Amy Adeline Mann1

F, ID5581, (26 Jul 1862-23 May 1929)
Last Edited5 Jul 2025
FatherEdward Peter Mann b. 2 Jan 1822, d. 18 Sep 1897
MotherIabella Jane Wright b. 1822, d. c May 1897
Birth26 Jul 1862Ryde, NSW2,3 
Death23 May 1929Neutral Bay, NSW4,5 

Citations

  1. Geni.com World Family Tree, genealogy site owned by MyHeritage, at URL www.geni.com, hereafter called Geni.com. Profile of Amy Adeline MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: Given names, Birth Surname.
  2. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 13313/1862 [Amy A MANN, parents Edward P & Isabella J], accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Ryde.
  3. Geni.com. Profile of Amy Adeline MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: YOB, POB Ryde.
  4. Geni.com. Profile of Amy Adeline MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOD, POD Neutral Bay.
  5. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 7659/1929 [Amy A MANN, parents Edward P & Isabella J], accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOD [by reduction], Registration District North Sydney.

Major-General Cornelius Mann1

M, ID5586, (1780-5 Aug 1841)
Last Edited5 Jul 2025
Birth17802 
Marriagesay 1800sSarah Fyers 
Birth of son25 Oct 1817William Mann; Lewisham, Greater London, ENGLAND3 
Birth of son16 Dec 1819John Frederick Mann; Lewisham, Kent, ENGLAND4 
Birth of son2 Jan 1822Edward Peter Mann 
Death5 Aug 18415 

Family 1

 Sarah Fyers b. 2 Dec 1784, d. 6 Sep 1846
Children 1.William Mann b. 25 Oct 1817, d. 30 Apr 1873
 2.John Frederick Mann+ b. 16 Dec 1819, d. 7 Sep 1907

Family 2
Child 1.Edward Peter Mann+ b. 2 Jan 1822, d. 18 Sep 1897

Citations

  1. Geni.com World Family Tree, genealogy site owned by MyHeritage, at URL www.geni.com, hereafter called Geni.com. Profile of Maj.-Gen. Cornelius MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: Title, Given name, Surname.
  2. Geni.com. Profile of Maj.-Gen. Cornelius MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: YOB.
  3. Geni.com. Profile of William MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
  4. Geni.com. Profile of William MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
    Lewisham was in the county of Kent until 1889, from when it was in London.
  5. Geni.com. Profile of Maj.-Gen. Cornelius MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOD.

Sarah Fyers1

F, ID5587, (2 Dec 1784-6 Sep 1846)
Last Edited5 Jul 2025
Birth2 Dec 17842 
Marriagesay 1800sMajor-General Cornelius Mann 
Married Namesay 1800sMann 
Birth of son25 Oct 1817William Mann; Lewisham, Greater London, ENGLAND3 
Birth of son16 Dec 1819John Frederick Mann; Lewisham, Kent, ENGLAND4 
Death6 Sep 1846Ryde, Isle of Wight, ENGLAND5 

Family

 Major-General Cornelius Mann b. 1780, d. 5 Aug 1841
Children 1.William Mann b. 25 Oct 1817, d. 30 Apr 1873
 2.John Frederick Mann+ b. 16 Dec 1819, d. 7 Sep 1907

Citations

  1. Geni.com World Family Tree, genealogy site owned by MyHeritage, at URL www.geni.com, hereafter called Geni.com. Profile of Sarah MANN (nee FYERS) accessed 5 Jul 2025: Given name, Birth Surname.
  2. Geni.com. Profile of Sarah MANN (nee FYERS) accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB.
  3. Geni.com. Profile of William MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
  4. Geni.com. Profile of William MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
    Lewisham was in the county of Kent until 1889, from when it was in London.
  5. Geni.com. Profile of Sarah MANN (nee FYERS) accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOD, POD.

William Mann1

M, ID5588, (25 Oct 1817-30 Apr 1873)
Last Edited5 Jul 2025
FatherMajor-General Cornelius Mann b. 1780, d. 5 Aug 1841
MotherSarah Fyers b. 2 Dec 1784, d. 6 Sep 1846
Birth25 Oct 1817Lewisham, Greater London, ENGLAND2 
NoteAdditional information about William's wife, daughter, occupation, military service and SMH death notice are in the Geni.com source. 
Death30 Apr 1873Claremont, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA3 

Citations

  1. Geni.com World Family Tree, genealogy site owned by MyHeritage, at URL www.geni.com, hereafter called Geni.com. Profile of William MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: Given name, Surname.
  2. Geni.com. Profile of William MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
  3. Geni.com. Profile of William MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOD, POD.

John Frederick Mann1

M, ID5589, (16 Dec 1819-7 Sep 1907)
Last Edited12 Aug 2025
FatherMajor-General Cornelius Mann b. 1780, d. 5 Aug 1841
MotherSarah Fyers b. 2 Dec 1784, d. 6 Sep 1846
Biography>
Biographical Note provided by Geni.com in email 2 Jul 2025:
John Frederick Mann (1819-1907) was a notable figure in the development of early Australian infrastructure and exploration. Born in England, Mann emigrated to Australia, where he became a prominent surveyor and civil engineer during a period of rapid expansion and development in the 19th century. His work was crucial in the planning and construction of roads and railways, which were vital for the burgeoning colonies. Mann's career was marked by his involvement in the exploration and mapping of New South Wales, contributing significantly to the understanding and accessibility of the region. His efforts in surveying helped lay the groundwork for future settlement and economic growth, facilitating the movement of people and goods across challenging terrains. Throughout his life, Mann witnessed and contributed to the transformation of Australia from a series of isolated settlements into a connected and thriving society. His legacy is reflected in the infrastructure that supported Australia's growth into a modern nation.

Entry by Peter Orlovich in Australian Dictionary of Biography accessed online 6 Jul 2025:
      John Frederick Mann (1819-1907), explorer and surveyor, was born on 16 December 1819 at Lewisham, London, son of Cornelius Mann, lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Engineers, and his wife Sarah, née Fyers; both his grandfathers were generals. Educated at Gibraltar where his father was stationed, he entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in August 1834. After nearly four years he abandoned a military career in favour of serving in the Trigonometrical Survey of Britain. In 1841 he sailed in the Palestine and arrived at Sydney on 6 March 1842.
     At the instigation of H. W. Parker, Mann began early in 1846 to prepare for an expedition in search of Ludwig Leichhardt, whose unexpected return to Sydney in March thwarted the plan. In October Mann joined as second-in-command another expedition led by Leichhardt, who now intended to go from Brisbane direct to Peak Range and after reconnoitring there to follow a westerly course to the Swan River. In August 1847 Mann returned to Sydney after the expedition had been aborted mainly by illness. In 1888 his Eight Months with Dr. Leichhardt, in the years 1846-47 revealed much personal animosity between Leichhardt and himself and other members of the expedition and attempted to vindicate his own role and that of his companions.
     Appointed a licensed surveyor on 20 March 1848 in the Surveyor-General's Department, Mann was posted to the Counties of Murray, St Vincent and Argyle, where in addition to the Counties of King and Camden he worked on surveys until 1880. On 14 September 1848 he tendered his resignation because of 'circumstances of a private nature' but withdrew it a week later. On 7 October 1853 he resigned from his survey of the Counties of Murray and St Vincent on account of 'the numerous applications which are at present made for the purchase of small farms, and the increased difficulty I find in being able to perform the survey of them'. However, he continued in the Survey Department after his area was reduced. On 16 April 1857 at St Mark's Church, Darling Point, he married Camilla Victoria (d.1863), daughter of Sir Thomas Mitchell. In 1863 Mann was licensed as a surveyor under the 1862 Real Property Act. Paid by the government on a scale according to the area surveyed, his earnings ranged from £482 in 1862 to £773 in 1866. In the early 1870s he was given charge of the Mudgee district. In September 1874 he was transferred to Corowa to carry out new mining regulations, but ascribed his move to insinuations that he had given unfair priority to work for N. P. Bayly. The Corowa district did not pay and he found the work unpleasant. By 1879 he was still a licensed surveyor but no longer in government employ.
     On 22 October 1884 he sailed for New Guinea in the flagship H.M.S. Nelson as a representative of the Geographical Society of Australasia at the proclamation of a Protectorate over the south-east of the island by Commodore James E. Erskine. He returned to Sydney on 2 December. His reports in the society's Proceedings in 1889 and 1894 predicted that 'a great future is in store for this fine country, though that future may be far distant'.
     Mann had often corresponded with the Sydney press on such subjects as Australian history and the Aboriginals. A pensioner, he died on 7 September 1907 at his home Carthona, Neutral Bay, and was buried in the cemetery of St Thomas's Church, North Sydney. He was survived by two sons and a daughter.2 
Birth16 Dec 1819Lewisham, Kent, ENGLAND3 
Marriage16 Apr 1857Camilla Victoria Mitchell; St Mark's Church, Darling Point, NSW4 
Birth of son8 Oct 1863Sir Gother Victor Fyers Mann; Double Bay, NSW5 
Death7 Sep 1907Neutral Bay, NSW6 

Family

 Camilla Victoria Mitchell b. 22 May 1835, d. 16 Oct 1863
Child 1.Sir Gother Victor Fyers Mann b. 8 Oct 1863, d. 12 Nov 1948

Citations

  1. Geni.com World Family Tree, genealogy site owned by MyHeritage, at URL www.geni.com, hereafter called Geni.com. Profile of John Frederick MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: Given names, Surname.
  2. Australian Dictionary of Biography (National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT), accessible online at http://adb.anu.edu.ua/biography/; hereafter called ADBiography: Article by Peter Orlovich 'Mann, John Frederick (1819-1907)' accessed online 6 Jul 2025: Memo2.
  3. Geni.com. Profile of William MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
    Lewisham was in the county of Kent until 1889, from when it was in London.
  4. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/; hereafter called Wikipedia. Article John Frederick Mann, Family, accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOM.
  5. Geni.com. Profile of Sir Gother Victor Fyers MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
  6. Geni.com. Profile of John Frderick MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOD, POD.

Camilla Victoria Mitchell1

F, ID5590, (22 May 1835-16 Oct 1863)
Last Edited6 Jul 2025
Birth22 May 1835Sydney, NSW; >
Third daughter of Colonel Sir Thomas Livingstone MITCHELL.2,3 
Married Name22 May 1835Mann 
Marriage16 Apr 1857John Frederick Mann; St Mark's Church, Darling Point, NSW4 
Birth of son8 Oct 1863Sir Gother Victor Fyers Mann; Double Bay, NSW5 
Death16 Oct 1863Sydney, NSW6 

Family

 John Frederick Mann b. 16 Dec 1819, d. 7 Sep 1907
Child 1.Sir Gother Victor Fyers Mann b. 8 Oct 1863, d. 12 Nov 1948

Citations

  1. Geni.com World Family Tree, genealogy site owned by MyHeritage, at URL www.geni.com, hereafter called Geni.com. Profile of Camilla Victoria MITCHELL accessed 5 Jul 2025: Given names, Birth Surname.
  2. Geni.com. Profile of Camilla Victoria MITCHELL accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
  3. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/; hereafter called Wikipedia. Article John Frederick Mann, Family, accessed 5 Jul 2025: Memo.
  4. Wikipedia. Article John Frederick Mann, Family, accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOM.
  5. Geni.com. Profile of Sir Gother Victor Fyers MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
  6. Geni.com. Profile of Camilla Victoria MITCHELL accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOD, POD.

Sir Gother Victor Fyers Mann1

M, ID5591, (8 Oct 1863-12 Nov 1948)
Last Edited5 Jul 2025
FatherJohn Frederick Mann b. 16 Dec 1819, d. 7 Sep 1907
MotherCamilla Victoria Mitchell b. 22 May 1835, d. 16 Oct 1863
Birth8 Oct 1863Double Bay, NSW2 
Death12 Nov 1948North Sydney, NSW3 

Citations

  1. Geni.com World Family Tree, genealogy site owned by MyHeritage, at URL www.geni.com, hereafter called Geni.com. Profile of Sir Gother Victor Fyers MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: Title, Given names, Surname.
  2. Geni.com. Profile of Sir Gother Victor Fyers MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOB, POB.
  3. Geni.com. Profile of Sir Gother Victor Fyers MANN accessed 5 Jul 2025: DOD, POD.