Emily Ada Eliza Manuel

Emily aka Ada, was first child born to John and Mary Manuel, nee Wiggins on 6th April,1872 at Bedford Farm,Salisbury, England and died 28th August, 1908 aged 36.

She married Andrew (Rasmus Andro) Bright, (b 30/11/1871, d 2/03/1939 aged 68) on 10th June, 1896 at "Trida", Yarrowyck, New South Wales.

They had 5 children, they are as follows:

1. . Leslie Arthur b 26/06/1898, d 1/10/1982 in Tamworth aged 84. Married Hazel Maud Coleman on 9th June, 1934 at Rosewell. They had three children, Ronald, Sue and Andrew.

2. Aileen May (aka May), b 8/08/1900. She married Robert Reed 7th April, 1923, and they had two children, Jeffery and Robert.

3. Charles John (aka Snowy), b 21/06/1902. He married Evelyn Scholes at Barraba, date unknown. They had three children, Cynthia, Annette and Richard.

4. RobertNeil (aka Kid), b 13/06/1904, married Esther Gwendoline Ford (b 30/09/1901, d 2/10/1980 at Coffs Harbour) on 17/03/1928. They had two children, Barbara and Jill.

5. James Allan (aka Jim), b 6/05/1906, d 28/09/1978 at Barraba. James Married Ethel Maud Dean on 16th May, 1940. they had five children, Jennifer, Margaret, William, John, and Peter.