She was the daughter of John Sargent, Rector of Lavington-with-Graffham, Sussex, and Henry Manning was curate to John Sargent, and succeeded him as rector. The married took place November 7th, 1833, in a ceremony performed by the bride's brother-in-law, The Rev. Samuel Wilberforce, later Bishop of Oxford and Winchester. Manning's marriage did not last long, his young and beautiful wife came of a consumptive family and died childless. When Manning died many years later, for decades a celibate Roman Catholic clergyman, a locket containing his wife's picture was found on a chain around his neck.
She was the daughter of John Sargent, Rector of Lavington-with-Graffham, Sussex, and Henry Manning was curate to John Sargent, and succeeded him as rector. The married took place November 7th, 1833, in a ceremony performed by the bride's brother-in-law, The Rev. Samuel Wilberforce, later Bishop of Oxford and Winchester. Manning's marriage did not last long, his young and beautiful wife came of a consumptive family and died childless. When Manning died many years later, for decades a celibate Roman Catholic clergyman, a locket containing his wife's picture was found on a chain around his neck.
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