Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Manley was transported on the Hive, departing 15th Jan 1834 and arriving 11th Jun 1834 with 254 passengers.
Hive (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 278 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"James Manley married Aphrasia Pratt at St James Cathedral Melbourne in 1847. Married with consent of the Governor of the day. Couple No: 975. Had three children. James died at Yarra Bend Asylum in 1891."
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Convict Notes
CONVICT RECORDS A. Convict Indent for the Ship: HIVE Port and date of Departure: 29 Jan. 1834 Portsmouth Date of arrival: 11 June 1834 AO NSW ref - 4/4018 COD Reel 906 Name : James Manley Age : 17 Education : R & W Religion : Protestant Marital Status : Single No. of,children : Native Place : Dorset Trade or calling : Tinman Offence : Burglary Where tried : Doretshire Assizes When tried : 18 July 1833 Sentence : Life Former convictions : None Height : 59 71/2 Complexion : Fair ruddy Remarks Hair colour : Light sandy brown Eye colour : Brown Marks or scars : Several small moles on right cheek, small scar over inner corner of left eyebrow How disposed of : Ticket of leave: 44/354 : Conditional Pardon: : Absolute Pardon : Certificate of Freedom: The series Principal Superintendent of Convicts Registers of Convicts Application to Marry 1842-51 (COO 15) records a application (p138) of James Manley, 30, Hive, Life, T. of L Dated : Aphra Pratt, 26, Emigrant free ) 29 Mar. 1847 A.C. Thompson Melbourne Ticket of Leave. Name. : James Manley Ticket of Leave NO: 44/354 Date of Ticket,. 13 Jan. 1844 Remarks.. : Allowed to remain in district of: Port Phillip Bench making recommendation: Sept. 1844
William Thomas Manley married Lily Maud Dawson (age 18) 1905 Issue of the Marriage of William Thomas and Lily MANLEY 1. Thelma “Tel” b. 1906 d. 1979 age 73 m. Phillip Tipping. Buried Ouyen 2. Dorris Lily King “Mame” b. 1908 m. Jack Ackland 3. Roy William “Cherry” b. 1909 d. 1929 age 20 from a lightening strike complicated by pneumonia whilst fruit picking in Mildura 4. Keith Leonard (Kev) “Rastus” b. 1911 Port Melbourne m. Lorna Paul 5. Bill “Bull” b. 1913 d. 1964 aged 51 m. ? cremated Springvale 6. Lindsay “Spot” b. 1916 d. 1967 age 51 m. Mary Cairns Buried Ouyen 7. Jack “Dixie” b. 1917 m. Mary Harper 8. Laurie “Nong” b. 1918 d. 1985 m. Dorrie ? buried Eaglehawk 9. Stewart Dawson “Duckie” b. 1919 d. 1992 m. Florence May Wilson 10. Evelyn “Evie” born ? d. 1986 m. Harold Gillespie. Buried Kerang 11. Ron “Dingo” b. 1923 Ouyen m. Marie Priestly 12. Albert “Sambo” born ? married ? Anne
Issue of the Marriage of William Henry and Johanna MANLEY Chronological sequence verified (where possible) from the Register. 1. William Thomas b. 1882 Blue Mount d. 18.6.1942 aged 60 2. James Henry b. 1884 Blue Mount thought to have d. c. age 5 3. Mary Ellen b. 1886 Blue Mount 4. Aphra May b. 1888 Blue Mount d. 1889 age 1. (Buried on Blue Mount) 5. Eliza Jane b. 1889 Blue Mount m. Solomon (Buried at Brighton) 6. Margaret Elizabeth b. 1892 Blue Mount d. 1978 m. Swingler 1910 (Buried at Necropolis) 7. Roy b. 1899 d. 1941 m. Mary Clancy issue 3, Mick Manley 1926, Echuca 8. Jack b. 1900 9. Joseph Harold b. 1901 shearers cook, labourer and artistic talents (Buried at Brighton) 10. Dorothy Aphra May (Doll) b. 1904 m. Con O’Day (farmer) 11. Rose Hannah b. 1906 m. Jim Ingles (Kimba S.A)
William Henry MANLEY married Johanna Higgins (age 16) in 1881 They settled and worked in the region of Blue Mount in the Central Highlands of Victoria. William Henry was a jack of all trades being a mill wright, forest worker, gold miner and sometime farmer. William Henry Manley died 1933 and is buried on Blue Mount. Johanna Manley nee Higgins died in 1920 and is buried in Trentham Cemetary.
Issue of the marriage of James and Aphra Manley 1. James born 2 August at Pyrenees (Avoca). Baptised 21 November 1949(?) in the Parish of Geelong County of Grant. 2. Margaret Sarah born 1852(?). Baptised 4 December 1852 in the Parish of St. Pauls Geelong in the County of Grant in the Colony of Victoria. The ‘abode’ (home) on the Baptism certificate is Ashby and James profession is listed as ‘carrier’. Married James Adams 1878, 7 children, died in 1909 at c. 57. Buried at the Necropolis Springvale 9th Ave. Sec. 9 No. 22 Salvation Army. 3. William Henry born 10 February 1855 at Merideth (near Geelong) District of Buninyong. William Henry died in 1933 and is buried on Blue Mount near Trentham with his children Aphra (who died in 1989 at 1 yr old) and James Henry (who is thought to have died at c. 5yrs). There are no burial dates on the grave and all records for Blue Mount Cemetary have been destroyed by fire.
Although James and Aphra were both concurrent at Yarra Bend Asylum (for a short two month duration from May to July 1891 before James death), they were not re-united. The sexes were probably kept in separate wards and from extant documents it appears that details of their married status remained unknown to the Asylum Officials of the time.
Married: With consent of the Governor of the day, James, (then 30) married a 26 year old free immigrant, Aphrasia Pratt from Queens County Ireland (Laois) on 5 March 1847 at St. James Cathedral Melbourne. They were couple no. 975 to marry in this church.
James Manley, Thomas Eglington, and Eliza his wife, for burglary at Sydling St. Nicholas, on the 11th instant (Assizes). Sherborne Mercury, 25 March 1833. James Manley and Thos. Eglington, for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Thos. Toms, of Sydling St. Nicholas, death recorded: Eliza Eglington, tried with the above, was acquitted. Salisbury Journal, 29 July 1833.
ADM 101/34/8 . Medical and surgical journal of the convict ship Hive from 18 November 1833 to 27 June 1834 by George Fairfowl, surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed transporting convicts to New South Wales. Folio 14: James Manley, aged 16, convict; case number 17; disease or hurt, synocha. Put on sick list, 27 March 1834. Discharged 1 April 1834.
He was born in Wimborne Minster. His occupation was a Tinman or Tinker. He was granted a Ticket of Leave on the 13th of January 1844 at the age of 74. He was 17 years old when he arrived and he could read and write.