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Manx Genealogy Archive 2

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the Olivers who came to the Island it seems in the 1830's were strongly associated with Aneash + primitive methodism - I havn't proved any connection but there was a Thomas Oliver travelling preacher (ie minister) whose desiption taken from the 1840 PM report (on manxnotebook) is:
2. Thomas Oliver aged 35, married man, five children, travelled 16 years, taken out to travel by the Sunderland circuit, travelled in Sunderland, Carlilse, Wintaton, Ripon, Liverpool, Huddersfild, Blackburn and Manchester Circuits. Has been superintendent in four of the circuits and superindent the last three years in the Ramsey Branch, Isle of Man Circuit and is capable of superintending, attentive to discipline, peaceable man. Good family visitor, not addicted to long preaching, genereally acceptable in preaching Successful in the ministry in saving souls and in this circuit his labours owned of God in the conversion of sinners. Preaches a present free and full salvation, diligent in the church promoting the religion of Christ, not in debt, no smoker of Tobacco.

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