Wenden Wendon family

25 August 2006

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Dr G.M.W.Mann.      Baytrees

Burnhams Rd,    Lt.Bookham

Surrey, U.K.           KT23 3AU

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3 Martha Ann WENDON 1834-1921

 

 

m Henry MANN 1845

 

 

 

 

 

Martha Ann was born in the Milton area of Southend in 1834, the youngest child of Matthew, an agricultural labourer.  There were 5 other children at the time and she was christened at St Mary, Prittlewell.

 

By 1841, the family was at Jail Farm in Barling, and by 1851, Martha was a live-in servant to Farmer Bannister of Jail Farm.

 

In 1854, Martha married Henry MANN, a gardener, at Rochford Wesleyan Chapel.

 

[There is a story that Martha Ann eloped with her husband from a seminary at Terling, but this does not seem borne out by the data.  Martha Ann's father came from Terling, but it seems unlikely that either Martha or Henry were ever there.  Possibly Terling was confused with Barling, but the presence of Martha's father, Matthew, as a witness to the wedding does not suggest an elopement. Possibly the story really relates to Martha Ann’s parents - see Matthew].

 

Martha and Henry lived first at Sutton near Rochford, then moved to Cockater Farm and finally Elim Cottage, both at Shoebury.  Henry was a successful market gardener at Elim Cottage where they brought up 9 children.  There are photographs of her at Elim Cottage.  Martha was there with her unmarried children Walter, Rose and Eva when she died in 1921, 14 years after Henry

 

 

 

EVENTS

 

 

           age

   DATE   MW HM

 

                       EVENT

 4Jun1834     

 6Jul1834     

 6Jun1841  7  

30Mar1851 17  

14Jul1858 24 25

     1859 25 26

 7Apr1861 26 28

24Oct1861 27 29

     1864 30 32

     1867 33 35

     1870 36 38

 2Apr1871 37 39

20Oct1872 38 40

     1875 41 43

     1877 43 45

 3Apr1881 47 49

     1882 48 50

 5Apr1891 57 59

31Mar1901 67 69

21Feb1907 73 75

17Aug1921 87  

Martha born at Milton hamlet in Southend

Martha C at St Mary Prittlewell

at Jail Farm, Barling, with family

Martha was a general servant to Farmer Bannister at Jail Farm

m Henry MANN at Rochford Methodist Chapel

dau Henrietta born at Sutton near Rochford

at Sutton with daughter; Henry 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; Henry a market gardener

dau Rosetta born at  Shoeburyness

son Archer Hugh Dudley born at Shoeburyness

dau Evaline born at Shoeburyness

at 1 Elim Cottages, S.Shoebury with 8 children; Henry a market gardener

son Norman Whitfield born at Shoeburyness

at 1 Elim Cottages, S.Shoebury with 6 children and her imbecile sister

at 1 Elim Cottages with 4 children; Henry was a market gardener

Henry died at Elim Cottages, Shoeburyness of bronchitis

Martha died at Elim Cottages, Shoeburyness of cardiac failure

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

 

b=born  m=married  d=died

C=Christened       B=Buried

BIRTH

 

family notebook has following entry:

 

b 4Jun1834 Martha Ann WENDON daughter of Matthew & Elizabeth.

 

This agrees with census which give place of birth as either Prittlewell or Milton Hamlet (ie Southend) The following C was found at Prittlewell St Mary:

 

C  6Jul1834 Martha Ann d Matthew  & Elizabeth WENDON of Milton Hamlet laborer

 

 

MARRIAGE

certificate

 

m 14Jul1858 at Rochford Wesleyan Chapel according to rites of Wesleyans

Henry MANN bch 25, gardener of Barling; [b1833] & Martha Ann WENDON spr 24, of Barling; [b1834]

fa: Nathaniel MANN, husbandman; Matthew WENDON, gardener; witness: Matthew WENDON, Elizabeth x MARSHALL

 

DESCENDANTS

 

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, obituary 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     1872 "  "             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

 

certificate:

Herbert Henry MANN boy b 24Oct1861 at Sutton;  fa: Henry MANN, gardener; mo: Martha Ann MANN formerly WENDON

r 13Nov1861 at Rochford, ESS by Martha Ann MANN, mother, of Sutton,

 

Baptismal records for only 2 children found; all probably C at Methodist chapel

 

C 22Dec1861 Herbert Henry  so Henry  & Martha Ann MANN, gardener of Sutton

                         at Primitive Methodist, Maldon Mission , Rochford parish

 

C 19Jul1874 Rosetta da Henry & Martha Ann MANN, gardener of South Shoebury

                         at Gt Wakering Primitive Methodist; b 20Oct1872

 

DEATH

certificates

 

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,  Shoeburyness, Essex

 

d 17Aug1921 Martha Ann MANN female 87, widow of Henry MANN, market gardener, at Elim Cottages Shoeburyness of cardiac failure

r 19Aug1921 at Great Wakering, Rochford, ESS by W.W MANN, son, of 1 Elim Cottages, Shoeburyness

 

no will found at for Henry or Martha

 

CENSUS

1841 Jail Farm, Barling ESS HO107 337/2 f8

 

Matthew    Wendon             50  1790    ag lab                         y

Elizabeth  Wendon             45  1796                                   y

Ann        Wendon             15  1826                                   y

Susannah   Wendon             15  1826                                   y

Daniel     Wendon             9   1832                                   y

Martha     Wendon             7   1834                                   y

 

1851 Jail Farm, Barling ESS HO107 1777 f474

 

Francis    Bannister   he mar 59  1791    farmer out of business         Little Wakering ESS

Alice      Bannister   wi mar 61  1789                                   Southwark Borough

Thomas     Bannister   so unm 23  1827    farmer 100acres 6labs          Danbury ESS

Charlotte  Bannister   da unm 30  1820                                   Little Wakering ESS

Alice      Bannister   da unm 29  1821                                   Danbury ESS

Hannah     Pitcher     se wid 50  1800    general servant                Heybridge ESS

Martha     Wendon      se unm 17  1833    general servant                Prittlewell ESS

 

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                Ovinton 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

 

also BROOKS and PITHE families

 

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 ESS

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

 

 

 

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