| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Indies/FBN 2 (fiche 54-55)
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| Summary: |
Banks' journal for part of the period he was a Wesleyan Methodist missionary on the islands of Antigua and St Christopher's. The journal begins on 21st February - although applied retrospectively to 3rd February when he arrived on Antigua - and ends (mid-sentence) on 24th August 1828 whilst stationed on St Christopher's.
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| Main author: |
Banks; Matthew (1798-1878); ordained missionary |
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70 pages
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| Note: |
A note at the start of the journal indicates there were earlier journals and presumably, from the way this journal ends, there were later ones as well. None of these journals are held at SOAS.
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| Admin history: |
Matthew Banks was born in Rotherham on 23rd February 1798. He began preaching in Yorkshire as a layman but after being accepted for the ministry his first posting was to Antigua, leaving England in late 1826 and arriving there in February 1827. Later he served in St Christopher's, Anguilla and St Eustatius. During his service in the West Indies districts he was a vocal opponent of slavery and the use of enslaved labour. He returned to Great Britain in 1837 and initially served in Layton. Over the next twenty years he served in a number of circuits particularly in Yorkshire including Thirsk, Selby, Tadcaster and Malton. He became a supernumerary in 1860 (whilst stationed at Bridlington-Quay) and died there on 15th June 1878. |
Matthew Banks was born in Rotherham on 23rd February 1798. He began preaching in Yorkshire as a layman but after being accepted for the ministry his first posting was to Antigua, leaving England in late 1826 and arriving there in February 1827. Later he served in St Christopher's, Anguilla and St Eustatius. During his service in the West Indies districts he was a vocal opponent of slavery and the use of enslaved labour. He returned to Great Britain in 1837 and initially served in Layton. Over the next twenty years he served in a number of ... View more |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Access conditions: |
Only to be viewed on microfiche
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| Copyright: |
Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society |
| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: |
English
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| Related material: |
Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence for Matthew Banks (MMS/West Indies/Correspondence/General/FBN 7-12 & MMS/West Indies/Correspondence/Antigua/FBN 21). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail his work, and that of his colleagues, in the Antigua District (MMS/West Indies/Synod Minutes/FBN 1).
There is one letter by Banks within the Steele Collection (MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 46). |
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Archive
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