Pickles, Jeremiah (1841-1913)

Primitive Methodist Magazine 1913

Ministry

A transcription of the obituary published in the Primitive Methodist Magazine by J Learmouth is attached. He writes as follows.

“As a preacher he had native eloquence and a fervent spirit. He possessed an intimate knowledge of the scriptures, and his sermons were full of Biblical references and quotations. His conduct of public worship was marked by great reverence. His prayers, too, revealed a close acquaintance with the devotional portions of the Old and New Testaments. As a student he enjoyed the perusal of ancient and modern history, both sacred and secular. He had a marvellous memory for dates, and was specially accurate in details. He possessed considerable knowledge of Methodist history.”

Family

Jeremiah was born on 28 November 1841 at Trawden, Lancashire, to parents David and Alice. His mother died whilst he was in infancy and as a consequence he was brought up by his grandmother.

Before entering the ministry Jeremiah worked as a green grocer (1861).

He married Anna Maria Carter (1846-1938) in the summer 1872 at Sandbach, Cheshire. Census returns identify six children.

Eleanor Maria (b1873) – a telegraph clerk (1901); married William Henry Lord, a bookseller, in 1902
Alice Margaret (1874-1963) – a milliner (1911); married Cornelius Harries, a tailor, in 1915; married John Nowak in 1927
Gertrude Jane (1876-1945) – mantle shop manageress (1901); married William Hodgson, a works manager in weighing machine manufacture (1911), in 1906
Florence Maud (1878-1940) – a telegraphist in Post Office (1911); suffered with mental illness
Ethelbert Carter (abt1880-1933) — a Wesleyan minister
Beatrice Emily (1883-1963) – married Ernest William Meller, a surveyor, in 1910

Jeremiah died on 8 June 1913 at Hertford, Hertfordshire.