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7 William MANN c1710?-? |
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m Mary HARVEY 1732 |
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William was born around 1710, possibly at Brightlingsea. He married Mary HARVEY in Colchester in 1732 and two sons were baptised there in 1738 and 1740. Before his second child was born, William enlisted as a soldier and no further certain records are known. A William MANN served in Menorca in the 3rd regiment of foot during the seven year war in the 1760s, but it is not known that this was the same man |
C=Christened
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? 1712 16Jul1726 14 5Apr1731 19 24Dec1732 20 16Jul1733 21 4Jun1738 26 7Apr1740 28 1740 28 27Jan1746 34 14Mar1753 41 27Apr1754 42 3Jny1763 51 |
William born (son of
Robert, weaver of Colchester?) ?apprenticed to Isaac BAYLEY,
weaver of Brightlingsea ?apprenticeship
transferred to Henry TOWNSEND, mariner of London married Mary HARVEY at
Colchester St Nicholas date for completion of
apprenticeship son William C at
Colchester St James son Harvey C at
Colchester Holy Trinity enlisted in the army; ?3rd
regiment of foot? Elizabeth MANN widow
with children William & Harvey at Colchester St James obtains settlement
certificate son William apprenticed
as a blacksmith at Abberton son Harvey apprenticed
as a bay weaver at Colchester a William MANN with 3rd
foot regiment in Menorca until 11Jny1767 |
although all these records
relate to William Mann, there is no proof that the apprentice and army records
refer to the same man
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
William
was married in 1738 in Colchester and probably enlisted in the army in
1740. A birth date of around 1710 is
therefore expected but no baptism has yet been identified; not found in IGI or
VRI. Harvey’s settlement examination
implies that William had settlement at Brightlingsea, and this could be because
he was born there or was apprenticed there.
No suitable baptism has been found at Brightlingsea but the registers
are in a very poor condition and very difficult to read. There are however a few MANN burials at this
time in the parish.
There is
however an indenture showing that a William Mann, son of Robert a weaver of
Colchester, was apprenticed to Isaac BAYLEY of Brightlingsea, on 16Jul1726. The indenture goes on to state that the
apprenticeship was transferred on 5Apr1731 to Henry TOWNSEND a mariner of
London.
Apprenticeships
usually started at age 12 or 14, implying a birth date between 1712 and
1714. This is a suitable date for
William-7, and apprenticeship at Brightlingsea would explain the settlement in
this parish. The 7 year apprenticeship
should have finished in July 1733, but William-7 was married in December 1732,
so if this is the right William, he did not finish his mariner’s apprenticeship. No records have been found of mariner
Townsend.
William MANN-6 was baptised at Colchester St James in 1738, son of William & Mary. The baptism is preceded by the following marriage at Colchester St Nicholas:
m 24Dec1732 William MANN & Mary HARVEY
St.James & St.Nicholas are about ¼ mile apart and no other suitable marriage has been found. Moreover, it is probable that William had a brother named Harvey (see settlement certificate of Elizabeth MANN) thus establishing William as a son of this marriage.
In 1745/6, William & Harvey were in the care of Elizabeth MANN widow. Possibly Mary died between 1740 and 1745, William remarried Elizabeth and died himself before 1746. However none of these events have been identified, and it remains possible that Elizabeth was a close relation, for example a sister-in-law. The fact that William’s sons, William & Harvey, were apprenticed in 1753 and 1754 not by the parish, suggests that William was still alive at this time and able to pay the apprenticeship fee; if so, Elizabeth cannot be his widow.
The settlement examination of William’s son Harvey, states that William enlisted in the army before Harvey was born, ie around 1740. A number of regiments were in the vicinity of Colchester at this time, but muster lists of the regiments are not available until 1760. Lists of those regiments known to have been near Colchester about 1740 have been searched, and just one William Mann was found. He served in the 3rd regiment of foot (the Buffs) between 1763 and 1767 when he was with the regiment in Menorca at the end of the 7 year war. No subsequent records have been found. In 1753 and 1754, the regiment was in Scotland or the north of England, returning to Surrey in May 1755. It is difficult to see therefore how he could have paid for his son’s apprenticeship in Essex in 1753 and 1754, if he were serving in this regiment.
from
Colchester St James register:
C 4Jun1738 William s William & Mary MAN
C 7Apr1740 Harvey s William & Mary MAN
14Mar1753 51/246 Wm MANN to Jonathon FOAKES of Abberton, blacksmith
27Apr1754 52/7 Harvey MANN to Thos HILLS of Colchester, bayrower
these are records of tax paid by the master; since no taxes were due for parish apprenticeships, these must have been arranged privately, usually by their father or close relation
no
information
This Indenture witnesseth that Wm Mann son of Robert Mann late of Colchester in the County of Essex weaver --- of his own free will and with consent of his Master Isaac Bayley of Brightlingsea, doth put himself apprentice to Henry Townsend of London Marriner, to learn his art after the manner of an apprentice to serve from the fifth day of April unto the full end and term of seven years, from the sixteenth day of July 1726 being the date of a – of Indentures made between the said Wm Mann and Isaac Bayley aforesaid, that is to say the said Wm Mann shall and will well and truly serve as a faithfull an apprentice as if all the Methodicall forme was here inserted, being fully expressed in the former indentures bearing date as aforesaid, to the said Henry Townsend from the fifth day of April now instant, until the sixteenth day of July 1733 and the said Henry Townsend shall find him the said Wm Mann sufficient meat drink washing and lodging and all other necessaries during the said term and at the expiration thereof shall give unto him double apparill that is one sute for holy days and another for working cloaths. Furthermore the said Henry Townsend doth hereby promise and agree to and with the said Isaac Bayley to give him six pounds of good and lawful money for the servitude, that is three pounds in one year after the date of these presents, and the other three pounds at the expiration of the said limited time, but if the said Wm Mann should make his escape from the said Henry Townsend then he shall pay to the said Isaac Bayley proportionally for the time he has been with him and no otherwise, unless the said Wm Mann should be pressed from on board of the said Henry Townsend so that he knows on which of his Majesties ships he is on board of[?] then the said Isaac Bayley to have the said six pounds as aforesaid, And for the true performance of all and every the covenants and agreements aforesaid either of the said parties bindeth himself unto the other firming --- these presents. In witness whereof the parties abovesaid ------- Indenturs interchangeably have set their hands and seal--------- April in the fourth year of the reign of our Sovereign --[George the]--- Second by the grace of God of Great Britain France and [Ireland] King Defender of the Faith etc. anno dom 1731
sealed
and delivered being treble stampt in the presence of us Hayd[?] Rush, Chris
Harvey, Hen Townsend, x Wm Manns mark
William Mann, son of Robert Mann late of Colchester weaver, apprenticed to Isaac Bayley of Brightlingsea for 7 years from 16Jul1726 to 16Jul1733. But in April 1731, this indenture transferred the apprenticeship to Henry Townsend, mariner of London, for the remaining two years, presumably to become a mariner:
from churchwardens of Brightlingsea to church wardens of St James Colchester
Elizabeth MANN, widow, and William and Harvey MANN, her children, are legally settled in the parish of Brightlingsea
signed 27Jan1745/6, Thomas LIST, Thomas WHITING, John TODD
The examination of Harvey MANN now residing in the parish of St Leonard, Colchester, labourer 14mar1799
Who on oath hath said that he was born in Colchester but doth not know in what parish; at about the age of 15 he was bound apprentice by the parish officers of Brightlingsea to Thomas HILLS of St James Colchester, woollen manufacturer, for seven years; he served the whole of the said term in St James but he hath heard that before he was born, his father came from Brightlingsea into St James by virtue of a certificate and had left St James and enlisted as a soldier before he (Harvey MANN) was born. And he hath now a wife named Ann and three children named Elizabeth about 6, Harvey about 3, and Sarah about 8 weeks. Signed Harvey x MANN orders of rem-- to Brightlingsea