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3 Henry MANN 1831-1907 |
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m Martha Ann WENDON 1858 |
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Henry was born in 1831 at Ovington in North Essex where his
father was a husbandman or agricultural labourer. Like his older brother William, however, Henry left the
district and moved South. By 1851,
they were both grooms. Henry was in
Abridge village, parish of Lambourne working for the Owen family. William was married and working in
Rochford. It seems that Henry moved
nearer to William, since in 1858 he married Martha WENDON at the Rochford
Wesleyan chapel. When they married, both Henry and Martha were living at Barling
where Henry was now a gardener, but they set up home in the hamlet of Sutton
near Rochford. After the birth of
their first three children, they moved to Cockater Farm in Shoebury. Henry then obtained a loan from a building
society to build Elim Cottages where they spent the rest of their lives,
bringing up nine children. Henry
established a successful market garden in the large plot of land attached to
the cottage. The land was on a 90
year lease which expired in the 1960s.
The cottages have since been demolished and the land built over. Henry died in 1907 after making over the
cottage and business to his unmarried son Walter. Martha continued to live there until she died, with Walter and
her two unmarried daughters Rose and Eva. I remember Elim Cottage in the 1940s when just Eva was living
there with all her cats. The front parlour with gas light and a harmonium was
hardly used; behind it was the kitchen with black kitchen range. I never went upstairs but there could have
been only two rooms – how could they all have lived there? Elim Cottage was the end of the row and a
gravel drive led down to the back door and on past a narrow neat lawn with a
well and flower beds. Opposite the
lawn was a line of tumbledown sheds where all the soft fruit was collected –
raspberries, gooseberries and blackcurrants.
The old bushes, which gave these fruits, occupied a field behind the
sheds and on to the end of the garden, which seemed to go on for ever. The cottage was dark and smelled of cats,
but Eva was friendly. She was small
with bad teeth and a weather-beaten face.
Unlike her sister Rose who attended the N.Shoebury parish church, Eva
went to the Methodist church where I played the organ; she was dressed in
black, and sang loudly but off-key. |
C=Christened
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10Nov1831 18Dec1831 6Jun1841 9 30Mar1851 19 14Jul1858 26 24 1859 27 25 7Apr1861 29 27 24Oct1861 29 27 1864 32 30 1867 35 33 1870 38 36 2Apr1871 39 37 20Oct1872 40 38 1875 43 41 1877 45 43 3Apr1881 49 47 1882 50 48 5Apr1891 59 57 31Mar1901 69 67 21Feb1907 75 73 17Aug1921 87 |
Henry born Henry C at Ovington so
of Nathaniel & Harriet H at Ovington with
parents H working as groom at
Abridge, Lambourne m at Rochford Wesleyan
Chapel; H a gardener of Barling dau Henrietta born at
Sutton at Sutton, near Rochford
with daughter; H a gardener son Herbert Henry born
at Sutton son Walter Wendon born
at Sutton dau Martha Ann born at
Shoeburyness son Henry Edwin born at
Shoeburyness at Cockater Farm, Shoebury
with 5 children; H a market gardener dau Rosetta born at Shoeburyness C19Jul1874 at Gt Wakering
Methodist son Archer Hugh Dudley
born at Shoeburyness dau Evaline born at
Shoeburyness at 1 Elim Cottages, S Shoebury
ESS with 8 children; H a market gardener son Norman Whitfield
born at Shoeburyness market gardener at 1
Elim Cottages with wife and 6 children market gardener at 1
Elim Cottages with wife and 4 children H died at Elim Cottages,
Shoeburyness of bronchitis M died at Elim Cottages,
Shoeburyness of cardiac failure |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
Family
Bible gives Henry's birth as 10Nov1831; from family tradition, census & m
cert, Henry was born Ovington son of Nathaniel c1833; there is only one
possible baptism at Ovington:
C
18Dec1831 Henry s Nathaniel & Harriet MANN husbandman of Ovington
MARRIAGE
m
14Jul1858 at Rochford Wesleyan Chapel according to rites of Wesleyans
Henry MANN
bch 25, gardener of Barling; & Martha Ann WENDON spr 24, of Barling
fa:
Nathaniel MANN, husbandman; Matthew WENDON, gardener;
wit:
Matthew WENDON, Elizabeth x MARSHALL
family
notebook lists following children; no birth dates given in notebook; birth
dates derived from census and certificate; family Bible gives dates of death of
first 6 children; other dates from certificates and obituaries etc
Henrietta b 1859 at Sutton; Henrietta FISHER d 10Jun1936 aged 77
Herbert Henry b24Oct1861 " " ; Herbert Henry MANN d 10Jan1928 aged 66
Walter Wendon b 1864 " " ; Walter Wendon MANN d 26Sep1942 aged 78
Martha Ann b 1867 at Shoeburyness; Martha Ann CATCHPOOLE d Dec1935 aged 68
Henry Edwin b 1870 " " ; Henry Edwin MANN d 26Feb1936 aged 65
Rosetta b 2Oct1872 " " ; Rosetta MANN d 11Nov1941 aged 69
Archer Hugh Dudley b 1875 " " d>1952
Evaline b 1877 " " Evaline MANN d 26Apr1947 aged 69
Norman Whitfield b 1882 " " d (c1952) aged 70
Herbert Henry MANN boy b24Oct1861 at Sutton
f: Henry MANN, gardener; m: Martha Ann MANN
formerly WENDON
r 13Nov1861 at Rochford, ESS by Martha Ann
MANN, mother, of Sutton,
[Sutton is near Rochford Essex]
baptismal certificates found for 2 children
only; but all were probably C at Methodist chapel
C 22Dec1861 Herbert Henry s Henry & Martha Ann MANN, gardener of Sutton
at Primitive Methodist, Maldon Mission,
Rochford parish
C 19Jul1874 Rosetta d Henry & Martha Ann MANN, gardener of South Shoebury
at Great Wakering Primitive Methodist; b
20Oct1872
d 11Nov1941 Rosetta MANN 69 spinster of no
occupation, dau of Henry MANN, Market Gardener deceased
at Elim Cottage. Elm Rd, Shoeburyness of myocarditis, certified by CC
Ryan MD
r 12Nov1941 at Southend-on-Sea Eastern by H B
LOKER of 7 Mill Road, Terling, Chelmsford
NOTE:informant was Henrietta Bertha Loker,
Rose’s niece, dau of Henrietta; she was a district nurse.
d 26Sep1942 Walter Wendon MANN male 78,
market gardener retired, at 1 Elim Cottages, Elm Rd, Shoeburyness, of
myocardial degeneration
r 28Sep1942 at Southend ESS by H.B LOKER,
present at death, of Terling Chelmsford
NOTE:informant was Henrietta Bertha Loker,
Walter's niece, dau of Henrietta; she was a district nurse.
d 26Apr1947 Evaline MANN female 69, spinster
of no occupation, daughter of Herbert Henry MANN deceased, farmer,
at 1
Elim Cottages, Elm Rd, Shoeburyness, of pulmonary oedema
r 28Apr1947 at Southend ESS by H.H MANN,
nephew, of Wendon, Church Rd, Shoeburyness
DEATH
d
21Feb1907 Henry MANN
male 74, market gardener, at Elim Cottages, Shoeburyness of bronchitis
r
22Feb1907 at Great
Wakering, Rochford, ESS by Evaline MANN, daughter, of Elim Cottages,
d
17Aug1921 Martha Ann
MANN female 87, widow of Henry MANN, market gardener, at Elim Cottages
r
19Aug1921 at Great
Wakering, Rochford, ESS by W.W MANN, son, of 1 Elim Cottages, Shoeburyness
Handwritten
wills of Henry, Martha Ann were found amongst the papers in Elim Cottage, but
despite extensive searches of the on-line National Archives index of wills,
using various spellings etc, these wills do not appear to have been registered. The will of their daughter Evaline was also
found in the papers, but likewise not found in the National Archives. Henry’s will has only one witness which may
have invalidated it, but Martha’s will appears correct. Evaline’s will was typed and the witnesses
were named as members of the family solicitors, Gregson and Golding of
Southend; the found copy however has no handwriting, so perhaps Evaline never
got round to actually signing the original. On the other hand, she left
everything to my father, who I remember inherited the cottage that she lived
in. The absence of these wills from the
National Archives is puzzling.
handwritten on good quality blue lined
foolscap paper with an embossed crest
Shoeburyness
Essex, September 28th 1892
I, the
undersigned Henry Mann, being of a sound mind, do hereby agree that my two
sons, Walter Wendon, and Henry Edwin Mann, shall take equal shares with me in
the profits arising from Cockators and Dangers Farms, and all business or
property connected therewith, that I may now or hereafter possess. In the event of my dying before my wife,
Martha Ann Mann, she shall take my place and share, And at the death of both
myself and wife, the implements and stock, together with the five houses known
as Elim Cottages shall be valued, and the amount equally divided among my nine
children, all crops that may be on the land at the time of my decease to be
equally divided between my two sons Walter Wendon and Henry Edwin Mann. Also Norman Whitfield Mann shall be properly
provided for, if he likes to go to a trade, he shall be properly bound, or if
not, he shall have a place, and his share in the estate upon coming of age.
If at any
time Archer Hugh Dudley Mann shall find it necessary to enter the business, and
work on the estate, he shall take his share from the time he commences to work
for the estate, that is to say after he comes of age.
I also
appoint my two sons Walter Wendon and Henry Edwin Mann as executors to carry
out this my last will and testament, given under my hand this 28th
day of September 1892. Signature Henry
Mann Witnesses to signature William
Holmes
[Exact copy as written. Henry’s signed in a distinctly different, and less fluent handwriting, to the rest of the document, and in view of the wording and crested notepaper the will seems to have been drawn up by a professional or solicitor. The paper states “witnesses”, but there was only witness signature]
handwritten on a printed form; hand written
words are shown in bold characters
This is the last Will and Testament of me Martha Ann Mann of 1 Elim Cottage Shoeburyness Essex
in the County of Essex made this tenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen 1917
I hereby revoke all Wills made by me at any
time heretofore. I appoint Walter Wendon Mann to be my Executor . and direct that all my Debts and Funeral Expenses
shall be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease. I give and bequeath unto my three children Walter Wendon
Mann, Rosetta Mann & Evaline Mann who are at home with me Everything that
is in the house Martha Ann Mann
Signed by the said Testator Martha Ann Mann [exact copy as
written] in the presence of us, present at the same time, who at her request and in her presence, and in the
presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses James Stephen Franks, East Ham
L Milbourn, Gt.Wakering
[all writing except the signatures of the
witnesses is in the same hand, clear to read, but looking a little frail]
1841 Ovington ESS, Compton HO107/333/4 district 1
William AGER 78 1762 ag lab y
Nathaniel MAN 45 1795 ag lab y
Harriet MAN 40 1800 y
William MAN 20 1820 y
Robert MAN 15 1825 y
Sarah MAN 12 1828 y
Henry
MAN 9 1831 y
Nathaniel MAN 6 1834 y
John FOX 28 1812 ag lab y
1851 Lambourne, Abridge Village HO107/1771 f390
Mary OWEN he wid 64 annuitant & landholder Wedbury Wilts
Agatha OWEN da unm 27 Bath Eastern SOM
John F OWEN so unm 41 surgeon Thames St, London
Percival OWEN so unm 22 Lambourn ESS
Mira L THORPE da wid 39 Exeter DEV
Edward THORPE gs 13 scholar at home St Pancras MDX
Arthur THORPE gs 11 scholar at home Islington MDX
Fredric THORPE gs 8 scholar at home Lambourn ESX
Mary SADLER da mar 33 St Pancras MDX
Mary S SADLER gd 8 scholar at home Lambourn ESX
James SADLER gs 5 scholar at home Bow MDX
Emma YOUNG se unm 19 cook Romford ESX
Maria GENTRY se unm 17 housemaid Romford ESX
Henry
MANN se unm 18 1833
groom
Overington ESX
1861 Sutton, Rochford ESS RG9/1085 f4
Henry
MANN he mar 28 1832
gardener Ovington
ESS
Martha A MANN wi mar 26 1834 Milton Hamlet ESS
Henrietta MANN da 2 1858 Sutton ESS
Samuel EVERETT lo unm 20 1840 ag lab Belchamp St Paul ESS
Henry ORRISS{?} lo mar 29 1831 shoemaker Bury St Edmunds SFK
Mary ORISS lo mar 21 1839 weaveress Gestingthorpe ESS
1871 South Shoebury ESS, Cockater Farm RG10/1670 f72
Henry
MANN he mar 38 1832
market gardener Ovington
ESS
Martha A MANN wi mar 36 1834 Prittlewell ESS
Henrietta MANN da 11 1859 scholar Sutton ESS
Herbert MANN so 9 1859 scholar Sutton ESS
Walter MANN so 6 1864 scholar Sutton ESS
Martha A MANN da 3 1867 Shoeburyness ESS
Henry E MANN so 7m 1870 Shoeburyness ESS
1881 South Shoebury, ESS, 1 Elim Cottages RG11/1772 f76
Henry
MANN he mar 48 1832
market gardener Ovington
ESS
Martha MANN wi mar 46 1834 Prittlewell ESS
Henrietta MANN da unm 21 1859 dressmaker Sutton ESS
Herbert MANN so unm 19 1861 carpenter Sutton ESS
Walter MANN so unm 16 1864 gardener Sutton ESS
Martha MANN da 13 1867 scholar Shoeburyness
Henry MANN so 10 1870 scholar Shoeburyness
Rosetta MANN da 8 1872 scholar Shoeburyness
Hugh MANN so 5 1875 Shoeburyness
Caroline MANN da 3 1877 [error for Evaline] Shoeburyness
1891 South Shoebury ESS, 1 Elim Cottage RG12/1394 f58
Henry
MANN he mar 59 1831 market gardener Ovington ESS
Martha A MANN wi mar 56 1834 Southend
Walter W MANN so s 26 1864 market gardener Sutton ESS
Henry E MANN so s 20 1870 market gardener Shoeburyness
Rosetta MANN da s 18 1872 dressmaker Shoeburyness
Archer H D MANN so s 15 1875 plumber's assistant Shoeburyness
Evaline MANN da 13 1877 scholar Shoeburyness
Norman W MANN so 8 1882 scholar Shoeburyness
Marianne MANN ni 19 1871 school assistant mistress Stambourne
Elizabeth A WENDON sl s 72 1818 (imbecile) Southchurch
1901 Shoeburyness ESS, 1 Elim Cottages RG13/1686 f54
Henry MANN
he mar 69 1832 market gardener own account Ovington, Clare, ESS
Martha A MANN wi mar 66 1835 Southend ESS
Walter W MANN so sin 36 1865 market gardener own accont Sutton, Rochford ESS
Rosetta MANN da sin 28 1873 dressmaker own account at home Shoeburyness ESS
Eveline MANN da sin 23 1878 Shoeburyness ESS
Norman W MANN so sin 18 1883 architect’s assistant worker Shoeburyness ESS
[typed, but not signed by testator or
witnesses – following is an abstract]
Last Will and Testament of Evaline Mann of 1
Elim Cottages Elme Rd Shoeburyness, Spinster.
Executors: my nephews Herbert Henry Mann and
Wilfrid Mann both of Church Rd Shoeburyness, Builders
All to my brother Walter Wendon Mann or if he
predecease me then to my nephew Herbert Henry Mann
2 August 1939 Evaline Mann; witnesses:
A.H.Gregson, Solicitor; H.E.Howard
Clerk to Gregson Saul & Goilding, Solicitors