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From: "Philip Candy" <>
Subject: Re: [AFR-GAMBIA] Sir John MANTELL - Magistrate
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:47:20 +0000
In-Reply-To: <200704300324.l3U3OJ9Z030062@mail8.tpgi.com.au>


Hello Rebecca

Thanks for writing.

I noticed that there hadn't been much traffic on this list, and assumed
there were few active members.

I may follow up your suggestion, simply out of curiosity about what happened
to John Mantell's wife. Also, since they married in 1838 and there was only
one child that I can find, born about 1850, it seemed unlikely that there
were no other children in those twelve years.

Since posting that query, I have managed to find more about him from a
published list of Barristers. This not only told me when he was born and
when he qualified, but alsoithat he had been the Chief Justice of the Gambia
for nearly 20 years.

Armed with this information, I found that he had been Knighted by Queen
Victoria for his service to Colonial Administration. So the broad outline of
my query is now complete.

By coincidence, I am an Australian too, even though I am currently living in
England. My family and I lived in Sherwood for eight years and my wife
taught at Corinda High School, so we have very happy memories of Brisbane.

Good luck with your research (and your toddlers!)

Kind regards

Philip Candy



>From: "Rebecca Jack" <>
>Reply-To:
>To: <>
>Subject: Re: [AFR-GAMBIA] Sir John MANTELL - Magistrate
>Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:24:29 +1000
>
>Hi Philip,
>
>I'm sorry but I can't answer any of your questions but I'm replying because
>as far as I know I'm the only person on this list. I've tried sending an
>email to the administrator but have had no response. I have some family
>who
>lived in the Gambia for a while and have found some of them on the GRO
>Consular Birth, Marriage and Death Indices. If you've haven't tried these
>you can access them for a fee on www.findmypast.com also my local LDS
>family
>history centre has these records on fiche which I can look at for free so
>you might want to try ring one of their centres. (I could possibly look
>for
>you if you send me all the details and you're willing to wait until I can
>find some time to get there since I have two toddlers at home all day).
>
>If you find anyone on these indices then you can order the relevant
>certificate. Information on ordering these can also be found on that
>website.
>
>Good luck. Please let me know if anyone else replies in case there are
>other people on this list now.
>
>Thanks
>Rebecca Jack
>Brisbane
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:
>[mailto:] On Behalf Of Philip Candy
>Sent: Thursday, 26 April 2007 5:01 PM
>To:
>Subject: [AFR-GAMBIA] Sir John MANTELL - Magistrate
>
>If anyone has access to any Colonial records about the Gambia, can they
>enlighten me about the work and family of John Iles MANTELL?
>
>It looks as if he and his wife Susan had at least one child in the Gambia,
>a
>
>daughter named Laura about 1850. It is also possible that his wife died
>there and is buried there.
>
>As far as I know, Mantell Street in Banjul is namedafter him.
>
>Any help would be much appreciated.
>
>Kind regards
>
>Philip Candy
>London
>
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