James and Minnie (nee: Walker) Manship
James was Born: Dec 14, 1885 Leicester Eng. - died: Jan 18, 1956 London, Ont. Canada
Minnie was Born: June 5, 1889 Leicester Eng. - died: Apr 23, 1987 London, Ont. Canada
| Profile James and Minnie (nee: Walker) Manship James was Born: Dec 14, 1885 Leicester Eng. - died: Jan 18, 1956 London, Ont. Canada Minnie was Born: June 5, 1889 Leicester Eng. - died: Apr 23, 1987 London, Ont. Canada |
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 ames Manship was born December
12th 1885, in Leicester England to a William and Anne (nee: Lucas) Manship.
William Manship was married twice (name of 1st wife is unknown).
His father had 6 children from his first marriage and 7 children from his second
marriage. Some of this information is available in an
1881 census and
a 1901 census.
William was again listed as a widower on the 1901 census after the death
of his second wife which may have been after the birth of their last child
in 1889. James, age 19, enlisted into the Leicester Regt. at Leicester, Feb. 14th, 1904.On completion of Colour Service
he was transferred to Reserve and granted
permission to reside in Canada. He moved to Canada and became a resident of London,
Ontario. However, this period was short lived when he was recalled to the Colours at
the outbreak of the First World War. He proceeded to London, England, on
the 'SS. Californian', sailing from Quebec on Aug. 19, 1914.
Upon arriving in England he rejoined the Leicester Regt. Under#7271; transferred to 5th Training Reserve Bn. Under #16205, and on Sept. 1st, 1916; Transferred to 11th Bn. Cheshire Regt. Under Regt. 50778. He remained in the Cheshire Regt. until the end of the war when he was finally discharged on June 12th, 1919. He received a Service in France and awarded General Service & Victory Medals.  James was repatriated to Canada aboard 'SS. Corsican',
sailing from Liverpool May 31, 1919. The above information was provided in as part of his military records sent from England. These records were damaged by water as a result of a bombing raid during the Second World war. An undamaged copy should be available in the Archives of Canada since they were received prior to WWII.
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 innie Walker was born June 5th 1889, in Leicester
England
to a William and Mary (nee: Mee) Walker. Her father worked as a Dyer
"Journeyman" in one of the textile mills. At the time of her
birth the family lived at 56 Craven Street. There has been no additional
information found concerning either William Walker or Mary Mee. Mr. Walker
died sometime between the birth of there last child in 1892 and a
census in 1901.Minnie grew up as most little girls of the time. However, one day while at school Minnie was disciplined by her teacher (probably was around grade 5). This was in the form of a smack in the head with a book. On her way home Minnie collapsed and slid into a coma. She remained in this state for several months. On a 1901 census Minnie, age 11, was listed as an imbecile. The listing of "imbecile" would not have been a medical determination, rather it would have been a selection from a short list of possible conditions provided to those performing the census. When Minnie recovered she was totally deaf. With a great deal of heart, and the support of her family, she was determined not to let this handicap shadow her dreams and desires in life. Minnie went onto lead a very normal life as a very capable and intelligent woman. . She later married and had three children. Family Life Timeline
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