Origins of surname
This is an English surname with Viking origins. It is derived from maningi, a word which translates as valiant or strong.
Early records
Two different families became established in Jersey in the mid-19th century.
Variations
- Manning
- Mannings
Family records
Family trees
Church records
- Manning baptisms in Jersey
- Manning marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Manning marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Manning burials in Jersey
Great War service
- Cecil Claude Manning (1895- ) son of Fred and Rosy Goddard (St H), Private, RASC
- Oscar Charles George Manning (1894-1957) (Gr), Officers’ Steward RN, HMS Hecla
- William George Manning (1898- ) (St H) son of William George and Jane Banks, Private, Royal Defence Corps
Sons of Fred Manning and Caroline Amelia St George
- Ernest Ambrose Manning (1891- )(St H) Private, RJGB, ex-RMIJ
- Joseph Onslow Manning (1888- ) (St H) Bandsman, Yorkshire Regiment
- Victor Manning (1892- ) (St H) (St H) Sergeant, Dorsetshire Regiment
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Manning family are now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, dates and reference numbers shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- James Manning of Guernsey, now of St Helier, bequeaths to the poor of St Helier 10s - 31 March 1866, D/Y/A/33
- James Manning, La Coupel, Rozel, St Martin - 13 March 1946, D/Y/A/115
- Raymond Manning, St Mary - 4 April 1936, D/Y/A/98
Burial records
Family businesses
- Fanny Manning was a hatter at 12 King Street in the 1870s ...
- ... Earlier James, Fanny's husband, ran the business at 38 King Street in the 1830s, '40s and 50s. This property was then demolished
Tips
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New records
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