The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Mancer, bricklayer, son of Daniel Mancer, farmer and bricklayer and Harriet Manser [Rogers]
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Mancer, bricklayer was the son of Daniel Mancer, farmer and bricklayer and Harriet Manser [Rogers]. He was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1854 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Daniel Manser (bricklayer) and Harriet Manser; died Dec 1935 at High Street, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 81 years; buried 21st Dec 1935 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Carder on July to Sep 1880, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1880 Q3 Vol 1d Page 1024. She was born Apr to June 1856 at Lambeth, London, registered at Southwark District, London, ref: 1856 Q2 Vol 1d Page 1; died 3rd Jul 1939 at Hill Top, Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 7th Jul 1939 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iThomas Albert who was born 8th Jul 1881 at Walworth, London
  iiFlorence Mary who was born 4th Apr 1883 at Camberwell, London; died 1st Jul 1974 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
3 iiiArthur Richards who was born Oct to Dec 1886 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2b Page 117; died July to Sep 1942, aged 55 years
  ivAlice Eliza who was born July to Sep 1888, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q3 Vol 2b Page 113; died Feb 1889 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 8 months; buried 16th Feb 1889 Mayfield, Sussex
4 vEsther Alice who was born 11th May 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1974
5 viEdith who was born 17th Aug 1892, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1892 Q3 Vol 2b Page 129; died Jan to Mar 1977
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Thomas Albert Manser was the son of Thomas Mancer, bricklayer and Sarah Manser [Carder]. He was born 8th Jul 1881 at Walworth, London
  He married Annie Pettitt on 29th Aug 1908 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 21st Jun 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
6 iLeslie Robert who was born after 30th Nov 1909 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1998
7 iiReginald Albert who was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. Arthur Richards Manser, draper was the son of Thomas Mancer, bricklayer and Sarah Manser [Carder]. He was born Oct to Dec 1886 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2b Page 117; died July to Sep 1942, registered at Bedford District, Bedfordshire, ref: 1942 Q3 Vol 38 Page 325, aged 55 years
  He married Emily Kate Smale on 31st May 1920 at St James' Church, West Streatham, London. She was born 13th Dec 1884 at Princetown, Devon; christened 20th Apr 1885 at St Michael's Church, Princetown, Devon, daughter of Charles Smale and Mary E. Smale [Higgins]; died Oct to Dec 1975. They had the following children:
  iProfessor Anthony Richards who was born 24th Jun 1924 at Wandsworth, London, registered at Wandsworth District, London, ref: 1924 Q3 Vol 1d Page 977; died Jan to Mar 1995
   
  4. Esther Alice Morris [Manser] was the daughter of Thomas Mancer, bricklayer and Sarah Manser [Carder]. She was born 11th May 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1974, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1974 Q3 Vol 16 Page 1921
  She married Charles William Morris on 2nd Aug 1915. He was born 12th Mar 1891 at Southborough, Kent; christened 29th Mar 1891 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent; died Oct to Dec 1984, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1984 Q4 Vol 16 Page 2222
   
  5. Edith Humphreys [Manser] was the daughter of Thomas Mancer, bricklayer and Sarah Manser [Carder]. She was born 17th Aug 1892, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1892 Q3 Vol 2b Page 129; died Jan to Mar 1977, registered at Amersham District, Buckinghamshire, ref: 1977 Q1 Vol19 Page 1087
  She married George Humphreys, teacher on 5th Jan 1914 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 5th May 1887 at Llandyssil, Montgomery, Wales; died July to Sep 1960, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1960 Q3 Vol 58 Page 822, aged 73 years. They had the following children:
8 iGwydwr Manser who was born 17th May 1914 at Leeds, Yorkshire; died Oct to Dec 2003
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Leslie Robert Manser was the son of Thomas Albert Manser and Annie Manser [Pettitt]. He was born after 30th Nov 1909 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1998, registered at Reading District, Berkshire, ref: 1998 Q4 Vol 3201A Page A2B
  He married Rhoda Ethel Beckley on 31st Aug 1935 at Benson, Oxfordshire. She was born 26th Dec 1909 at Benson, Oxfordshire; died Nov 1995, registered at Wantage District, Oxfordshire, ref: 1995 Nov, aged 85 years
   
  7. Reginald Albert Manser was the son of Thomas Albert Manser and Annie Manser [Pettitt]. He was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Doreen May Loom on July to Sep 1948, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1948 Q3 Vol 5h Page 975. She was born 31st Oct 1920
   
  8. Gwydwr Manser Nicholson [Humphreys] was the daughter of George Humphreys, teacher and Edith Humphreys [Manser]. She was born 17th May 1914 at Leeds, Yorkshire; died Oct to Dec 2003, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 2003 Q4
  She married Ernest Nicholson on July to Sep 1938, registered at Southport District, Lancashire, ref: 1938 Q3 Vol 85 Page 1994. He was born c 1910. They had the following children:
  iGwydwr A. who was born July to Sep 1940, registered at Southport District, Lancashire, ref: 1940 Q3 Vol 88 Page 1715
  iiIan Anthony who was born Jan to Mar 1945, registered at St. Albans District, Hertfordshire, ref: 1945 Q1 Vol 3a Page 1790
   

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