Bryant, Thomas (1831-1903)

Primitive Methodist Magazine 1886
Primitive Methodist Magazine 1904

Thomas was born on 11 October 1831 at St Ives.

Ministry

Much of his ministry was spent in purely mission work. In 1871, Thomas was sent by the GMC to Canada. As a result of his wife’s ill health and the union of the Methodist Church in Canada, Thomas returned to England in 1880.

His obituary records that his was not a brilliant career but a useful one. He made no pretensions to extraordinary ability and culture, yet he possessed a vigorous mind, a lively fancy, and discriminating judgement.

Thomas moved to Exmouth when he superannuated.

Family

Thomas was married to Hannah (1832-1905)

Thomas died on 3 June 1903 at Withycombe Raleigh, nr Exmouth, Devon.

Circuits

  • 1855 Redruth
  • 1856 Abergavenny
  • 1857 Pontypool
  • 1858 Chippenham
  • 1859 Radstock
  • 1861 Buiton
  • 1862 Weymouth
  • 1864 Dorchester
  • 1865 St Albans
  • 1867 Ramsgate & Deal
  • 1869 Alderney
  • 1870 Rochford
  • 1871 Paris (Canada)
  • 1872 Collingwood
  • 1874 McGillvry
  • 1876 Dungannon
  • 1878 St Helens
  • 1880 Plattsville
  • 1881 Sebringville
  • 1882 returned to England
  • 1883 Chichester
  • 1885 Dover & Deal
  • 1886 Horsham
  • 1887 Exmouth (Sup)

References

Primitive Methodist Magazine 1886 (portrait); 1904/153

PM Minutes  1903/44

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

Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers

 

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  • This page was modified on 13 November 2017 to add a transcription of the obituary published in the Primitive Methodist Magazine 1904.

    By Geoff Dickinson (13/11/2017)

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