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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/South Africa/FBN 9 (fiche 376-390) & FBN 10 (fiche 391-393)
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'Reading Made Easy, A large Collection of Verses Out of the Psalms, & New Testament' b W Weald, ?1752. Owned by both Barnabas Shaw (1793) and his brother James (1789). Inside back cover has the following inscription "This is the Book in which my Brother James (who was about four years older than myself) and I learnt to read in. Barn[aba]s Shaw Born April 12 1788 Wynberg April 12 1837'.
'Godsdienstige Ovedenkingen voor Alle Dagen Des Jaars' by W G Reddingius, 1814. Heavily annotated by Shaw as explained on first page 'This Book contains many excellent Sermons &c - There are also the Register of the births of our Children & several other things worthy of being noticed by me or mine. B.S.'
Shaw's copy of his 'Memorials of Southern Africa', 1841. With a few annotations and inserts.
Certificate (dated 25 September 1822) issued by the Office of Land Revenue Cape of Good Hope [South Africa] stating that Heimanus Englebrecht on 13 October 1810 transferred the lease of land on the north-west side of Camiesberg [Kamiesberg, South Africa] to Barnabas Shaw [and others] of the Wesleyan Missionary Society.
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Shaw; Barnabus (1788-1857); ordained missionary |
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4 items
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Barnabas Shaw - one of six children with only himself and his brother James (c1784-1817) surviving infancy - was born in Elloughton, near Hull, Yorkshire on 12 April 1788. He was accepted as a candidate for the ministry in 1810 and spent four years before full connexion in home circuits (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire). Whilst at Bridlington he married Jane Butler on 24 July 1814.
In 1815 he entered missionary service and was destined to serve in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] but was instead sent to South Africa to replace Rev M'Kenny (he went to Ceylon instead). Shaw and his wife departed England onboard the 'Eclipse' on 20 December 1815 and arrived in Cape Town on 14 April 1816. Having travelled over 6,000 miles to preach in South Africa he felt he should concentrate on enslaved people and indigenous peoples rather than European settlers and soldiers. Meeting with the Rev Schmelen of the London Missionary Society he was intrigued by his work in Greater Namaqualand and petitioned the authorities to permit him to accompany Schmelen. On 6 September 1816 Shaw and his wife left Cape Town with Schmelen but on route encountered Jantje Wildschot [Haaimaap], chief of Little Namaqualand, who was seeking a Christian teacher. Shaw agreed to accompany him and soon after founded the mission at Lily Fountain in Khamies-berg [Lilifontein, Kamiesberg, Northern Cape Province].
In 1826 he returned to Cape Town before taking a furlough in England in early 1827. Whilst in England he undertook a tour delivering speeches and preaching about his missionary efforts in South Africa. In particular he was keen to raise funds for a new chapel in Cape Town and to this end acquired £700. He and his wife returned to South Africa in the summer of 1829. He continued to work in Cape Town and was involved with the construction of the Wesley Chapel in Burgh Street which opened in 1830. In May 1837 he left South Africa, partly in response to failing health and partly as a desire to educate his children in England, and worked in home circuits until he was asked to serve in South Africa once again. Departing England on 5 September 1843 aboard the 'Persia' with his wife and children (including his eldest son the Rev Barnabas J Shaw) he initially served in Stellenbosch so that colleagues could preach to the Namaqua [Nama] and Damara.
In 1850 Shaw moved to Rondenbosch and became a supernumerary there in 1854. For the last few years of his life he suffered greatly from rheumatism. He died on 2 June 1857 and was buried at Green Point Cemetery.
Further Reading:
Marrat, J, Missionary veterans in South Africa: biographical sketches of the Revs. B. Shaw, T.L. Hodgson, and J. Edwards (1894);
Moister, W, Barnabas Shaw: the story of his life and missionary labours in southern Africa, with a brief account of the Wesleyan missions in that country (1877);
Shaw, B, Memorials of Southern Africa (1841);
Whiteside, J, History of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of South Africa (1906). |
Barnabas Shaw - one of six children with only himself and his brother James (c1784-1817) surviving infancy - was born in Elloughton, near Hull, Yorkshire on 12 April 1788. He was accepted as a candidate for the ministry in 1810 and spent four years before full connexion in home circuits (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire). Whilst at Bridlington he married Jane Butler on 24 July 1814.
In 1815 he entered missionary service and was destined to serve in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] but was instead sent to South Africa to replace Rev M'Kenny (he went to Ceylo ... View more |
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Open
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Only to be viewed on microfiche
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English
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Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence (with journal extracts) for Barnabas Shaw whilst working in South Africa (MMS/South Africa/Correspondence/General/FBN 1, MMS/South Africa/Correspondence/Cape & Albany/FBN 3 & MMS/South Africa/Correspondence/Cape/FBN 7-8). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail his work, and that of his colleagues, in the districts in South Africa he served (MMS/South Africa/Synod Minutes/FBN 1-2).
One letter by Barnabas Shaw, along with some biographical material, can be found within the Steele Collection (MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 46). Extracts from letters written by Shaw appear in the WMMS annual reports as well as Wesleyan Missionary Notices. Images of Shaw can be found within MMS/Africa/Photographs/Box 1194 (file 1) and MMS Box 1203. |
Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence (with journal extracts) for Barnabas Shaw whilst working in South Africa (MMS/South Africa/Correspondence/General/FBN 1, MMS/South Africa/Correspondence/Cape & Albany/FBN 3 & MMS/South Africa/Correspondence/Cape/FBN 7-8). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail his work, and that of his colleagues, in the districts in South Africa he served (MMS/South Africa/Synod Minutes/FBN 1-2).
One letter by Barnabas Shaw, along with so ... View more |
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