When Thomas Manser was born on 20 October 1699, in Willingdon, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Manser, was 30 and his mother, Frances Smith, was 25. He married Lucy Lusty on 30 April 1724, in Lewes, Sussex, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 30 September 1750, in Willingdon, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 50, and was buried in Willingdon, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
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English: from the male personal name Manasseh, Hebrew Menashe ‘one who causes to forget’ (see Manasse ), borne in the Middle Ages by Christians as well as by Jews. Hebrew Menashe and its reflexes in other Jewish languages have always been popular among Jews.
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for someone who made handles for agricultural and domestic implements, from an agent derivative of Old French manche ‘handle, haft’ (from Late Latin manicus, a derivative of manus ‘hand’). Compare Manche .
Swiss German: status name for the owner of a sizable farm, an equivalent of a Hube (see Huber ), presumably from Late Latin mansus ‘measure of land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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