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Ann belongs to Generation Three. Ann's will has been transcribed and can be read HERE. [References: Ann's place of birth and baptism at Whitechapel - FHL Film # 0094693; her death from Death Duty Register.] NOTE: On May 3 1824 soon after John Man (Ann's brother) died, Richard Cumberland wrote to his brother George, a letter where he talks of " ... going to Reading to see poor Maria [John Man's daughter] after the loss of [her] father ….and to do something for his poor blind sister [Ann] as you suggested I may once more see her …." As Ann was blind this explains
why she does not sign her will but leaves 'her mark' and why it is read out to
her for her approval. Leaving her mark and having the will read out loud is also
consistent with illiteracy, however all her siblings were literate and so her
blindness is the most likely explanation for Ann not signing. Although
blind , Ann did not die poor, leaving an estate worth £95
which by 21st Century terms would be valued at £150,000. She was living on Southampton Street, Reading at the time of her death. February 2003 |
Ann Man was born in 1753 at Mansel Street, Whitechapel, the daughter of