GB 0102 CWM/LMS Europe Personal Box 1 - Stallybrass, Edward

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GB 0102 CWM/LMS Europe Personal Box 1

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Stallybrass, Edward

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  • 1834-1841 (Création/Production)

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1 folder

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Edward Stallybrass: born at Royston, England, 1793 or 1794; studied at Homerton College; appointed London Missionary Society (LMS) missionary to Siberia and was ordained at Stepney, 1816; married Sarah Robinson (d 1833); travelled via Cronstadt and St Petersburg to Moscow, 1817-1818; joined there by Cornelius Rahm from Göteburg; granted an audience by the Czar, Alexander I, who showed support for their work; reached Irkutsk with Rahm and made an exploratory tour to Werchney, Oudinsk, Selenginsk and Kiachta, on the south-eastern side of the Baikal, 1818; with his wife, settled at Selengisnk among the Buriat people and founded a mission station, 1819; made a tour into the country of the Chorinsky Buriats, 1822; moved from Selenginsk to Khodon, 1828; with his two sons, left Khodon, 1834; married secondly Charlotte Ellah of Elsinore (1808-1839) in Copenhagen and travelled to London before returning to St Petersburg, 1835; spent time in St Petersburg revising the Mongolian scriptures; returned to Khodon, 1836; completed and published his translation of the Old Testament into Mongolian, 1840; when the work of the LMS in Russia was suppressed by decree of the Orthodox synod Stallybrass returned to England and retired from the LMS, 1841; his revision with William Swan (1791-1866, another LMS missionary at Seleningsk) of the Mongolian version of the New Testament (originally produced by the Russian Bible Society, 1824) was published, 1846; briefly headmaster of the Boys' Misson School, Walthamstow; pastor at Hampden Chapel, Hackney; his third wife was Sarah Bass; pastor at Burnham, Norfolk, 1858-1870; married fourthly Mary Ann Oughton (d 1874), 1861; died at Shooter's Hill, Kent, 1884; buried at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington. Publications: translation of the Old and New Testaments into Mongolian; Memoir of Mrs Stallybrass, with an introduction by J Fletcher (London, 1836).

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GB 0102 CWM/LMS Europe Personal Box 1 1834-1841 Collection (fonds) 1 folder Stallybrass , Edward , c1793-1884 , missionary

Stallybrass , Charlotte , 1808-1839 , née Ellah , wife of the missionary Edward Stallybrass
Edward Stallybrass: born at Royston, England, 1793 or 1794; studied at Homerton College; appointed London Missionary Society (LMS) missionary to Siberia and was ordained at Stepney, 1816; married Sarah Robinson (d 1833); travelled via Cronstadt and St Petersburg to Moscow, 1817-1818; joined there by Cornelius Rahm from Göteburg; granted an audience by the Czar, Alexander I, who showed support for their work; reached Irkutsk with Rahm and made an exploratory tour to Werchney, Oudinsk, Selenginsk and Kiachta, on the south-eastern side of the Baikal, 1818; with his wife, settled at Selengisnk among the Buriat people and founded a mission station, 1819; made a tour into the country of the Chorinsky Buriats, 1822; moved from Selenginsk to Khodon, 1828; with his two sons, left Khodon, 1834; married secondly Charlotte Ellah of Elsinore (1808-1839) in Copenhagen and travelled to London before returning to St Petersburg, 1835; spent time in St Petersburg revising the Mongolian scriptures; returned to Khodon, 1836; completed and published his translation of the Old Testament into Mongolian, 1840; when the work of the LMS in Russia was suppressed by decree of the Orthodox synod Stallybrass returned to England and retired from the LMS, 1841; his revision with William Swan (1791-1866, another LMS missionary at Seleningsk) of the Mongolian version of the New Testament (originally produced by the Russian Bible Society, 1824) was published, 1846; briefly headmaster of the Boys' Misson School, Walthamstow; pastor at Hampden Chapel, Hackney; his third wife was Sarah Bass; pastor at Burnham, Norfolk, 1858-1870; married fourthly Mary Ann Oughton (d 1874), 1861; died at Shooter's Hill, Kent, 1884; buried at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington. Publications: translation of the Old and New Testaments into Mongolian; Memoir of Mrs Stallybrass, with an introduction by J Fletcher (London, 1836).

The papers were presented to the School of Oriental and African Studies by Professor Michael Stallybrass, descendant of Edward Stallybrass, via Professor Charles R Bawden in 2001, and form part of the special series of personal papers of individual missionaries and officers among the records of the London Missionary Society.

Letters, 1834-1841 and undated, of Edward and Charlotte Stallybrass to members of her family, the Ellahs of Elsinore, largely from Khodon, dealing mainly with family affairs, including Charlotte's death.

Arranged chronologically.

Unrestricted.

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

Unpublished handlist to item level.

Photocopies of the letters stored with the originals; there are also photocopies of some genealogical notes.

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the London Missionary Society (Ref: CWM/LMS), including letters from individual missionaries, among them Stallybrass (Ref: CWM/LMS Russia Incoming Correspondence); his candidate's papers (Ref: CWM/LMS Candidates' Papers Box 15 No 41); journal of Stallybrass and C Rahm describing their journey from St Petersburg to Irkutsk (incomplete), 1818, Stallybrass's journal giving an account of the burial festival of the White Month, 1821, and Stallybrass's journal of a tour with W Swan in the country of the Chorinsky Buriats, 1822 (Ref: CWM/LMS Russia Journals Box 1); an engraving of his wife Sarah (Robinson) and a photograph, 1996, of his grave (Ref: CWM/LMS General Portraits Box 5). SOAS also holds photocopies of three letters, 1828, relating to the financial affairs of the LMS mission at Selenginsk, including references to Stallybrass and his fellow missionaries (Ref: MS 380624); and a microfilm of c30 letters, 1813-1847 and undated, mostly from Edward Stallybrass and his first wife Sarah to her sister Ann and brother-in-law Joseph Monds, the subjects including experiences in Russia and missionary work in Khodon, copied from original letters held at Ohio Wesleyan University, USA.

Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Sources: Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, ed Gerald H Anderson (1998); LMS Register of Missionaries, ed James Sibree; British Library OPAC. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Mar 2002 Christians Clergy Eastern Europe Ellah , family , of Elsinore, Denmark Evangelistic missionaries Khodon Missionaries Missionary Society x LMS , London Missionary Society x London Missionary Society Ordained missionaries Protestant nonconformists Protestants Religious groups Russia Russian Federation Siberia Stallybrass , Charlotte , 1808-1839 , née Ellah , wife of the missionary Edward Stallybrass x Ellah , Charlotte Stallybrass , Edward , c 1793-1884 , missionary Wives of missionaries Crimea

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

The papers were presented to the School of Oriental and African Studies by Professor Michael Stallybrass, descendant of Edward Stallybrass, via Professor Charles R Bawden in 2001, and form part of the special series of personal papers of individual missionaries and officers among the records of the London Missionary Society.

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Letters, 1834-1841 and undated, of Edward and Charlotte Stallybrass to members of her family, the Ellahs of Elsinore, largely from Khodon, dealing mainly with family affairs, including Charlotte's death.

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Mode de classement

Arranged chronologically.

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Conditions d'accès

Unrestricted.

Conditions de reproduction

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

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

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English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the London Missionary Society (Ref: CWM/LMS), including letters from individual missionaries, among them Stallybrass (Ref: CWM/LMS Russia Incoming Correspondence); his candidate's papers (Ref: CWM/LMS Candidates' Papers Box 15 No 41); journal of Stallybrass and C Rahm describing their journey from St Petersburg to Irkutsk (incomplete), 1818, Stallybrass's journal giving an account of the burial festival of the White Month, 1821, and Stallybrass's journal of a tour with W Swan in the country of the Chorinsky Buriats, 1822 (Ref: CWM/LMS Russia Journals Box 1); an engraving of his wife Sarah (Robinson) and a photograph, 1996, of his grave (Ref: CWM/LMS General Portraits Box 5). SOAS also holds photocopies of three letters, 1828, relating to the financial affairs of the LMS mission at Selenginsk, including references to Stallybrass and his fellow missionaries (Ref: MS 380624); and a microfilm of c30 letters, 1813-1847 and undated, mostly from Edward Stallybrass and his first wife Sarah to her sister Ann and brother-in-law Joseph Monds, the subjects including experiences in Russia and missionary work in Khodon, copied from original letters held at Ohio Wesleyan University, USA.

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Unpublished handlist to item level.

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Photocopies of the letters stored with the originals; there are also photocopies of some genealogical notes.

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School of Oriental and African Studies

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

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  • anglais

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