houses
were sold whenever possible at very low proces. H.H served as an air raid
warden in the war, and the firm survived with a few older men doing war
damage repairs. Little building was possible in the years after the war; Robin
was working in the firm, but decided to become a Methodist Minister, while I
went to University. With no one to take over, the firm was sold for whatever
terms could be had. The change in his fortunes, left him embittered and many
considered him a difficult man. As a child however, I remember him quite
differently, playing games, and rough and tumbles with his children. He
played golf and bowls and I believe he was very intelligent, despite his lack
of education. He and Amy moved next door to "Aintree" 35 Church Rd
after the death of his brother and sister, and he died from a heart attack in
1958 aged 70 |
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7Oct1887 5Apr1891 3 19Aug1892 4 31Mar1901 13 28Nov1901 14 26Jun1912 24 12Aug1916 28 4Nov1916 28 1Jan1918 30 2Oct1918 30 26Feb1919 31 23May1919 31
11Nov1920 32 18Mar1922 34 3Nov1926 39 27 c1927 39 28 13Jul1928 40 29 31Oct1930 43 31 30Mar1932 44 33 14May1935 47 36 1939 51 40 c1942 54 43 25Aug1953 65 54 1953 65 54 c1955 67 56 31Mar1955 67 56 13May1958 70 59 20Nov1987 88 |
HH born at Elim
Cottages, South Shoebury HH at 4 Cambridge
Cottages Shoebury with parents, brother and sister brother Harold Robin
MANN died aged 10m with family at “Aintree”
West Rd, Shoeburyness (on corner with Church Rd) apprenticed as a
carpenter to Harris & Rowe Ltd for 4 years HH m Elsie Florence
WHENT at St Andrews Rd Methodist chapel, Shoebury HH enlisted in Fleet Air
Arm; basic training at Crystal Palace until 3Nov1916 moved to Fleet Air Arm
base at Killingbourne on R.Humber estuary promoted to air mechanic
class 1 Elsie Florence died of
cancer at the Mann home, Aintree, Church Rd discharged from RAF
medical category A HH sailed from Liverpool
to Canada on "S.S.Megantic" to work as carpenter building logger's cabins
near Vancouver arrived in London on SS
Corsican from Montreal HH's mother died; HH & AJ married at
Christ Church, Thorpe Bay moved to new house
'Wendon' Church Rd, Shoeburyness, Essex son Herbert Henry Robin
born at 'Wendon' son Geoffrey Michael Wilfrid
born at 'Wendon' son David Brian Dudley
born at 'Wendon' dau Rosemary Jessie born
at 'Wendon' AJ and children
evacuated to Ashbourne Derbyshire; HH an air raid warden in Shoebury AJ and children returned sister Dora died next
door at 35 Church Rd moved next door into 35
Church Rd; Wendon (no.33) given as a Methodist manse HH sold building firm HH made last will,
everything to AJ HH died at General
Hospital Rochford from coronary thrombosis AJ died at Southend
Hospital |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
Herbert
Henry MANN boy b 7Oct1887 at Elim Cottages, South Shoebury
f: Herbert
Henry MANN, carpenter; m: Lavinia Jessie MANN formerly SMITHERS
r 15Nov1887
at Great Wakering, Rochford, ESS by Herbert Henry MANN, father, of Elim
Cottages, South Shoebury,
baptised
by Presbyterian Army Chaplain (in Shoebury Garrison?); baptismal certificate:
C
20Nov1887 Shoeburyness b 7Oct1887 Shoeburyness, Herbert Henry, son of Herbert Henry, carpenter & Jessie
MANN
MARRIAGE
m
26Jun1912 at Shoeburyness ESS Primitive Methodist School Chapel, St Andrews Rd
Herbert
Henry MANN bch, 24, builder of "Aintree" Church Rd, Shoeburyness
&
Elsie
Florence WHENT spr, 24, of Sea View Rd, Shoeburyness
f: Herbert
Henry MANN, builder; George WHENT, grocer and butcher; w: George WHENT, Wilfrid
MANN
m 3Nov1926
at Thorpe Bay, ESS Christ Church parish church of Southchurch by licence
Herbert
Henry MANN wdr, 39, builder of "Aintree" Church Rd, Shoeburyness
Amy Janet
BLEWETT spr, 27, of "Kynance" Eastern Esplanade, Thorpe Bay
f: Herbert
Henry MANN, builder; Henry Michael BLEWETT, merchant;
wit: H L
DUNLOP, H M BLEWETT, P.V.L.WA--PS
b 13Jul1928 Herbert Henry Robin
at “Wendon” Church Rd Shoeburyness
b 31Oct1930 Geoffrey Michael Wilfrid “
b 30Mar1932 David Brian Dudley “
b 14May1935 Rosemary Jessie “
Herbert Henry
Robin MANN boy b 13Jul1928 at Wendon, Church Rd, Shoeburyness
f: H H
MANN, builder (house); m: Amy Janet MANN formerly BLEWETT
r
14Sep1928 at Great Wakering, Rochford, ESS by H H MANN, father, of Wendon,
Church Rd Shoeburyness
Geoffrey
Michael Wilfrid MANN boy b 31Oct1930 at Wendon, Church Rd, Shoeburyness
f: H H
MANN, house builder (master); m: Amy Janet MANN formerly BLEWETT
r
11Dec1930 at Great Wakering, Rochford, ESS by H H MANN, father, of Wendon,
Church Rd Shoeburyness,
d 2Oct1918
Elsie Florence MANN female 31, wife of Herbert Henry MANN, mechanic, Royal Air
Force,
at Aintree, Church Rd,
Shoeburyness of carcinoma
r 4Oct1918 at Great Wakering, Rochford, ESS
by Geo WHENT, father, of 44 Sea View Rd, Shoeburyness pad
d
13May1958 Herbert Henry MANN male 70, master builder retired, of 35 Church Rd,
Shoeburyness,
at General Hospital
Rochford from coronary thrombosis
r
14May1958 at Rochford, ESS by A.J MANN, widow of deceased, of 35 Church Rd,
Shoeburyness
d 20Nov1987 Amy Janet MANN female, b
11Mar1899 at Leyton, Waltham Forest, of 35 Church Rd, Shoeburyness,
at Rochford Hospital from carcinoma, widow of
Herbert Henry MANN, builder
r 23Nov1987 Southend-on-Sea, ESS by
Herbert Henry Robin MANN, son, 1 Oberon Place, Hartford, Huntingdon, Cambs
signed 31
March 1955; died 13 May 1958; £15,809
Everything to wife Amy
Janet Mann;
if she pre-deceases me then £750 to daughter Rosemary; £750 to son Robin; all
personal effects
to Robin
to divide between children as he thinks fit; all property equally divided
between children.
1891 South Shoebury ESS, 4 Cambridge Cottages RG12/1394 f88
Herbert H MANN he mar 29 1861 carpenter Sutton, ESS
Lavinia J MANN wi mar 26 1864 Mile End, London
Herbert H
MANN so 3
1887
Shoeburyness
Dora J MANN da 2 1889 Shoeburyness
Wilfred MANN so 11m 1890 Shoeburyness
1901
Shoeburyness ESS, Aintree, West Rd
RG13/1686 f26
Herbert
H MANN he mar 39 1862
carpenter worker Sutton, ESS
Jessie
L MANN wi mar 36 1865 London
Herbert
H MANN so 13 1888
Shoeburyness ESS
Dora
J MANN da 12 1889
Shoeburyness ESS
Wiilfred MANN
so 10 1891
Shoeburyness ESS
Elizabeth
E FINCH bo sin 29 1872 nurse
domestic
Shoreham Sussex
Aphra
J TYNDALL bo sin 17 1884 Ireland
Muriel
B L TYNDALL bo 15 1886
Ascension Island W.African
colony[?]
George
H TYNDALL bo 7 Gosport
Madeline
M TYNDALL bo 4 Gosport
Katherine
a H TYNDALL bo 2 Southsea
[abstract of original
hand-written document]
This Indenture made the 28th
day of November 1901 between Herbert Henry Mann of Aintree West Rd Shoeburyness,
carpenter and joiner, Herbert Henry Mann of the same place,his son and Harris
& Rowe Ltd of Rampart St Shoeburyness, builders and contractors. The said HHMann with the consent of his
father doth puit and bind himself Apprentice to Harris and Rowe Ltd to learn
the art or trade of a Carpenter and Joiner until the end of four years ……
and by way of wages, the sum of 1 penny per hour during the first year,
2 pence the second year, 3 pence the third year and 4 pence per hour the last
year
signed H.H.Mann, H.H.Mann, in the
presence of Mr Ansell, Rampart St, Shoeburyness; A.J.Harris Director, George R Rowe Secretary
Herbert
Henry MANN; b 7Oct1887 at Shoeburyness; carpenter
engaged
12Aug1916; age F.E.; height 5'10"; chest 37; hair brown; eyes grey;
complexion fresh;
passed
Educt P.O. Oct1917; discharged to RAF
ship no. rank conduct ability
President
II (Crystal Palace) 19557 acting a.m.i.(c) 12Aug1916-3Nov1916 VG;
satisfactory
“
(Killingbourne) “ “ 4Nov1916-
VG; supr.
“ "
“ a.m.i. 1Jan1818-31Mar1818 VG
supr
4Jun1918 transferred from Killingholme to 209 T.D.S. (air mechanic 1 from 1Jan1918;
widower)
28Jan1919 209 T.D.S Purfleet
26Feb1919
transferred to RAF reserve; medical category A
30Apr1920 deemed discharged