Haver, Thomas (1850-1936)

Family

Thomas was born in 1850 at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. His mother was named Mary Ann.

Before entering the ministry Thomas worked as a blacksmith.

He married Jane Hay Byers (b abt1856). Census returns identify seven children.

• Mary Jane (b1870) – a typist (1901)
• Phoebe Ann (b abt1886)
• Jessie Byres (b abt 1888)
• Susannah (b abt1890)
• Thomas (1891-1915) – died in WW1
• Alexander George (b abt1893)
• Margaret Byers (b abt1896)

Thomas died on 5 May 1936 at Aberdeen, Scotland

Circuits

• 1874 Portadown
• 1875 Glasgow
• 1877 disappears
• Paton Congregational College, Nottingham
• 1879 Insch, Aberdeenshire – Congregational minister
• 1883 Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire
• 1886 Free Church of Scotland

References

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

Surman Index id:12079

Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers

Note: the spelling of the surname changed to Havre in records after 1881.