MANNERS, James Junior (Grimwade p.305)

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MANNERS, James Junior (Grimwade p.305)

An advertisement that give a clue to the last working date of James Manners Junior:


Phene & Jones - London - 1763

The earlier address shown, the corner of Northumberland Court, facing St Martin's Lane, Charing Cross is not noted in Grimwade. The later address, Villiers Street, York Buildings, was his father's, James Manners (p.590), premises since c.1745.

Source of advertisement: Gazetteer and London Advertiser - Thursday 30th June 1763.

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He was born around 1721, the son of James Manners (Grimwade p.305, 590) and his wife Ann (nee Baboult).
He had signed indentures in 1735 to be the apprentice of Daniel Babault of the Needlemakers Company, a silver flatter (sic) of St Martin in the Fields.
Proceedings in 1743 before the locum tenens Mayor of London note that Babault had died in 1741 and had named Ann Manners as executrix of his Will. James Manners junior continued to serve the executrix to the end of his apprenticeship term but could not obtain his own freedom and petitioned for it to be granted by redemption. The notes record his father as a goldsmith from St Martin in the Fields and do not mention he was deceased; indeed the evidence of his father still being alive in 1745 is in his notification to Goldsmiths’ Hall of a change of address (see below). Most likely his father was not a freeman with whom his son could have served out his term.
In 1745 he entered a mark as a small worker at Goldsmiths’ Hall at Villars Street, York Buildings. As mentioned his father notified a move to this address in the same year.
The 1763 notice of sale of stock mentioned above refers to retirement from business and could relate to James Manners senior or James Manners junior as both were recorded by Grimwade at Villars Street but neither at Northumberland Court. No evidence of James Manners senior’s prior death has come to light but he was born around 1695 and his son born around 1721. On face value the retirement could more likely be that of James senior because of age. Equally so the Will of James Manners, merchant late of Strand, proved for probate on 18th August 1764 (National Archives reference PROB 11/901/257).