Notes by Mrs Ellis on her life in England and West Africa
Typed notes giving an overview of her childhood in Somerset, marriage to Wesleyan Methodist minister Henry J Ellis, charity work in London, missionary experiences in WMMS Lagos and Gold Coast districts, husband's unexpected death, founding of Girls' Boarding School at Cape Coast [Ghana].
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1219A |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
?1960 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1219A |
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| Summary: |
Typed notes giving an overview of her childhood in Somerset, marriage to Wesleyan Methodist minister Henry J Ellis, charity work in London, missionary experiences in WMMS Lagos and Gold Coast districts, husband's unexpected death, founding of Girls' Boarding School at Cape Coast [Ghana]. |
| Extent: |
6 pages |
| Admin history: | Clara Foster Standfast (b 1866) served the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in education in their Gold Coast District from 1897 to 1903. She married Rev Ellis on 10 September 1896. Rev Henry J Ellis (1866-1899) served the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society as a missionary in their Lagos District from 1892 to 1897 and their Gold Coast District from 1897 to 1899. |
| Custodial history: | Given to the Methodist Missionary Society by Mr F L Bartels, August 1960 |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by author |
| User restrictions: | For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: | English |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Format: | Archive |