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| 4 Nathaniel MANN | 5. Nathaniel MANN 1765-1800 |
6 William Man |
| spouse's records | m Elizabeth HELSDON 1788 |
| Nathaniel was baptised in 1765 at Colchester, the son of William, a blacksmith. When he was 14, Nathaniel was apprenticed to a blacksmith in the village of Belchamps Walter, probably for seven years, and as soon as he had finished his apprenticeship, he married Elizabeth HELSDON in the neighbouring parish of Belchamps Otten. Nathaniel & Elizabeth baptised five children at Belchamp Otten between 1789 and 1800, though one of them died young. They also had a sixth child, though her baptism has not been found. Nathaniel died in 1800 aged only 34, leaving Elizabeth to bring up five young children. They all survived, but nothing is known of the subsequent life of Elizabeth; neither remarriage nor burial has been found. Family tradition is that Nathaniel was a whitesmith, ie a tin or copper smith; probably a blacksmith could also work these materials |
| age Date NM EH |
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3Nov1765 14Dec1765 31Jul1780 14 27Oct1788 22 23 13Sep1789 23 24 1791 25 26 16Dec1792 27 27 29Jan1794 28 29 31Jan1796 30 31 11Nov1798 31 33 2Feb1800 34 35 19Jun1800 34 35 |
Nathaniel baptised at Colchester All Saints, son of William & Elizabeth William & Elizabeth and children removed from Colchester to Abberton apprenticed to a blacksmith at Belchamp Walter m Elizabeth HELSDON at Belchamps Otten son Haydon C at Belchamps Otten dau Sarah born at Belchamp Otten son Robert C at Belchamps Otten son Hayden buried at Belchamps Otten son Nathaniel C at Belchamps Otten son Haden C at Belchamps Otten son Henry C at Belchamps Otten Nathaniel buried at Belchamps Otten |
PRINCIPAL RECORDS
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
BIRTH
Family story is that Nathaniel was a whitesmith and died as a young man. From his marriage in 1788 therefore, a birth date of around 1765 is expected. An extensive search of parishes in Essex and Suffolk near Belchamp Otten resulted in only two possible baptisms. One of these was in 1769 at Lavenham in SFK, but there the surname was consistently MANE and no connection has been made between the Lavenham and the Belchamp family. The other was at Colchester All Saints, and for a variety of reasons, this appears to be the correct baptism:C 3Nov1765 Nathaniel s William & Elizabeth MANN
From other records, William is known to be a blacksmith (1763) (see William MANN-6). In July 1780, a Nathaniel MANN was apprenticed as a blacksmith at Belchamps Walter. The usual age for indenture is 14, so with the correct unusual name, date and occupation, this Nathaniel is undoubtedly the son of William & Elizabeth. Since he was apprenticed at Belchamps Walter, he can also be identified with confidence as the Nathaniel who married at Belchamp Otten in 1788.MARRIAGE
Nathaniel-4 was baptised 1796 at Belchamp Otten, parents Nathaniel & Elizabeth; the baptism is preceded by the following m at Belchamps Otten:m 27Oct1788 Nathaniel MANN otp, & Elizabeth HELSDON otp;
witness: Edward x FULTON, Frances FULTON
DESCENDANTS
from Belchamp Otten register:
C 13Sep1789 Haydon s Nathaniel & Elizabeth MANN; B 29Jan1794 Hayden MANN
b c1791 Sarah see below
C 16Dec1792 Robert s Nathaniel & Elizabeth MANN
C 31Jan1796 Nathaniel s Nathaniel & Elizabeth MANN
C 11Nov1798 Haden s Nathaniel & Elizabeth MANN
m 9Oct1821 Haden MANN bch otp, & Elizabeth GINN spr otp
C 2Feb1800 Henry s Nathaniel & Elizabeth MANN
m 3Aug1829 Henry MANN of Gestingthorpe & Charlotte PEARSON otp
m 24Nov1812 George REEVE bch otp & Sarah MANN otp by banns at Belchamp St Paul; w:Robert x MANN
DEATH
B 19Jun1800 Nathaniel MANN at Belchamps Otten
Neither burial nor remarriage of Elizabeth has been identified. The Land Tax Assessments for Belchamp Otten show Nathaniel Mann occupying land between 1797 and 1800 with owner William ELSDON (Elizabeth’s brother?). Widow Mann occupied the land from 1809 to 1818 together with William BYFORDOTHER
Apprenticeship record
from Inland Revenue registers at PRO (IR1/61 p191)31Jul1780 Nathaniel MANN to Richard PRATT of Belchamp Walter, blacksmith