Symonds, James (1822-1904)
James was born in 1822 at Gayton, Norfolk, to parents Henry and Hannah. He was baptised on 7 Jul 1822 at Gayton.
Ministry
Follow the link to read about his work at Silchester, Hampshire.
The 1881 census records him as a farmer of 19 acres as well as being a PM Minister and preacher.
Family
James married Sarah Field (1828-1857) in 1849 at Stratford, Warwickshire. Census returns identify two children.
- Henry Eliezer (1851-1853)
- Rose Hannah (1853-1866)
James married Jane Sarah Ratcliffe (1823-1875) in 1861 at Canterbury, Kent.
James died 20 March 1904 at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, after spending his retirement at Terrington St Clement, Norfolk
Circuits
- 1845 Luton
- 1846 Oxford
- 1847 Shefford
- 1848 Stratford
- 1851 Andover
- 1853 Reading
- 1854 not shown
- 1856 High Wycombe
- 1858 Saffron Walden
- 1860 Canterbury
- 1862 Whickhambrook
- 1863 Newport , Isle of Wight
- 1866 Plumstead
- 1868 London lll
- 1871 Tottenham
- 1874 St Albans
- 1875 London lV
- 1878 Grays & Romford
- 1880 Lynn (Sup)
- disappears
References
Primitive Methodist Magazine 1873 (portrait)
W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits, 1990
Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers
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