Trouble on Therfield Heath| Herts Memories
Son of Samuel & Eliza Manning nee Sole. His death notice in a local paper gives a birth year of 1862, it was registered Sept 1864 in Biggleswade. and he was baptised in 1869 in Ardeley, Hertfordshire Samuel was born in Sandon Hertfordshire and married Eliza in 1850 and it was after his marriage in 1850 that Samuel...| www.findagrave.com
The Manning family was first established in the British fairground scene in 1850 by Samuel Manning and his wife Eliza, who travelled a peep show. Eliza played a key role in the business attracting customers to the show and narrating the scenes. | archives.shef.ac.uk