| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Indies/FBN 2 (fiche 55-64)
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| Summary: |
Two volumes of his journal for some of the period he was a missionary in the West Indies Districts. The first begins with his departure from Bristol on 6th December 1819 and ends on 4th October [1825] whilst on Montserrat. The second begins on 9th July 1829 whilst he was stationed on Nevis, with the last entry being for 5th January 1830.
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| Main author: |
Hyde; Thomas Kennington (fl 1819-1830); ordained missionary |
| Extent: |
2 volumes
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| Note: |
Presumably there was at least one other volume of his journal for the period October 1825 until July 1829. However, no such volume or volumes are known to be extant.
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| Admin history: |
Thomas Kennington Hyde began and ended his career as a Methodist minister in the Antigua District of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. Initially he worked on the island of Antigua itself but later he also worked on the islands of Montserrat and Nevis. He died, two days after his wife, on 19th January 1830. They left four children (one of whom was called Ann). The youngest child (eleven months old) was adopted by Mr & Mrs Otter of Romford in Essex. |
| 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 (with journal extracts) for Thomas Kennington Hyde (MMS/West Indies/Correspondence/General/FBN 3-8). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail his work, and that of his colleagues, for much of the time he was resident in the Antigua District (MMS/West Indies/Synod Minutes/FBN 1).
There is one letter by Hyde within the Steele Collection (MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 46).
Brief summaries of his work appear in the printed annual reports of the WMMS for 1823 & 1824. An account of his and his wife's deaths is given in Wesleyan Missionary Notices (vol iv, May 1830). |
Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence (with journal extracts) for Thomas Kennington Hyde (MMS/West Indies/Correspondence/General/FBN 3-8). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail his work, and that of his colleagues, for much of the time he was resident in the Antigua District (MMS/West Indies/Synod Minutes/FBN 1).
There is one letter by Hyde within the Steele Collection (MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 46).
Brief summaries of his work appear in the printed annual reports ... View more |
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Archive
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