Month: October 2023

LMS Biographies, Part V

To make up for a whole bunch of blog posts, I am publishing in post format the biographies I compiled for my world-famous “The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society for all articles relating to their Central Africa Mission from 1876-1905.” I appreciate your patience!

Rev. David Picton Jones
Born: January 20, 1860 at New Quay, Cardiganshire
Died: May 1936, at Warmley, Bristol1

Rev. D.P. Jones studied at Carmarthen College and was ordained on March 14, 1882, at Towyn Chapel, New Quay. Slated for Uguha on the west side of the lake [Jun 1882], he departed England on May 17, 1882 [Jul 1882]. He reached Zanzibar on June 19, 1882 [Sep 1882] and Uguha on March 17, 1883. He resigned [Nov 1885] and returned to England on December 30, 1885 [Feb 1886], where he married Jessie Ann Harries on May 17, 1886 [Aug 1886]. Reappointed to Fwambo, they departed England on May 11, 1887 [Jun 1887], arriving at the station on September 21, 1887. The Jones had their first son at Fwambo on November 16, 1888, who died a month later on December 26 [Jun 1889]. A daughter, Hilda2, was born at Fwambo on April 23, 1890 [Dec 1890], followed by a son Howard on May 6, 1891 [Oct 1891]. In 1890 he removed the Fwambo mission to Kawimbe†. On September 6, 1892, they departed for furlough in England [Jan 1893], and during the trip Howard died at Chinde on November 2 [Jan 1893]. They also brought a Mambwe man Nonde to England to help with translation work3. The couple and Hilda arrived in England on December 24, 1892 [Jan 1893], and had a second daughter at New Quay, Cardiganshire, on January 18, 1893 [Jun 1893]. On May 8, 1894, Rev. D.P. Jones departed England [Jun 1894] to return to Fwambo. In that year he helped found the station at Kambole†. Mrs. Jones had a third son in Sheffield on December 11, 1894 [Feb 1895]. Rev. Jones returned to England due to ill-health, arriving January 10, 1897 [Feb 1897]. He was appointed to the Matabeleland Mission in 1901 [Sep 1901] and retired from missionary work in 1903, later becoming a minister in Glamorganshire, Wales.

Jessie Ann Jones, née Harries
Ms. Harries married Rev. D.P. Jones on May 17, 1886 [Aug 1886]. The couple, slated for Fwambo, departed England on May 11, 1887 [Jun 1887], and arrived on station on September 21. At the mission, Mrs. Jones taught sewing, mending, and singing to women4. The Jones had their first son at Fwambo on November 16, 1888, who died a month later on December 26 [Jun 1889]. A daughter, Hilda5, was born at Fwambo on April 23, 1890 [Dec 1890], followed by a son Howard on May 6, 1891 [Oct 1891]. In 1890 they removed the Fwambo mission to Kawimbe†. On September 6, 1892, they departed for furlough in England [Jan 1893], and during the trip Howard died at Chinde on November 2 [Jan 1893]. Mrs. Jones did not join her husband when he departed again for Central Africa in 1894.

Rev. Percy William Jones
Born: August 19, 1871, at Malvern

Rev. P.W. Jones studied at Nottingham Institute and was appointed to Central Africa is lieu of Mr. D.L Thomas [May 1896]. He was ordained on April 29, 1896 [Jun 1896], and departed England on May 15 [Jun 1896]. He settled at Niamkolo but returned to England, arriving on December 19, 1899. Asked to resign†, his resignation was accepted on October 23, 1900 [Dec 1900].

Kalulu
Ransomed from slavery by the Rev. D.P. Jones during the latter’s stay in Uguha from 1883-18856, Kalulu became his personal servant [Jun 1891]. “Kalulu” is the name given to him by Rev. Jones. During Rev. Jones’ first return to England, Kalulu stayed with Mr. Arthur Brooks at Urambo. There, Kalulu trained in carpentry with Mr. Brooks6. After Rev. Jones’ return to Central Africa, Kalulu joined him in Fwambo. Kalulu was baptized on January 11, 1891, becoming the first convert of the Central Africa Mission [Jun 1891]. Kalulu became a teacher for the London Missionary Society, working at Mbete [Dec 1893], Niamkolo, and Fwambo [Apr 1897]. Kalulu married [Apr 1897], and their first child was named Duia [Sep 1894].

Dr. Frank Laird, L.R.C.P. & S.E.
Born: July 18, 1854, at Crathie, Aberdeenshire

Dr. Laird studied medicine at Edinburgh and was appointed a medical missionary to the Central Africa Mission. He departed England on June 11, 1884 [Jul 1884], but he returned to England due to ill-health and arrived on October 9, 1884. In April 1885 he resigned from the London Missionary Society.

Notes:

Unless otherwise noted, missionary biographies are derived firstly from London Missionary Society: A Register of Missionaries, Deputations, Etc. From 1796 to 1923, prepared by James Sibree, D.D., Fourth Edition, published by the London Missionary Society, London, 1923. Brackets with [Month Year] indicate the issue of The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society which records the preceding event. Information denoted by a dagger (†) is from Christian Missionaries and the Creation of Northern Rhodesia 1880-1924, by Robert I. Rotberg, published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1965. Other sources are denoted by a footnote.

1 After Livingstone, Second impression, by David Picton Jones and Dorothy Picton Jones, printed by Benham and Company Limited, Colchester, 1968.

2 Ibid.

3 Ibid.

4 Ibid.

5 Ibid.

6 Ibid.

LMS Biographies, Part IV

Reading this week:

  • In Quest of Gorillas by William K. Gregory and Henry C. Raven

To make up for a whole bunch of blog posts, I am publishing in post format the biographies I compiled for my world-famous “The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society for all articles relating to their Central Africa Mission from 1876-1905.” I appreciate your patience!

Edward Coode Hore
Born: July 23, 1848, in Islington
Died: April 1912, in Hobart

Mr. E.C. Hore departed England for Zanzibar on April 14, 1877 [May 1877] and arrived on August 1. He arrived at Ujiji a year later on August 23, 1878 [Dec 1878]. He explored the southern end of Lake Tanganyika in the Calabash in February 1879 [Jan 1880] and March 1880. Mr. Hore returned to England, departing Ujiji on November 3, 1880 [Jun 1881] and arriving on February 23, 1881 [Apr 1881]. On March 29, 1881 he married Annie Boyle Gribbon and while in England passed the examinations for Master Mariner. On February 4, 1882 the couple had a son, John Edward, nicknamed Jack [Mar 1882]. They departed England on May 17, 1882 [Jul 1882], reaching Zanzibar on June 19 [Sep 1882]. Due to difficulties Mrs. Hore and Jack returned to England, arriving on December 24, 1882 [Feb 1883]. Mr. Hore arrived at Ujiji on February 23, 1883, conveying sections of the Morning Star. He returned to Zanzibar to meet Mrs. Hore and his son Jack, arriving on September 26, 1884 [Feb 1885]. The family arrived in Ujiji on January 7, 1885 [May 1885]. They settled at Kavala Island. They returned to England in 1888, departing Lake Tanganyika in June [Ninety-Fifth Depart] and arriving on October 26 [Dec 1888]. On April 5, 1889, Jack died in London [May 1889]. In April 1890 Capt. Hore departed on a deputation tour [Apr 1890]. Mrs. Hore had a daughter on August 22, 1890 [Oct 1890]. Capt. Hore resigned from the London Missionary Society in December 1890 and visited the United States, returning to England in April 1891. He then joined the London Missionary Society steamer John Williams as First Officer and then Captain from 1893 [Nov 1894] until 1900 [Apr 1900]. The family settled in Tasmania.

Annie Boyle Hore, née Gribbon
Died: April 28, 1922, in Sydney

Ms. Gribbon married Mr. Edward C. Hore on March 29, 1881 and on February 4, 1882 had a son John Edward, nicknamed Jack [Mar 1882]. They departed England on May 17, 1882 [Jul 1882], reaching Zanzibar on June 19 [Sep 1882]. Due to difficulties Mrs. Hore and Jack returned to England, arriving on December 24, 1882 [Feb 1883]. Mrs. Hore and Jack departed again on June 11, 1884 for Quelimane [Jul 1884]. The family arrived in Ujiji on January 7, 1885 [May 1885]. They settled at Kavala Island. They returned to England in 1888, departing Lake Tanganyika in June [Ninety-Fifth Depart] and arriving on October 26 [Dec 1888]. On April 5, 1889, Jack died in London [May 1889]. On August 22, 1890, Mrs. Hore had a daughter [Oct 1890], named Joan1.

Walter Hutley
Born: January 18, 1858, at Braintree
Died: 1931 in Adelaide, South Australia2

Mr. W. Hutley had six years’ experience as a builder and joiner3. Appointed to the Central Africa Mission as an artisan missionary, he left England on April 14, 1877 [May 1877]. He arrived at Ujiji on August 23, 1878 [Dec 1878]. He departed Ujiji October 22, 1879 alongside Rev. W. Griffith to establish a station at Mtowa [Mar 1880]. He returned to Ujiji in November 1880. Due to failing health, he departed Ujiji on January 11, 1882 and arrived in England March 1 [Apr 1882]. In February 1883 Mr. Hutley married Laura Palmer, the sister of Dr. Walter Palmer4. His connection with the London Missionary Society ceased in June 1883. In 1884 the couple moved to Adelaide, South Australia.

Rev. Harry Johnson
Born: December 17, 1868, at Market Harborough
Died: 1964†

Rev. Harry Johnson studied at Cheshunt College and was ordained on April 23, 1896 [Jun 1896]. He departed England on May 15, 1896 [Jun 1896]. He worked at Kawimbe for one year and then transferred to Kambole. On August 26, 1897, he married Minne A. Allen in a ceremony presided by Commissioner Alfred Sharpe [May 1898]. The couple had a daughter on July 23, 1898 [Dec 1898] and a son on December 21, 1899 [May 1900]. The family departed for England on furlough on June 1, 1900 [Jul 1900], arriving on August 18, 1900 [Oct 1900]. There they had another daughter on August 23, 1901 [Oct 1901]. Rev. Johnson may have returned to Central Africa alone, departing England on April 30, 1902 [Jun 1902], and arriving back in England on January 6, 1905 [Feb 1905]. He visited Australia on a Deputation tour in 1906 and then became a pastor in Bradford before finally retiring in New Zealand†.

Minnie A. Johnson, née Allen
Died: March 10, 1915, at Christchurch, New Zealand

Ms. Allen departed England on June 8, 1897 [Jul 1897] and married Rev. Harry Johnson at Zomba on August 26 [May 1898]. The couple had a daughter on July 23, 1898 [Dec 1898] and a son on December 21, 1899 [May 1900]. The family departed for England on furlough on June 1, 1900 [Jul 1900], arriving on August 18, 1900 [Oct 1900]. There they had another daughter on August 23, 1901 [Oct 1901]. Mrs. Johnson retired in New Zealand with her husband†.

Notes:

Unless otherwise noted, missionary biographies are derived firstly from London Missionary Society: A Register of Missionaries, Deputations, Etc. From 1796 to 1923, prepared by James Sibree, D.D., Fourth Edition, published by the London Missionary Society, London, 1923. Brackets with [Month Year] indicate the issue of The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society which records the preceding event. Information denoted by a dagger (†) is from Christian Missionaries and the Creation of Northern Rhodesia 1880-1924, by Robert I. Rotberg, published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1965. Other sources are denoted by a footnote.

1 “Captain Edward Coode Hore (1848-1912): Missionary, Explorer, Navigator, and Cartographer, Part 1,” by G. Rex Meyer, Church Heritage, March 2013.

2 The Central African Diaries of Walter Hutley 1877 to 1881, edited by James B. Wolf, published by the African Studies Center, Boston University, 1976.

3 Ibid.

4 Ibid.

LMS Biographies, Part III

To make up for a whole bunch of blog posts, I am publishing in post format the biographies I compiled for my world-famous “The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society for all articles relating to their Central Africa Mission from 1876-1905.” I appreciate your patience!

Rev. William Griffith
Born: November 6, 1853, at Llangadock, Carmarthenshire

Rev. W. Griffith studied at Carmarthen and Western Colleges and was ordained April 1, 1879, at Gwynfe, Carmarthenshire [May 1879]. He departed England for the Central Africa Mission on April 18, 1879 [May 1879], arrived in Zanzibar May 27 [Jul 1879], and set out for Lake Tanganyika on June 13 [Aug 1879]. He arrived at Ujiji on September 23, 1879 [Jan 1880] and departed for the western side of the lake on October 22 [Mar 1880]. He settled at Mtowa and then Butonga [Jun 1882]. He departed Butonga September 3, 1883 and arrived in London on February 23, 1884 [Apr 1884]. He resigned from the London Missionary Society in June 1885.

Rev. John Harris
Born: February 3, 1856, at Staveley, Derbyshire
Died: May 29, 1885, at Niamkolo [Oct 1885]

Rev. John Harries studied at Rotherham College and was ordained on April 21, 1884, at Garden St. Church [May 1884]. He departed England on June 11, 1884 [Jul 1884], and travelled to Lake Tanganyika via Lake Nyasa, arriving at Liendwe on December 16, 1884 [May 1885]. He travelled to Uguha, arriving January 27, 1885, before returning to the southern end of Lake Tanganyika at Niamkolo.

James Henry Emmanuel Hemans
Born: December 6, 1856, in Manchester County, Jamaica
Died: September 1908, in Hampton, Jamaica

Mr. J.H.E. Hemans arrived in England alongside his wife on October 16, 1887 [Nov 1887]. He was appointed a schoolmaster at Fwambo for the Central Africa Mission and the couple departed England on June 2, 1888 [Jul 1888]. They arrived at Lake Tanganyika on October 18, 1888 [Ninety-Fifth Report] and at Fwambo on November 3. In 1891 they transferred to Niamkolo but returned to Fwambo in September 1894. The Hemans returned to England on furlough, arriving October 16, 1895 [Dec 1895], and then travelled to Jamaica, departing England on May 20, 1896 [Jun 1896] and arriving back on February 3, 1897 [Mar 1897]. They departed England on June 8, 1897 [Jul 1897] to return to Niamkolo [Jan 1903]. The Hemans returned to England a final time, arriving October 15, 1905 [Nov 1905], after which their connection with the London Missionary Society was terminated. They returned to Jamaica, departing England on February 23, 1907.

Maria Cecilia Clementina Hemans, née Gale
Born: September 20, 1876, at Fourth Paths Mission Station, Jamaica

Having married Mr. Hemans on December 25, 1884, Mrs. Hemans arrived in England alongside her husband on October 16, 1887 [Nov 1887]. She worked alongside him in Central Africa, returning to England and Jamaica once on furlough before settling again in Jamaica after their connection with the London Missionary Society ceased.

Notes:

Unless otherwise noted, missionary biographies are derived firstly from London Missionary Society: A Register of Missionaries, Deputations, Etc. From 1796 to 1923, prepared by James Sibree, D.D., Fourth Edition, published by the London Missionary Society, London, 1923. Brackets with [Month Year] indicate the issue of The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society which records the preceding event. Information denoted by a dagger (†) is from Christian Missionaries and the Creation of Northern Rhodesia 1880-1924, by Robert I. Rotberg, published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1965. Other sources are denoted by a footnote.

LMS Biographies, Part II

To make up for a whole bunch of blog posts, I am publishing in post format the biographies I compiled for my world-famous “The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society for all articles relating to their Central Africa Mission from 1876-1905.” I appreciate your patience!

Rev. Joseph Henry Dineen
Born: July 14, 1853, at Keighley, Yorkshire
Died: July 25, 1883, at Uguha [Dec 1883]

Rev. J.H. Dineen studied at Regent’s Park College in London and was an ordained pastor of a Baptist Church at Gildersome, near Leeds. He was ordained as a medical missionary to the Central Africa Mission on April 27, 1882 [Jul 1882] and departed England on May 17 [Jul 1882], arriving at Zanzibar on June 19 [Sep 1882]. He left Zanzibar on July 10 for Ujiji. From Ujiji he eventually went to Uguha on the west side of Lake Tanganyika on account of ill-health.

Rev. Arthur William Dodgshun
Born: July 5, 1847, at Leeds
Died: April 3, 1879, at Ujiji [Jan 1880]

Rev. Arthur W. Dodgshun studied at Cheshunt College and was ordained March 15, 1877 at Queen St. Church, Leeds [Apr 1877]. He departed England on March 29, 1877 at arrived at Ujiji on March 27, 1879 [Jan 1880] where he died a week later.

Walter Draper
Born: April 8, 1861, at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Died: 1927†

Mr. W. Draper was appointed as an artisan missionary to Urambo and departed England on June 2, 1888 [Jul 1888]. He reached Urambo on November 2, 1888 [Ninety-Fifth Report]. After Rev. Shaw resigned from the London Missionary Society due to ill-health, Mr. Draper was the sole missionary at Urambo. In 1898, the Urambo Mission was transferred to the Moravians and Mr. Draper returned to England, arriving on August 2, 1898 [Sep 1898]. He was reappointed to Kawimbe and departed England on June 21, 1900 [Aug 1900]. He arrived at Kawimbe September 22, 1900. On June 14, 1903, he held the first Christian service ever at Mbala (then Abercorn) [Oct 1903]. He returned to England on furlough, arriving November 9, 1904 [Jan 1905] and departing again May 26, 1906. He married May P. Blantyne, of the Livingstonia Mission, on June 25, 1915.

Photo: Abercornucopia

James Dunn
Born: September 19, 1859, at Kingston-on-Thames
Died: March 6, 1884, in Uguha [Jul 1884]

Mr. Dunn was appointed as an artisan missionary, slated to form an industrial station at the south end of Lake Tanganyika [Jun 1882] alongside his friend Arthur Brooks [Mar 1889]. He departed England on May 17, 1882 [Jul 1882], arriving at Zanzibar on Jun 19 [Sep 1882], from where he went onward to Uguha on the western side of Lake Tanganyika.

William Freshwater
Born: November 1, 1872, at Market Harborough
Died: 1936†

Mr. W. Freshwater initially apprenticed as a cabinet-maker† before studying at Harley House, London. Appointed as a lay missionary, he was dedicated to missionary service on April 10, 1902 [May 1902]. Slated for Mbereshi [May 1902], he departed England on April 30, 1902 [Jun 1902]. He arrived at Mbereshi on September 6 [Nov 1902]. He returned to England on furlough in 1907 and married Nancy Swingler (1874-1959†) on May 15, 1908. The couple worked at Mbereshi, Mporokoso, and Kafulwe†.

Notes:

Unless otherwise noted, missionary biographies are derived firstly from London Missionary Society: A Register of Missionaries, Deputations, Etc. From 1796 to 1923, prepared by James Sibree, D.D., Fourth Edition, published by the London Missionary Society, London, 1923. Brackets with [Month Year] indicate the issue of The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society which records the preceding event. Information denoted by a dagger (†) is from Christian Missionaries and the Creation of Northern Rhodesia 1880-1924, by Robert I. Rotberg, published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1965. Other sources are denoted by a footnote.

LMS Biographies, Part I

To make up for a whole bunch of blog posts, I am publishing in post format the biographies I compiled for my world-famous “The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society for all articles relating to their Central Africa Mission from 1876-1905.” I appreciate your patience!

Arthur Brooks
Born: October 5, 1860, at Edgware
Died: January 21, 1889, at Mkange [Mar 1889]

Mr. Brooks was appointed as an artisan missionary, slated to form an industrial station at the south end of Lake Tanganyika [Jun 1882] alongside his friend James Dunn [Mar 1889]. He departed England on May 17, 1882 [Jul 1882], arriving at Zanzibar on Jun 19 [Sep 1882]. He assisted in the construction of the steamer Good News at Liendwe. On the way to his return to England, he was shot at Mkange [Mar 1889].

Alexander Carson, B.Sc.
Born: February 26, 1850, at Stirling, Scotland [Aug 1896]
Died: February 28, 1896, at Fwambo [Aug 1896]

Mr. Carson studied at Glasgow. Appointed as an engineer to the Central Africa Mission, he departed England on February 19, 1886 [Apr 1886] and arrived at Quelimane on March 28, 1886 [Jul 1886]. He arrived at Kavala Island on July 4, 1886 [Dec 1886]. He returned to England on furlough, arriving April 15, 1891 [Jun 1891]. He departed England again on April 30, 1892, returning to Central Africa for more general missionary work [Aug 1896]. He arrived at Fwambo in August 1892 [Jan 1893]. He had intended to resign [Aug 1896], but before he could depart he died of malaria. He was noted as a hard and honest worker, taking a special interest in teaching [Aug 1896].

Rev. Earnest Howard Clark
Born: October 21, 1898, at Wathamstow

Rev. Ernest H. Clark studied at Cheshunt College and took a course in the elements of surgery and medicine at Livingstone College [May 1903]. He was ordained on February 11, 1903 and departed England on April 10 [May 1903]. He reached Kawimbe on June 24 [Aug 1903] and was appointed to Niamkolo [Feb 1904]. On July 23, 1904, he married Harriett Emily Thom at the Mbala (then Abercorn) Registry and then the Kawimbe Church [Nov 1904]. The couple worked in the Central Africa Mission until 1936†.

Harriet Emily Clark, née Thom

Ms. Thom trained as a nurse and departed England on April 21, 1904 [Jun 1904]. She married Rev. Ernest H. Clark on July 23, 1904, first at the Mbala (then Abercorn) Registry and then the Kawimbe Church [Nov 1904]. She later took additional training in Midwifery and worked in the Central Africa Mission until 1936†.

Elbert Sills Clarke
Born: 1850, at St. Mary Cray, Kent

E.S. Clarke studied at the East London Institute and had joined a mission in South Africa. Invited to join the Central Africa Mission, he departed directly for Zanzibar while his wife and family went to England [Sep 1877]. After making it to Kirasa with the Mission he suffered from fever and returned to Zanzibar on January 2, 1878. He resigned from the London Missionary Society and returned to South Africa [Apr 1878]. His wife was born Emma Forthergill and did not join him in Central Africa.

Notes:

Unless otherwise noted, missionary biographies are derived firstly from London Missionary Society: A Register of Missionaries, Deputations, Etc. From 1796 to 1923, prepared by James Sibree, D.D., Fourth Edition, published by the London Missionary Society, London, 1923. Brackets with [Month Year] indicate the issue of The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society which records the preceding event. Information denoted by a dagger (†) is from Christian Missionaries and the Creation of Northern Rhodesia 1880-1924, by Robert I. Rotberg, published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1965. Other sources are denoted by a footnote.