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Name: MANNING, Arthur Cornelius
Birth Date: 24.11.1872 Stoke Damerel
Death Date: 1.8.1947 Fishponds, Bristol
First Date: 1911
Profession: Asst. manager and book-keeper, Stanley Hotel, later joined Customs Dept.
Area: Nairobi, Customs at Mombasa until he retired
Married: Mary 'May' Hobbs b. 27 Sep 1877
Children: Arthur Patrick (18.3.1913 Nairobi-1996 S. Africa)
Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, EAMR, Drumkey, Red 22, Gazette, Dominion, Red Book 1912
War Service: WW1 with EAMR - E Sqdn. 8/8/14 - 21/11/14 - L/Cpl. 10/8/14; Cpl. 15/9/14
General Information:
Drumkey 1909 - Railway Dept. - Traffic Dept. - Guard, 1st Class - A.C. Manning
Red 22 - A.C. Manning, Customs, Mombasa
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Nairobi District - A.C. Manning, Parklands
Dominion - Inspector-in-Charge, Customs Preventive Service 1930
Red Book 1912 - A.C. Manning - Machakos
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, North Area - Arthur Cornelius Manning - Editorial Staff, 4th Avenue, Parklands
KAD 1922 - Inspection of Customs' Watchmen and Boatmen - Preventive Officer, Customs.
Hut - A.C. Maning 1919 Kisumu Hotel
1939 England and Wales Register living with wife in Plymouth
Paul L. Hoeffler, Africa Speaks, 1931 Manning had a 36-foot launch with which he patrolled the coast 200 miles north and 70 miles south during the dhow season. Visited many seaports on the lookout for smuggling.