Heys, Henry (1803-1887)

Primitive Methodist Magazine 1854

Copy provided by Steven Carter

Early years

Henry was born on 2 February 1803 at Bolton, Lancashire to parents William and Peggy. He was baptised on 10 April 1803 at Cockey Moor Presbyterian Chapel, Ainsworth, Lancashire. Henry was converted in 1826 and initially devoted himself to Sunday School teaching. He soon became a local preacher.

Ministry

Kendall comments that Henry that he did good work in the pioneer days.

His obituary records that he was ‘greatly revered for the sterling character of his religious profession.’

Family

Henry married Harriett (1814-1899). Census returns identify six children.

Matthew Henry (1838-1918) – a schoolmaster
William Edwin (1841-1924) – a chemical engineer
Alfred John (1844-1929 – a buyer wholesale drapery (1911). Known as John.
Elizabeth Margaret (b1846)
Samuel Joseph (1848-1924) – an estate agent
Rowland George (1850-1920) – a schoolmaster. Was head at Elmfield College and married a daughter of John Petty.

Henry died in November 1887 at Sale, Cheshire.

Circuits

1839 St Austell
1842 Cheltenham
1843 Cirencester
1845 Brinkworth
1846 Camden
1847 Motcombe
1849 Witney
1853 Newbury
1855 Farringdon
1858 Andover
1860 Malmesbury
1862 Rugby
1865 Chipping Norton
1869 Manchester lll (S)

References

Primitive Methodist Magazine 1854/705 (portrait)

PM Minutes 1888/13

H B Kendall, Origin and History of the PM Church, vol 2, p524

W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits , 1990

Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers

Author

Geoff Dickinson

Page added

31/10/2012

Comments about this page

The Faringdon Circuit Stewards Accounts dated 1837 – 1842 has on the first page a List of Subscriptions to the Missionary Case to which M H Heys contributes 0.5.0 [five shillings]. Then with the collections from each meeting it shows payments out, including the wage paid to Mr Henry Heys as Salary 4.10 – and expenses. On the page of June 24th 1839 it shows rent being paid by Mr Hays up to 22nd June 1839 and the balance due to Preachers this Quarter. He does not appear in the following volume F1/2 or the following volumes. Source: Ref NM2/D/F1/1, Oxfordshire History Centre, Oxford OX4 2HT
By Steven Carter (08/06/2014)
Late in 1835 Henry Heyes was based at Faringdon. From here he reached out to the surrounding villages, including Watchfield near Shrivenham, where his ministry by 1836 had touched the life, troubled the soul and converted my ancestor Thomas Carter (1789-1861). See PM Mag 1862 Carter Obituary.
By Steven Carter (17/07/2013)