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| Name | MANNING – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 454 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6 November 1825/21 years/Westminster Bricklayer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5/5 ¾ “ Fresh/grey/brown/visage oval |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Embarked India 1847 per “Alfred” for England |
| Length of Service | 21years 8 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner/ 25th May 1847 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1851 2nd North London 1851 Western Australia 1857 South Australia 1857 -1874 Melbourne Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1807 / St. George’s, Richmond Surrey London England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Return of employees of the Convict Establishment. August 19th 1850. Night Warder Convict Establishment 16 September 1852-16 December 1852 |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian register 11 December 1856 page 2 Passenger list |
| Departure from Western Australia | 30 November 1856 to South Australia per Louisa 1857 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | See further information |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Length of service 1851 Census HO 107/1488/656/23 Michael Manning is a lodger in the home of Johanna Walsh at 14 Orchard Place Marylebone, London. Place of birth St. George’s. In June 1852 Michael Manning was on Duty at Toodyay he was appointed to the Mounted Police, however, the incumbent decided not to resign and Manning was dismissed. Captain Bruce wrote to the Governor requesting he be re-instated to the Duty Force as he was dismissed through no fault of his own. In about 1853 he went to Champion Bay with the Detachment and returned to Perth on 4th October 1856 and had a balance of £60 owing to him. He failed to attend the Annual Exercise on the 6th and Captain Bruce wrote to the Governor suggesting as he was a single man he be made an example of. He was paid Melbourne January 1868-June 1868 when he was struck off. A Michael Manning was drowned in the river at Oxley on 1st December 1867, he had been a labourer at the tobacco plantation. An inquest was held into the accidental drowning identified the body of being that of Michael Manning but did not establish who he actually was. Seeing Pensioner Manning was paid until June 1868 when he was struck off it possibly was not our Michael Manning. |