Richard Manning ?1801-1884

Weaver.  Collier.  Coal dealer.  Woodcutter.  Labourer.

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Facts

Date   Event   Source
(1 Jul 1782   A Richard Manning, possibly his father, was christened at St Michael's, Coventry.)   IGI
Abt 1800   Richard Manning was born in Coventry. No christening has yet been located, so his parents are not known for sure, but it is likely that they were the couple living at Mill Lane in 1841 (see below).   1881 census
3 Dec 1827   He married Phoebe Anderson (17) at St Michael's, Coventry.   Parish register, St Michael's
1828 -1851   The couple had twelve children, all christened at St Michael's. The first daughter was named Phoebe, after his wife, and the second one Mary Ann, after his assumed mother (see 1841).   IGI; Parish register
13 Feb 1835   At the christening of his fourth daughter, Charlotte, his occupation was recorded as collier and his address as St John's Street.   Parish register
11 Oct 1837   At the christening of his fifth daughter, Caroline, his occupation was recorded as weaver and his address as St John's Street.   Parish register
3 Feb 1840   At the christening of his first son, Richard, his occupation was again recorded as weaver and his address as St John's Street.   Parish register
26 Oct 1840   A Richard Manning, probably this one, was fined 2s 6d + 5s 6d costs at Coventry Police Office for allowing night soil to run down Much Park Street [which adjoins St John's Street].   Coventry Standard, 30 Oct, 1840
1841   The family were living in St James' Street, Coventry. His occupation was weaver. His age was declared as 35, giving a birth year of 1801-6. His probable mother and father (aged 58 and 59) were living in Mill Lane, Coventry, with their son, William (15). The father's occupation was [stone] breaker and the mother's winder.   Census
1 Jun 1842   At the christening of his sixth daughter (seventh child), Martha, his occupation was recorded as labourer and his address as Much Park Street.   Parish register
Jul-Sep 1850   His oldest daughter, Phoebe, married Joseph Smith, a ribbon weaver.   BMD; 1851 census
Oct-Dec 1850   His second daughter, Mary A, married James Parker, a sawyer.   BMD; 1851 census
1851   By the time of the 1851 census he was working as a coal dealer and his wife as a silk filler. They were still at Much Park Street. His age was declared as 46, giving a birth year of 1804-5.   Census
15 Jul 1855   His fourth daughter, Charlotte, married William Lamb, a silk ribbon weaver.   BMD; 1861 census
22 Jul 1855   The following week, his third daughter, Emma, married George Bates, a silk dyer, at St Thomas's church, Coventry   Marriage certificate
24 Jul 1856   His wife died of tuberculosis ('phthisis') aged 46 at Much Park Street, Coventry. Richard Manning, jobbing labourer, present at the death, made his mark in the register.   Death certificate
27 Jul 1856   His wife was buried at London Road Civic Cemetery, Coventry.   NBI
8 Aug 1858   His fifth daughter, Caroline, married William C Fletcher, a silk dyer.   Parish register; 1861 census
25 Dec 1860   His son, Richard, married Elizabeth J Atkins, a silk weaver.   Parish register; 1871 census
1871   A Richard Manning, probably this one, widower, a woodcutter, was living at 10 Court 2, Much Park Street, Coventry. His age was declared as 64, giving a birth year of 1806-7.   Census
8 Oct 1877   His son, Richard, died aged 36.   BMD; Coventry Times, 10 Oct 1877
17/18 Apr 1884   He died of old age in Coventry workhouse. He was identified as a labourer of St Michael's parish. His age was recorded as 84, giving a birth year of 1799-1800.   Death certificate (17 Apr);
workhouse register (18 Apr)
23 Apr 1884   Richard Manning was buried at London Road Civic Cemetery, Coventry, age recorded as 84.

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