Edit People: Mankey (Cr) Thomas

Description: Thomas Johns Mankey was born in Cornwall on 20 August 1824, son of James Mankey. He arrived in South Australia in 1848 and proceeded to Gawler, where as a machinist he “settled as one of the earliest tradesmen of the town”.<ref name=":1">The Late Mr Mankey (Bunyip 27 Apr 1872) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97208441</ref> In the early 1850's he was in business with his brother-in-law [[Allen (Cr) John|John Allen]] (husband of his sister Elizabeth), also a machinist.<ref>The Late Mr John Allen (Evening Journal 3 Aug 1894) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202818692</ref> He was a very pious man of the Methodist faith and upon finding no Methodist Church in Gawler, he joined St George’s congregation and became a Sabbath School Teacher there.<ref name=":1" /> It was at [[St. George’s Anglican Church|St George’s Church]] that he married Selina Jones on 20 Feb 1849.<ref name=":1" /> Later that year, Selina’s brother [[Jones (Mayor) John|John Jones]] and father James Jones, in cooperation with Thomas and a few other families, formed a Wesleyan congregation in Gawler, and in October 1850 they opened their own [[Wesleyan Church Tod Street|Wesleyan Church]] in Todd Street. Thomas Mankey and John Jones were two of the original trustees of the new Church.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/7083696759] Thomas was heavily involved with the Sabbath School at the new Wesleyan Church and went on to become a lay preacher in the local Methodist Circuit.<ref name=":1" /> He also served as a Councillor for East Ward in 1860. By the late 1860s Thomas began to suffer from a malady that would prove fatal<ref name=":1" /> and in January 1870, financial problems led to him becoming declared insolvent.<ref>"This Weeks Insolvency" (The Irish Harp and Farmers' Herald) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97208441</ref> In the sermon given at his funeral Rev Mr Lloyd stated “all his friends will remember the joy he experienced when his creditors were paid” and he “stood before the world untarnished and unchallenged.”<ref name=":1" /> His died on 10 April 1872, aged 47, “after long months of suffering”.<ref name=":1" /> In the weeks before he death he said to a friend “I have prepared for this before now; I shall soon be with my sister Peneluna.”<ref name=":1" /> [sic][his sister Avis Penaluna nee Avis Mankey, also of Gawler, had died in 1867, aged 49]. As a “much respected” citizen, who had “resided in Gawler for upwards of twenty years”, his burial at [[Willaston Cemetery]], undertaken by [[Taylor and Forgie Funeral Directors|Taylor and Forgie]] was a significant event for the town; it included the closure of the shops in [[Murray Street]] and a procession of more than 30 vehicles to the cemetery.<ref>(Bunyip 13 Apr 1872) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97206514</ref> Thomas' widow Selina Mankey, survived him by over 50 years, passing away in Glenelg on 26 April 1927, in her 96th year.<ref name=":0">(Bunyip 29 Apr 1927) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96671775</ref> Her death notice records her to have been "a colonist of 85 years" and "mother of J. W. Mankey, Glenelg. Mrs. A. W. Silver (Brighton), Mrs. George Lucas (of Melbourne); and the late Mrs. Thomas Mankey and J. Walter Mankey, and the late Mrs. Jabez Bunting".<ref name=":0" /> . [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/albums/72177720330692334/ Click here] to see images relating to the Mankey family. . === Mankey Family Property === * For a brief period in 1891 widow Selina owned part of Allotment 179 on King Street (now known as [[King Street 17|17 King Street]]), she sold the allotment to James Forgie who went on to build the stone villa that is now located on the site. . === Mankey Family Birth, Death & Marriage Information === MANKEY Thomas Johns b. 20 Aug 1824, Cornwall, England, son of James Mankey Arrived 1848, South Australia m. 20 Feb 1849, Selina JONES, St George's Church, Gawler d. 10 Apr 1872, Gawler, SA Buried Willaston Cemetery, Willaston (Plot 4 A 1 - with wife) JONES Selina (MANKEY) b. Abt. 1832, England, daughter of James Jones & sister of [[Jones (Mayor) John|John Jones]] Arrived 1841, South Australia m. 1849, Thomas MANKEY, St George's Church, Gawler d. 26 Apr 1927, Glenelg, SA, aged 96 Buried Willaston Cemetery, Willaston (Plot 4 A 1 - with husband) . ==== Children of Thomas Mankey include: ==== MANKEY Miriam May (BUNTING) b. 1871, Gawler, SA ('Mirian May' [sic], Reg. Barossa 104/49) m. Jabez BUNTING (see [[Bunting F T|F T Bunting]] for more about the Bunting family) The fields below can each contain multiple values. Separate them with a comma.

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