| Name |
Herbert James THOMAS |
| Birth |
Abt 1857 |
Calcutta, India  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1861 |
1 Dean Street, St. Paul, Bristol |
| Age: 4 |
| Census |
1871 |
Fairfax House, Sydenham Road, St. Paul, Bristol |
| Scholar |
| Age: 14 |
| Census |
1881 |
Baptist College, Stokes Croft, St. Paul, Bristol |
| Theological Student |
| Age: 24 |
| Census |
1891 |
2 Huddleston Road, Islington, London, Middlesex |
| Baptist Missionary. Visiting home of Bristol-born Baptist Minister, George HAWKES. |
| Age: 34 |
| Event |
1941 |
Old Baptist Chapel, Broseley, Shropshire |
| Went to Broseley in 1941 as a Deputation Speaker, so renewing the family link with the Old Chapel. |
| Occupation |
Baptist Missionary |
| Served with the Baptist Missionary Society in India from 1881 until his retirement in 1920. |
| Death |
10 Mar 1941 |
Wokingham, Berkshire |
| Age: 84 |
- From The Baptist Handbook 1943
|
| Notes |
- From The Baptist Handbook 1943:
He was trained at Bristol College and was one of six students of his time who went to the mission field in 1881. Mr Thomas was appointed to Delhi, where he was first the colleague and then the successor of Rev James Smith, the pioneer in North India of owrk among the low castes. This work was developed by Mr Thomas amid difficult conditions. He did much to build up the Indian Church and to evangelise the district through his own efforts and those of colporteurs whom he trained. He was also instrumental in opening up work at Baraut and served among British troops and Anglo-Indian residents in Agra. An earnest preeacher, a loyal colleague, he was a friend to all. He retired to England in 1920 and was a welcome deputation in the Churches. He was a member of a missionary family which has been represented for four generations in the Indian Mission. His death took place at Wokingham on 10th March 1941.
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| Person ID |
I17396 |
Gadd |
| Last Modified |
14 Dec 2007 |
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