Roberts, Thomas (1815-1885)
Early Years
Thomas was born on 29 August 1815 at Sandhills, Nottingham. He was brought up in church and Sunday School. As a youth he strayed from the church and was greatly addicted to pugilism, breaking an arm in one fight. However by the age of 18 he had reformed and had become a local preacher.
Ministry
Thomas was about twenty when he started to travel. His first appointment was assisting Abraham Worsnop in and around Grantham.
His obituary records:’ His preaching was not eloquent, philosophical, learned or oratorical, but was plain, sound, experimental and practical.’
Family
He married Jane Jones (1820-1907) on 19 Apr1841 at Buxton. They had no children.
Thomas died on 19 May 1885 in Leicester.
Circuits
- 1835 Chesterfield
- 1836 Retford
- 1838 Burton on Trent
- 1839 Ashby de la Zouch
- 1840 Winster
- 1841 Belper
- 1842 Bridgeford
- 1843 Nottingham
- 1844 Ilkeston
- 1846 Sleaford
- 1848 Leicester
- 1850 Ashby de la Zouch
- 1853 Melton Mowbray
- 1856 Hinckley
- 1858 Belper
- 1861 Mansfield
- 1864 Leicester l
- 1867 Ashby de la Zouch
- 1871 Lincoln
- 1875 Leicester lll (S)
References
Primitive Methodist Magazine 1861; 1885/689; 1907/827 (Jane)
PM Minutes 1885/14
W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits, 1990
Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers
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