Lucas, Abner (1798-1865)

Family

This travelling preacher was probably Abner Lucas, born abt1798 at Tunstall, Staffordshire.

After leaving the ministry he developed a fire brick manufacturing business at Eighton Banks, Lamesley, nr gateshead, Co. Durham.

He married Isabella Hall (1806-1874) on 2 October 1824 at St Oswald, Shincliffe, Co Durham. Census returns identify ten children;  two further children are identified via his grave memorial stone.

• Peter (1826-1883) – a firebrick manufacturer
• Catherine (1828-1853)
• Ann (b1834) – married George Walker in 1859
• Mary (b abt1834) – not identified after 1841 census
• Jemima (1836-1848)
• John (1838-1900) – a firebrick manufacturer
• Isabella (1840-1842)
• Robert (abt1842-1844)
• Isabella (abt1844-1846)
• Robert (1846-1883) – a brick manufacturer
• Jemima (1848-1929) – married George Ferguson Burrell, a commission agent (1871), in 1870
• Abner (1850-1918) – a brick manufacturer

Abner died on 21 February 1865 at Eighton Banks, Co. Durham.

Circuits

• 1824 S Shields (6 mths)
• 1824 Newcastle (6 mths)
• 1825 Brompton
• 1826-7 not shown
• 1828 Thorne (W Lucas)
• 1829 Hull
• 1830 disappears

References

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

Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers