GB 0102 MS 380651 - Pratt, Benjamin

2 boxes

GB 0102 MS 380651 Created 1884-1922, [1995] Collection (fonds) 2 boxes Pratt , Benjamin , 1853-1931 , missionary
Benjamin Pratt was born on 9 August 1853. After working as a designer-draughtsman with the family firm, he studied for the ministry at Richmond College and was ordained in 1880. He was sent by the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society to Hyderabad, India, where he learned Telugu. In 1883 he established a station at Karim Nagar. The following year he married Mary Newsholme. She died in 1885, and in 1887 he married Edith Amelia Ball, with whom he had five children. In 1896 he became District Superintendent and moved to Secunderabad. In 1907 he returned to England after suffering a stroke. In 1920 he moved to Alberta, Canada. He died on 7 June 1931.

Donated in 1995.

Letters of Benjamin Pratt to his family, 1884-1922. Also includes the publication By Bullock-Bandy and Bicycle [1995], by J. Milner and C. Pratt, which includes transcripts of Benjamin Pratt's letters.

The letters have been arranged in chronological order.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English

Unpublished handlist.

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the Methodist Missionary Society (Ref: MMS), including its predecessor the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society.

15 May 2000 Ancient religions Andhra Pradesh Canada Christianity Christians Clergy England Europe Hyderabad India Methodism Methodists Milner , J P , fl 1995 Missionaries Missionary work North America Ordained missionaries Pratt , Benjamin , 1853-1931 , missionary Pratt , C , fl ? 1995 Pratt , family Protestantism Protestant nonconformists Protestant nonconformity Protestants Religions Religious activities Religious groups Religious institutions Religious movements Secunderabad South Asia UK Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society Western Europe London Nonconformists Nonconformity

Donated in 1995.

Letters of Benjamin Pratt to his family, 1884-1922. Also includes the publication By Bullock-Bandy and Bicycle [1995], by J. Milner and C. Pratt, which includes transcripts of Benjamin Pratt's letters.

The letters have been arranged in chronological order.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

• anglais

• latin

English

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the Methodist Missionary Society (Ref: MMS), including its predecessor the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society.

Unpublished handlist.

• anglais