Amelia Isham Jackman correspondence

Letters written, mostly from Cape Coast Castle [Ghana], to her parents; two letters of sympathy to her parents from colleagues; a few Methodist publications which comment on her death; four photographs - two of Amelia Jackman and two of her grave.


Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Africa/FBN 7 (fiche 280-282)
Date(s) of creation: 1894-1898
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Jackman; Amelia Isham (1863-1894); educational missionary

collection SOAS Archive
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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Africa/FBN 7 (fiche 280-282)
callnumber MMS/17/02/03/24
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title Amelia Isham Jackman correspondence
scb_date_creation 1894-1898
scb_level Sub-series
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scb_extent 1 file
author Jackman; Amelia Isham (1863-1894); educational missionary
author_facet Jackman; Amelia Isham (1863-1894); educational missionary
authorStr Jackman; Amelia Isham (1863-1894); educational missionary
author_letter Jackman; Amelia Isham (1863-1894); educational missionary
format Archive
scb_admin_history Amelia Isham Jackman was born in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, in April 1863 the daughter of Susannah and Albert (the latter a teacher). In 1871 the family were residing in the Parochial School in St Peter, Jersey (her mother's birthplace). By 1891 Amelia Jackman had begun her teaching career as an assistant school mistress in Tonbridge, Kent. Having been accepted as a candidate for the Women's Auxiliary of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society she departed England on 25 August 1894 as one of the first women sent by them to West Africa. She arrived at Accra [Ghana] in September 1894 and initially taught in the Girls' School. In November she relocated to the Cape Coast [Ghana] to continue her teaching to girls and was due to work in the new facility at Aburi [Ghana] but she contracted 'West Coast Fever' and was taken ill on 6 December. She died on 13 December 1894 having been in West Africa less than three months.
scb_custodial_history Material sent to the Methodist Missionary Society by William Thomas Jackman, 5/1/[19]60
description Letters written, mostly from Cape Coast Castle [Ghana], to her parents; two letters of sympathy to her parents from colleagues; a few Methodist publications which comment on her death; four photographs - two of Amelia Jackman and two of her grave.
scb_related_name_code GB/SOASNAF/P912
scb_related_name_relationship Subject of
scb_place_code 7729885
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scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access Only to be viewed on microfiche
scb_copyright Various copyrights
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
language English
language_search English
scb_related_material A typed transcript of Amelia Jackman's diary - covering the period of when she departs from England (25/8/1894) to just before her death (2/12/1894) - is available (MMS/Special Series/Notes & Transcripts/FBN 6 (item 63)).
note Some of the information in the 'Administrative and Biographical History' field was supplied by Ann Cotterrell.
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