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 James Lawrence Man was born on 22 September 1818 at Tetworth, Sunninghill,
Berkshire, the second son of Edward and
Georgiana (Desborough) Man. He was baptized on 16 December at St. Mary-at-Lambeth,
Lambeth, Surrey. He married his first cousin, Ann Desborough, on 20
October 1853 at St. George's, Beckenham, Kent. James died on 5 November 1888 at South
Lodge, Ilfracombe, Devon, and was buried on 9 November at Holy
Trinity, Ilfracombe. He left a WILL.Ann was born in Walthamstow, Essex in 1820, the daughter of Henry and Margaret (Abbott) Desborough, and was baptized on 16 October 1820 at St John the Baptist, Croxall, Derbyshire. Ann died on 7 March 1909 at 17 Broad Park Avenue, Ilfracombe, Devon and was buried on 10 March at Holy Trinity, Ilfracombe. She appears on the 1901 Census. James and Ann belong to Generation Five.
There were no children. The source of the following obituary is not known although it has the 'feel' of the local parish magazine:
The death is announced of Mr. James L. Man, formerly of the firm of Messrs. Gee.
Barnet & Co., Shanghai, in his seventy-first year. Mr. Man first went out to
Canton
about the year 1844, associated with the house of Messrs. Hyde & Jones, and
remained there some years. While resident in Shanghai he acquired the esteem of
all
classes of the community by the inflexible uprightness of his character, the
kindliness of his disposition, and the hospitable welcome he extended alike to
friends and to strangers who visited the port. While actively engaged in
commercial
pursuits, he found time to discharge important duties arising out of
associations
with Various public institutions, in the foundation or maintenance of which his
sound judgment, moderation, business capacity and experience were always of
great
value. Generous, constant, and benevolent, grudging no labour where the welfare
of
others was concerned, he combines a retiring disposition with a life of very
active
usefulness, and secured the deserved respect and affection of all who had the
privilege of being associated with him.
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Ilfracombe has been mourning the death of one of the oldest members of our
congregation - Mr. James L. Man. For several years he had been the earnest and
diligent Hon. Treasurer of our Parochial National Schools, an active supporter
of the local branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and
the managing director of the Coffee Tavern in Fore Street. His great knowledge
of business was appreciated in each of these good works to which he devoted his
time and energies. His health had been failing for some years, and had compelled
him reluctantly to resign the post of Treasurer to our National Schools in 1883.
It did not fall to my lot to allude in the Pulpit to the great loss we had
sustained in his death, as I was unavoidably absent, but Mr. Shaw spoke most
feelingly on his Christian character and virtues, and I subjoin part of his
sermon in the notes for the month. I am sure all who knew him will be interested
also in reading the following extract from The London and China Telegraph
of Nov. 12th, and will agree with the sentiments expressed in it:—
