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Additonal Information

This is pre 1820 information mainly taken from actual images of UK parish registers and other primary sources which I have personally researched. Further information about the settlers and their families once they reached the Cape can be found at https://www.1820settlers.com/

Sue Mackay

MANLEY, Thomas - Extra Data

Written by Sue Mackay on .

 

(member of LIVERSAGE's Party)

 

Brother-in-law of Abraham ROBINSON

 

Grahamstown Journal 22 May 1847

 

DIED in Trapps Valley on Friday 14th instant, in the 71st year of his age, Mr. Thomas MANLEY, the son of John and Ann MANLEY, born at Checkley, Comrionhill in Cheshire.
[Checkley Comrionhill is a phonetic rendering of Checkley Cum Wrinehill, in the parish of Wybunbury.]

 

Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

 

Possible baptism:

Thomas, son of John & Ann MANDLEY [sic], Poole, baptised 27 Apr 1777 in St.Mary, Acton, Cheshire.

 

Thomas MANLEY of this parish, Yeoman, a bachelor, and Margaret ROBINSON of this parish, spinster, were married by licence on 11 November 1806 in St.Chad, Wybunbury, Cheshire.

Both signed

Witnesses: John ROBINSON and Ralph MANLEY

 

Marriage Licence:

The 10th day of November in the Year of Our Lord 1806, on which day appeared personally Thos. MANLEY of Checkley in the Parish of Wybunbury in the County of Chester, yeoman, and being sworn on the Holy Evangelists. alledged and made Oath as follows. That he is of the age of 28 years and upwards and a bachelor, and intends to marry Margarett ROBINSON of Gresty in the Parish of Wybunbury aforesaid, aged 21 years and upwards and a spinster.

 

Baptisms of children:

Ralph, son of Thomas and Margaret MANLEY of Shavington was baptised on 3 February 1807 in St.Chad, Wybunbury, Cheshire

John, son of Thomas and Margaret MANLEY, Hillock House, Monks Coppenhall, farmer, was baptised on 5 May 1816 in St.Michael, Coppenhall, Cheshire (born 4 September 1809)

Mary, daughter of Thomas and Margaret MANLEY, Hillock House, Monks Coppenhall, farmer, was baptised on 5 May 1816 in St.Michael, Coppenhall, Cheshire (born 29 April 1811)

Thomas, son of Thomas and Margaret MANLEY, Hillock House, Monks Coppenhall, farmer, was baptised on 5 May 1816 in St.Michael, Coppenhall, Cheshire (born 6 July 1812)

Joseph, son of Thomas and Margaret Manley, High Town, Monks Coppenhall, farmer, was baptised on 29 August 1813 in St.Michael, Coppenhall, Cheshire (born 30 July 1813)

Ann, daughter of Thomas and Margaret MANLEY, Hillock House, Monks Coppenhall, farmer, was baptised on 8 October 1815 in St.Michael, Coppenhall, Cheshire (born 8 September 1815)

William, son of Thomas and Margaret MANDLEY [sic]. Cholmondeston, farmer, was baptised on 3 August 1817 in St.Mary, Acton, Cheshire

 

Only Ralph, John and William appear on the settler returns. Joseph's Death Notice (Cape Archives) shows that he did go to the Cape. Mary must also have gone to the Cape as she married Joshua CAWOOD in Grahamstown in 1829. Samuel LIVERSAGE's correspondence with the Colonial Office of 12 November 1819 says: " Thos. MANLEY only takes 3 children instead of seven as some are ded and is frends take the other".  

 

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