Joseph and Mary Manning
Family of Joseph Manning & Mary Vowels, 1831-1854 (b. 1807)
Residence: Bristol, England
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Parents' Childhood
Joseph Manning was born in 1807 to Joseph and Ann Manning in Bristol, England, the eldest of 10 children.
Mary Vowels was born in 1812 to John and Mary Vowels in Paulton, Somerset, England.
Married Life
Joseph and Mary married in 1831 and had 7 children. Joseph died in 1850.
| 1831 | married in Bristol |
| 1832 | Joseph George born |
| 1834 | Henry William born |
| 1836 | Frederick James born |
| 1838 | Mary Ann born |
| 1839 | Frederick James died, age 3 |
| 1840 | Frederich Charles born |
| 1841 | Conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 1844 | Hyrum John born |
| 1847 | Alfred Edward born |
| 1850 | Joseph died, age 43 |
Joseph worked as a printer in Bristol. Most of the children were christened at St. James Priory. At the 1841 census, the family of six (children ages newborn to 9) lived at Redcliffe Crescent, apparently a row of houses on York Road facing the River Avon. Mary's mother also lived with them.
In 1841, the family was introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
When Joseph died the children's ages were: Joseph George, 17; Henry William, 15; Mary Ann, 11; Frederich Charles, 9; Hyrum John, 5; and Alfred Edward, 2. Joseph was buried at St. Phillip & St. Jacob Church.
Mary's Later Life
| 1854 | Immigration to United States |
| 1854 | Mary died, age 42 |
Mary remained in Bristol for a few years, working as a dressmaker. Joseph George and Henry were apprenticed, and helped Mary support the family.
In 1854, the family immigrated to Utah. Mary was sick during the journey and died in Kansas, leaving behind orphaned children Mary Ann, 16; Frederich Charles, 14; Hyrum John, 10; and Alfred Edward, 7.
