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- Created c1893-1960s (Creation)
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Harold Edgar Wareham was born on 8 January 1872 at Guildford, son of the Rev. Edward Allport Wareham who was a missionary to Southern India with the London Missionary Society. He studied theology at Edinburgh Congregational Hall, and medicine and surgery at Edinburgh University. He was ordained in April 1902, and was appointed to the London Missionary Society Central African Mission as a medical missionary. He married Rebecca Purves Stewart (b 1877) on 19 April 1902. Dr and Mrs Wareham left Britain on 30 April 1902 and arrived in Kawimbe on 3 August. They were stationed at Kambole until October 1903, when they were transferred to Kawimbe. In 1921, Dr Wareham was appointed temporarily to Mpolokoso. He left in May 1922 to open a new mission station at Kafulwe in Lake Mweru district. The Warehams carried out medical, educational and some evangelical activities. In 1925 they were transferred to Mbereshi. Their work as missionaries in Northern Rhodesia ended in 1931, when Dr Wareham retired on grounds of ill health. They returned to Britain on 21 September 1931. Harold Edgar Wareham died in Edinburgh on 4 February 1955. Mrs Wareham died on 15 March in the same year.
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GB 0102 MS 380617 Created c1893-1960s Collection (fonds) 1 box Wareham , Harold Edgar , 1872-1955 , medical missionary
Wareham , Rebecca Purves , 1877-1955 , née Stewart , missionary
Harold Edgar Wareham was born on 8 January 1872 at Guildford, son of the Rev. Edward Allport Wareham who was a missionary to Southern India with the London Missionary Society. He studied theology at Edinburgh Congregational Hall, and medicine and surgery at Edinburgh University. He was ordained in April 1902, and was appointed to the London Missionary Society Central African Mission as a medical missionary. He married Rebecca Purves Stewart (b 1877) on 19 April 1902. Dr and Mrs Wareham left Britain on 30 April 1902 and arrived in Kawimbe on 3 August. They were stationed at Kambole until October 1903, when they were transferred to Kawimbe. In 1921, Dr Wareham was appointed temporarily to Mpolokoso. He left in May 1922 to open a new mission station at Kafulwe in Lake Mweru district. The Warehams carried out medical, educational and some evangelical activities. In 1925 they were transferred to Mbereshi. Their work as missionaries in Northern Rhodesia ended in 1931, when Dr Wareham retired on grounds of ill health. They returned to Britain on 21 September 1931. Harold Edgar Wareham died in Edinburgh on 4 February 1955. Mrs Wareham died on 15 March in the same year.
Donated in 1982.
Photographs, c1893-1960s, of Central Africa by Harold Edgar Wareham and his wife Rebecca Purves Wareham (née Stewart). Subject matter includes missionaries and mission stations in Northern Rhodesia, locals, church activities and scenery.
Most of the photographs are contained in albums, which have been arranged in chronological order.
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Unpublished handlist.
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the London Missionary Society (Ref: CWM/LMS).
15 May 2000 African cultures Ancient religions Christianity Christians Clergy Congregationalism Congregationalists Educational missionaries Evangelistic missionaries Kafulwe Mission Kambole Kawimbe Luapula Mbereshi Mission Medical missionaries Missionaries Missionary Society x LMS , London Missionary Society x London Missionary Society Mpulungu National cultures Northern Northern Rhodesia Ordained missionaries Photographs Protestantism Protestant nonconformists Protestant nonconformity Protestants Religions Religious groups Southern Africa Travel Travel abroad Visual materials Wareham , Harold Edgar , 1872-1955 , medical missionary Wareham , Rebecca Purves , 1877-1955 , née Stewart , missionary x Stewart , Rebecca Purves Wives of missionaries Zambia Nonconformity
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Donated in 1982.
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Photographs, c1893-1960s, of Central Africa by Harold Edgar Wareham and his wife Rebecca Purves Wareham (née Stewart). Subject matter includes missionaries and mission stations in Northern Rhodesia, locals, church activities and scenery.
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Most of the photographs are contained in albums, which have been arranged in chronological order.
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No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the London Missionary Society (Ref: CWM/LMS).
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Unpublished handlist.
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- National cultures » African cultures
- Religions » Ancient religions
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity
- Religious groups » Christians
- Religious groups » Clergy
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- Visual materials » Photographs
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Protestantism
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- Travel » Travel abroad
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