Obituaries

The various Methodist Magazines often published obituaries of leading members - Wesley himself was keen on the use of records of other's experience to guide members. The selection and writing of the obituary would appear to be the task of the Superintendent Minister, no doubt blue-penciled by the Magazine editor.

Wesleyan Methodist

Most of those to be found in the W.M. magazine prior to 1848 were included by J Rosser in Chap 6 of his History.

Primitive Methodist

The following table is based on the excellent card index to names in the Primitive Methodist Magazine (1820-1932 if include successors) in the John Rylands Library, Manchester - I have examined all entries prior to 1875; my estimate is that the index is about 90% complete (a few names below were not immediately obvious in the index and were found by perusal, it is possible that a more thorough search will locate a few more with Manx connections. As is usual with Manx names English indexers assume that no one can be named, for example, Quirk).

Name		Year (of Obit)	Age(birth)	Role	Page
John	CARRON	1830	25 + 6mnth	LP	191
Alice	WHEATLEY	1830	35		191
Cath	WATERSON	1841			289
Ann	LEECE	1845	72		48
Ed	QUIRK	1845	b.1773	LP, CL, Steward	476
John	KNEALE	1848	b.1783	LP, CL	639
Wm	CLARKE	1849			11
Patrick	CANNELL	1851	83	trustee KMichael, chapel/soc Steward	446
Ann	QUIRK	1851	75	in 1st class in Douglas	445
Jn	CHRISTIAN	1852	b.1808	LP, CL (nailmaker)	708
Isabel	CLUCAS	1852	34	notes father was WM CL; sister to Mrs Quiggin and in Mrs C Cain's class	189
Maximillian	HAMPTON	1852	b.1826 (?) -	went to Sheffield at age 18	70
Eliz	JACKSON (nee SKILLICORN)	1852	b.1819 (K.Michael) m.1844	S/S teacher 1st Wife of Charles Jackson	195
Thos	SKILLICORN	1852	b.1791	LP (30 yrs), CL; father was member of 1st class KMichael	398
Jas	HIGHTON	1853	1769	born Liverpool; came to Hampton Court June 1838; LP , CL	396
Isabel	STOUT	1853	55	wife of Wm Stout, minister; born Cumberland	383
Jn	CORLETT	1854	1813	LP (sailor)	641
Wm	KEWIN	1856	1821	LP	193
Wm	WATERSON	1859	1832	LP (Ships capenter)	587
Thos	CORKHILL	1861	65	LP	896
Robt	TEAR	1861	b.1802	LP	327
Eleanor	CREECH	1863			123
Richard	WILLIAMS	1863	1807		72/5
Jn	CUBBON	1864			136
Robt	KENNISH	1864			618
Ann	KERMODE	1865			121
Thos	KELLY	1866			623
Wm	SKILLICORN	1867			174
Jn	KELLY	1870			257
Robt	KELLY	1877			180
Joseph	KNEALE	1878			439
Thos	LYLEA	1878			436
Wm	SKILLICORN	1884			755
Jn	CLUCAS	1887			120
Jn	CORJEAG	1887			311
Ruth	CLAIN	1888			754
M.W.	LEODEST	1895			393
Ada E.	SMITH	1900			369
Chas	LACE	1903			376
Sophia	SMITH	1906			153
Robt	CLUCAS	1908			576
Mrs	COOPER	1908			570
Jim	MCKAY	1908			154
Wm	GARDNER	1909			154
Eliz	SAMPSON	1909			654
Hy	SIDEBOTHAM	1909			630
Mary	GARDNER	1915			747
Robt	KINNISH	1915			582
T.H.	CORMODE	1921			139
Hilton	COLE	1925			318
Cisse	CORBETT	1925			141
W	SPEDDING	1927			71
Jn	COMISH	1932			759

Unfortuneately these obituraries give very little biographical information; they tend to concentrate on the death (which had to be a 'good' end otherwise they would not have been included !). They seldom give occupation or even place of residence.




Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The Editor HTML Transcription © F.Coakley , 2001