Title
Benjamin Mann
Date
1850s
Description
Benjamin Man was born at Houghton in the Hole and at one time worked as a seaman at Blakeney. He was a paid member of the Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society in 1857.
In 1871 he was listed as a hawker boarding on Back Street with William Neale, at the bakery next to The Greyhound.
He married Elizabeth Ann Whur in 1872 and lived and worked in Reepham as a Book Hawker, printer and book binder.
Benjamin died in 1880. Elizabeth and their two daughters lived with the Whur grandparents in Norwich Road and later on Back Street.
This information was supplied by his great, great grandson in 2020
In 1871 he was listed as a hawker boarding on Back Street with William Neale, at the bakery next to The Greyhound.
He married Elizabeth Ann Whur in 1872 and lived and worked in Reepham as a Book Hawker, printer and book binder.
Benjamin died in 1880. Elizabeth and their two daughters lived with the Whur grandparents in Norwich Road and later on Back Street.
This information was supplied by his great, great grandson in 2020