Family
George was baptised on 23 December 1821 at Harbury, Warwickshire. His parents were James, a labourer, and Mary. His younger brother, Frederick, was also a PM minister.
He married Harriet Sarah Harwood (1832-1918) in late 1859 at Witney, Oxfordshire. Census returns identify eight children.
- George Henry (b1860)
- Harriet Sarah (1862-1924) – married Edward McCall in 1885
- William James (b abt1864)
- Frederick Charles (b1865)
- John Thomas (b abt1869)
- Albert Edward (b1871) – a labourer (1895)
- Ernest Frank (b1873) – a labourer (1911)
- Roland Robert (1876-1945)
The family emigrated to Canada circa1875 where George became a farmer (1891).
George died in February 1897 at Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
Circuits
- 1848 Frome
- 1850 Wallingford
- 1851 Southampton
- 1852 Poole
- 1853 Corfe Castle
- 1854 Motcombe
- 1856 Sherborne
- 1858 Witney
- 1860 Newbury
- 1863 Sturminster
- 1865 Rugby & Lutterworth
- 1867 S Molton
- 1870 Newtown
- 1872 Yeovil
- 1874 disappears
References
W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits, 1990
Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers
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Obituary for his first wife Mary Ann whom he married in 1853, is in PM magazine 1859 page 811.
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