| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/FBN 22 (fiche 948-951)
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| Summary: |
'The Conversion of India' by G[eorge] Smith. This copy was presumably made by Shrimpton from the published work.
Shrimpton's notebook on India which has also been used as a memorandum book. Contains infrequent dated entries on his missionary work but also notes on indigenous religious beliefs, places, census data, caste system, etc. With many loose inserts (mainly notes and cuttings) on similar subjects. c1907-c1940 but mainly 1910s & 1920s.
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| Main author: |
Shrimpton; J Percy (1879-1948); ordained and educational missionary |
| Extent: |
1 volume
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| Admin history: |
J Percy Shrimpton was born in Cardiff in October 1879, the son of the Rev and Mrs Joseph Shrimpton, and was educated at Victoria College, Congleton, Cheshire, and King's Grammar School, Birmingham. He worked in a Sunday school and was a local preacher in Lincolnshire where he married a Miss Hipkin of Skegness. He was accepted for the ministry in 1899 and trained at Handsworth College. After his studies he was asked to serve in India and left England on 5 December 1902. Working in the Tamil and English circuits of the Madras District he preached in both languages, assisted with the completion of new churches and proved himself to be a competent administrator. He also served for a period as vice-principal of Royapettah College, Madras [Chennai].
In 1929 Rev Shrimpton was asked to take up the Chairmanship of the Western Nigeria District. Here he increased his reputation as a fine administrator and was widely praised for his pastoral care. Returning to England in 1939 he became a supernumerary in Sussex, initially at East Grinstead but later at Seaford and Newhaven. He died on 19 February 1948 with his wife dying a decade later. |
J Percy Shrimpton was born in Cardiff in October 1879, the son of the Rev and Mrs Joseph Shrimpton, and was educated at Victoria College, Congleton, Cheshire, and King's Grammar School, Birmingham. He worked in a Sunday school and was a local preacher in Lincolnshire where he married a Miss Hipkin of Skegness. He was accepted for the ministry in 1899 and trained at Handsworth College. After his studies he was asked to serve in India and left England on 5 December 1902. Working in the Tamil and English circuits of the Madras District he pre ... View more |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Access conditions: |
Only to be viewed on microfiche
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| Copyright: |
Copyright mainly held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
| 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 J Percy Shrimpton whilst working in India (MMS/India/Correspondence/Madras/FBN 26-29) and Nigeria (MMS/West Africa/Correspondence/Western Nigeria/FBN 21-22). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail his work, and that of his colleagues, in the districts in India (MMS/India/Synod Minutes/FBN 4-8 & MMS/India/Synod Minutes/South India/FBN 12-16) and Nigeria (MMS/West Africa/Synod Minutes/Nigeria/FBN 13-15) in which he served. |
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Archive
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