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William Manly

abt 1809 – 25 Oct 1893

One of 3 coffin plates transcribed on a single archive page

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

25 Oct 1893

Date of birth

abt 1809

Age at death

84 years

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

William Manly
Died Oct 25 1893
Aged 84 years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This set of three brass coffin depositum plates of the same family. These items were removed with the family's permission upon the deconsecration of the church and clearing of crypts etc. The two earlier in classic Gothick style are professionally manufactured by Ingali Parson whilst the 1893 piece is heavily influenced by Arts & Crafts taste and has no maker's mark. Professionally restored in Birmingham's Jewellery quarter — several splits mended. The tip of one shield missing.

Greatest dimensions given: of shields 16" x 12.25" and the trapezoid plate 17" x 14".

1851 England Census

I went and had a hunt for William and Martha in the 1851 England Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

Martha Manly

NameEst. Birth YearBirthplaceRelationshipCivil ParishCounty/Island
Martha Manlyabt 1805Abbotsbury, Dorset, EnglandWifeAbbotsburyDorset
Martha Manlyabt 1828Ashton, Lancashire, EnglandWifeDukinfieldLancashire
Martha Manlyabt 1808Wrenbury, Cheshire, EnglandWifeGreat BoughtonCheshire
Martha Manlyabt 1798Sibton, Suffolk, EnglandWifeSaxmundhamSuffolk
Martha Manlyabt 1816Noolow, Somerset, EnglandWifeTaunton St JamesSomerset
Martha Manlyabt 1851Woolwich, Kent, EnglandDaughterWoolwichKent

William Manly

NameEst. Birth YearBirthplaceRelationshipCivil ParishCounty/Island
William Manlyabt 1806Thorncombe, Dorset, EnglandHeadAbbotsburyDorset
William Manlyabt 1819Exeter, Devon, EnglandHeadBermondseySurrey
William Manlyabt 1847London, EnglandSonBermondseySurrey
William Manlyabt 1831Shrewsbury, Shropshire, EnglandLodgerBilstonStaffordshire
William Manlyabt 1824Summerhill, Denbighshire, WalesLodgerBirkenheadCheshire
William Manlyabt 1834Silverton, Devon, EnglandSonBristol TempleGloucestershire
William Manlyabt 1796Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, EnglandPorterBromsgroveWorcestershire
William Manlyabt 1810Honiton, Devon, EnglandServantChelseaMiddlesex
William Manlyabt 1826Salesbury, Wiltshire, EnglandHeadFromeSomerset
William Manlyabt 1826Prescott, Lancashire, EnglandSonGarstonLancashire
William Manlyabt 1841Gloucestershire, EnglandSonGloucester St NicholasGloucestershire
William Manlyabt 1842Ellesmere, Shropshire, EnglandSonGreat BoughtonCheshire
William Manlyabt 1823Hillingdon, Middlesex, EnglandSonHarefieldMiddlesex
William Manlyabt 1826Bexhill, Sussex, EnglandLodgerHastings St Mary MagdalenSussex
William Manlyabt 1844Hayes, Middlesex, EnglandSonHayesMiddlesex
William Manlyabt 1842LambethSonLambethSurrey
William Manlyabt 1813Perran, Cornwall, EnglandHeadLinkinhorneCornwall
William Manlyabt 1850Linkinhorne, Cornwall, EnglandSonLinkinhorneCornwall
William Manlyabt 1847Little Neston, Cheshire, EnglandSonLittle NestonCheshire
William Manlyabt 1841Little Wittenham, Berkshire, EnglandSonLittle WittenhamBerkshire
William Manlyabt 1842Newhall, Cheshire, EnglandSonNewhallCheshire
William Manlyabt 1803Middlewick, Cheshire, EnglandHeadRuncornCheshire
William Manlyabt 1844Southton, Hampshire, EnglandSonSouthampton St MaryHampshire
William Manlyabt 1816Noolow, Somerset, EnglandHeadTaunton St JamesSomerset
William Manlyabt 1832Taunton, Somerset, EnglandSonTaunton St Mary MagdalenSomerset
William Manlyabt 1820Box, Somerset, EnglandHeadWoolwichKent
William Berry Manlyabt 1784Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandHeadMellsSomerset
William James Manlyabt 1846Mells, Somerset, EnglandSonMellsSomerset
Wm Manlyabt 1850Harrogate, Yorkshire, EnglandSonBilton with HarrogateYorkshire

Sources consulted

  • 1851 England Census

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Source & citation

Source type
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Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
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