Robert Manners (abt. 1721 - 1782)

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Digges) Manners — married 1 Jan 1756 in Roehampton, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died May 1782 at about age 61 in Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Robert was born about 1721. He was the son of John Manners and Lucy Sherard.

Thursday (1st January 1756) Lord Robert Manners was married at Roehampton, to Miss Digg of Grosvenor-Square^[1][2]

Passed away on Thursday (23rd or 30th) May 1782 at Grosvenor Square, The Right Hon. Lord Robert Manners, Great uncle to the Duke of Rutland, and to Lord Robert Manners, who lost his life in the late Engagement^[3].

He was buried on the 11th June 1782 at Bloxholm, Lincolnshire, England^[4]

Research Notes

There were two Lord Robert Manners who both died in 1782. The other one was:

"The Remains of Lord Robert Manners, Brother of the Duke of Rutland, who died on his passage to England by the wounds he received in the late Engagement with the French, are landed at Bristol, and from thence are to be carried to Belvoir Castle, and interred near that Place with Military Honours. Lord Robert Manners having had both of his legs and one arm shot off in the Engagement, it is rather lucky that he did not survive this Mutilation."^[5]

However this newspaper report does not align with the entry in the Burial register of Bottesford, Lecestershire:

"The Right Hon(oura)ble Lord Robert Manners, youngest son of John Marquiss of Granby, Captain of his Majesty's ship The Resolution, died April 23rd, 1782 of the wounds he received in the Engagement with the French Fleet on the 12th of the same months off Dominica. He was buried at sea in Latitude 31D=30 M a hundred leagues from the island of Bermuda aged Twenty four years two months and seventeen days"^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Derby Mercury 02 January 1756" Pg. 3 Column 2 Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 15th October 2021
2. ↑ "Leeds Intelligencer 13 January 1756" Pg. Column Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 15th October 2021
3. ↑ "Derby Mercury 30 May 1782" Pg. 2 Column 4 Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 15th October 2021
4. ↑ "Burial of Robert MANNERS" Bloxholm, Lincolnshire, England Burial Register 1782 Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 15th October 2021
5. ↑ "Northampton Mercury 27 May 1782" Pg. 2 Column 2 Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 15th October 2021
6. ↑ "Death of Robert Manners (1758-1782)" Bottesford, Lecestershire, England Burial Register 1782 Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 15th October 2021

• The Peerage: General Lord Robert Manners

• Wikipedia: Lord Robert Manners

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