Month: November 2023

LMS Biographies, Part IX

Reading this week:

  • Conflict Minerals Inc. by Christoph N. Vogel
  • A Pattern of Islands by Arthur Grimble

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!

William Harwood Nutt
Born: February 11, 1869, at Beeston, near Nottingham

Mr. W.H. Nutt was appointed as an artisan assistant missionary and departed England on April 30, 1892 [Jun 1892]. He arrived at Fwambo in August 1892 [Jan 1893]. In September 1894 he settled at Kambole and then in 1896 returned to England due to ill-health, arriving on March 15 [Apr 1896]. He resigned from the London Missionary Society in November [Jan 1897].

Rev. Henry Cecil Nutter
Born: July 17, 1873, at Thwaites Brow, Yorkshire
Died: 1942†

Rev. H.C. Nutter originally apprenticed at an architecture firm before studying at Harley House and Livingstone College, including some medical training [Jul 1901]. He was ordained on May 6, 1901 and departed England on May 24 [Jul 1901]. He married Frances Shorter on July 16, 1902, at Blantyre [Aug 1902] and the couple settled at Mbereshi [Jan 1903], where Mrs. Nutter died the following year. Rev. Nutter returned to England on furlough, arriving on August 30, 1905 [Oct 1905]. On April 18, 1906, he married Ada Mary Wareham, the sister of Dr. Harold Edgar Wareham, and the couple departed England on May 25, 1906. They worked primarily at Mbereshi until 1930†.

Frances Nutter, née Shorter
Died: August 27, 1903, at Mbereshi [Oct 1903]

Ms. Shorter was dedicated to missionary service with the London Missionary Society on March 19, 1902 [May 1902] and departed England on April 30 [Jun 1902]. She married Rev. H.C. Nutter on July 16, 1902, at Blantyre [Aug 1902] and settled with him at Mbereshi where she died the following year.

Dr. Walter Stephen Palmer, L.R.C.S.I., L.K. and Q.C.P.I.
Born: July 7, 1858, at Newry

Dr. Palmer studied Medicine in Dublin and was appointed as a medical missionary. He left England on April 16, 1880 [May 1880] and arrived in Zanzibar May 29 [Aug 1880]. He departed for Lake Tanganyika on June 14, 1880 and arrived at Ujiji October 3 [Dec 1880] and the western side of the lake on October 21. Suffering from repeated attacks of fever [Nov 1881], he departed June 26, 1881 and arrived in England December 1 [Jan 1882]. He was reappointed to the Amoy Mission and married Julia Clara Baxter on October 29, 1884.

Rev. John Penry
Born: May 7, 1854, at Tirmawr, Llandilo
Died: April 21, 1883, at Kisokwi and is buried at Mpwapwa [Jul 1883]

Rev. John Penry studied at Lancashire College and was ordained April 11, 1882 at the Tabernacle, Llandilo [May 1882]. He departed from England May 17, 1882 [Jul 1882]. He arrived at Zanzibar June 19 [Sep 1882] and departed on July 10. Making it as far as Urambo, he departed there again for the coast on March 5, 1883 due to failing health [Jul 1883], but died on the way.

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 VIII

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. John May, B.A.
Born: August 19, 1866, at Saltcoats, Ayrshire
Died: August 21, 1901, at Kawimbe [Oct 1901]

Rev. John May originally trained as a marine engineer before studying at Cheshunt College to become a missionary, earning a B.A. degree in 1894 [Oct 1901]. At Cheshunt College he met Elizabeth Ross Burton, who he married on May 4, 1897 [Jun 1897]. He was ordained two days later on May 6 [Jun 1897], and the couple departed England on June 8, slated for Kawimbe [Jul 1897]. He used his marine engineer training to help repair the Morning Star, and at Kawimbe focused on developing the industrial department and improving the mission’s elementary schools [Oct 1901]. On June 12, 1898, the couple had a still-born son [Nov 1898]. On March 8, 1900, Mrs. May gave birth to a second son, John [Jun 1900], who died on December 17 of that year [Feb 1901]. Following Rev. May’s death, Mrs. May gave birth to a daughter on November 6, 1901 [Dec 1901].

Elizabeth Ross May, B.A., née Burton
Ms. Burton studied at Cheshunt College, earning her B.A. in 1894. She married her classmate Rev. John May on May 4, 1897 [Jun 1897]. The couple departed England on June 8, slated for Kawimbe [Jul 1897]. On June 12, 1898, the couple had a still-born son [Nov 1898]. On March 8, 1900, Mrs. May gave birth to a second son, John [Jun 1900], who died on December 17 of that year [Feb 1901]. Following the death of her husband, she had a daughter on November 6, 1901 at Kawimbe [Dec 1901]. She requested to stay in the Central Africa Mission [Oct 1901], but returned to England, arriving September 13, 1902 with her daughter [Nov 1902]. In England she collected and revised Scripture translations Rev. May had worked on, publishing a small book titled “Mukyele Utiswe.” She became a Director of the London Missionary Society in 1908, and was elected Chairman of the Examination Committee in 1920.

Dr. Wilfrid McFarlane, M.B., Ch.B., M.C.
Born: January 2, 1878, at Edinburgh

Originally working in an insurance office†, Dr. W. McFarlane studied Medicine at Edinburgh University. He was appointed as a missionary on November 10, 1903 [Dec 1903] and married Ella Robertson on February 25, 1904. They departed for Central Africa on April 21, 1904 [Jun 1904]. The couple had a daughter, Marion Alexis, at Mbereshi on August 19, 1905 [Nov 1905]. Dr. McFarlane resigned in 1914 over a disagreement with London Missionary Society policy. He was in active service for five years during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross. Afterwards, the McFarlanes were with the Church of Scotland mission in Blantyre from 1920-1936†.

Ella McFarlane, née Robertson
Mrs. Robertson was from Edinburgh [May 1904] and worked with her husband in Central Africa 1904-1913, and then with the Church of Scotland Mission in Blantyre from 1920-1936†. The couple had a daughter, Marion Alexis, at Mbereshi on August 19, 1905 [Nov 1905].

Dr. Sidney Herbert Morris, M.B., Ch.B.
Born: May 11, 1875, at Market Harborough
Died: January 11, 1918

Dr. S.H. Morris studied at Edinburgh University and then worked as house surgeon at the Poplar and Greenwich hospitals [Jul 1901]. Appointed as a medical missionary, he departed England on May 24, 1901 [Jul 1901]. In September 1902 he resigned from the London Missionary Society to enter government service [Nov 1902].

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 VII

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!

Dr. James George Mackay, L.R.C.S. & L.R.C.P.
Born: July 9, 1860, at Inverness

Dr. J.G. Mackay studied Theology at the East London Institute and Medicine at the London Hospital. Originally appointed to Madagascar, he married Kathleen Priscilla Hedges on July 27, 1886. They returned to England on furlough in 1895 and due to French regulations were unable to return to work in Madagascar [Jun 1897]. He was reappointed to the Central Africa Mission in 1897 [Apr 1897] and the couple departed England on June 8, 1897, slated to work at Kambole [Jul 1897]. He resigned due to a disagreement with London Missionary Society policies†, and they returned to England on July 18, 1901 [Sep 1901].

Kathleen Priscilla Mackay, née Hedges
Born: October 3, 1861, at Bow

Mrs. Mackay joined her husband in both Madagascar and Central Africa.

Rev. George Mackendrick
Born: March 25, 1869, at Overtown, Wishaw, Lanarkshire
Died: April 15, 1901, at Niamkolo [May 1901]

Having been pastor of an Evangelical Union Church in Scotland, he was appointed to the Central Africa Mission [Feb 1900] and had a dedication service on June 6, 1900. He departed England on June 21 and reached Kawimbe on September 22, 1900 [Feb 1901], before settling at Niamkolo.

Dr. Charles Benjamin Mather, L.R.C.S. & L.R.C.P.
Born: December 7, 1858, at Tunbridge, Kent
Died: July 11, 1898, at Kawimbe [Sep 1898]

Dr. C.B. Mather studied Medicine at Edinburgh and, appointed as a medical missionary, departed England on June 2, 1888 [Jul 1888]. He reached Lake Tanganyika on October 18 [Ninety-Fifth Report], and went to Fwambo and then Niamkolo. He married Henrietta Sarah Mawson on September 25, 1891 [Feb 1892]. Mrs. Mather then died in childbirth in December 1892 [Apr 1893] [Jun 1893] [Jun 1899]. He arrived in England on furlough on January 15, 1895 [Feb 1895], and departed again on May 15, 1896 [Jun 1896] to work at Kawimbe.

Henrietta Sarah Mather, née Mawson
Died: December 18, 1892, at Niamkolo [Apr 1893]

Intending to marry Dr. Mather, Miss Mawson departed England on May 29, 1891 [Jul 1891]. After marrying Dr. Mather at Zomba and then the Church of Scotland Mission in Domasi (first legally by H.H. Johnston and then by Rev. Dr. Scott), she proceeded with him to Fwambo and then Niamkolo. She died in childbirth, alongside her son.

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 VI

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. James Lawson
Born: March 6, 1874, at Blackburn
Died: August 28, 1903, at Mbereshi [Oct 1903]

Rev. J. Lawson originally worked with a firm of engineers but to become a missionary he studied theology at the Nottingham Institute as well as taking courses in surgery and medicine at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and Livingstone College [May 1902]. He was ordained on April 7, 1902 [May 1902], and departed England on April 30 [Jun 1902], slated for Niamkolo [Jan 1903]. He married Ada Mary Harwood on May 27, 1903, at Blantyre [Jun 1903]. Rev. Lawson died three months later on a visit to Mbereshi.

Ada Mary Lawson, née Harwood
Ms. Harwood departed England on March 7, 1903 [Apr 1903], slated to marry Rev. J. Lawson. They wed on May 27, 1903, in Blantyre [Jun 1903]. Her husband died three months later while they were visiting Mbereshi. She returned to England, arriving on December 26, 1903 [Feb 1904].

Rev. George Henry Lea
Born: August 11, 1857, at Leeds

Rev. G.H. Lea studied at the Bristol Institute and was ordained on April 30, 1886 [Jun 1886]. He departed England on May 12, 1886 [Jun 1886], departed Zanzibar on June 22 [Sep 1886], and arrived in Ujiji on September 23 [Feb 1887]. Due to failing health, he departed Kavala Island on May 13, 1887, and arrived back in England on November 27 [Jan 1888]. He then accepted a Pastorage in Jamaica [Apr 1889].

Dr. Ernest Winbolt Lewis, M.B., Ch.B.
Born: May 22, 1876, at Madras [May 1902]

Dr. E.W. Lewis studied at Edinburgh University and, appointed as a medical missionary, departed for India enroute to Central Africa [May 1902]. Originally stationed at Mbereshi, he transferred to Kawimbe in 1904. Due to ill-health he returned to England, arriving July 31, 1905 [Sep 1905]. He married Merlin Alice Cripps on January 3, 1906, and the couple departed England for Central Africa on February 13, 1906. They worked at Kawimbe and Mbereshi before returning to England in 1910 and severing their connection with 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.