John Weeks was born in Dartmouth, Devon in 1799.[4] A CMSmissionary in Sierra Leone from 1825 to 1844 when ill-health caused his return to England,[5] he became incumbent of St Thomas's Church and headmaster of Cranbrook School, Lambeth[6] until his appointment to the episcopate. He became a Doctor of Divinity (DD).[7] On 7 December 1826, Weeks married his first wife Anna Pope, née Haynes, widow of John Pope, a missionary who died after only 6 months of service in Sierra Leone. She predeceased him 10 January 1839. His second wife Phoebe Graham, née Davey, née Goodwin, from Bungay in Suffolk, widow of Henry Graham, died in 1866 and was buried in West Norwood.[8][9]
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^”The book of dignities; containing lists of the official personages of the British Empire” Haydn,J.T: London, Moxon & Co, 1860
^"CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY ARCHIVE Section IV: Africa Missions Part 5: West Africa (Sierra Leone), 1820-1880". www.ampltd.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^"The Wreck of the Admella". Daily Southern Cross. 1859-09-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^“Registrum sacrum Anglicanum: an attempt to exhibit the course of episcopal succession in England ; from the records and chronicles of the church” Stubbs,W: Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1858
^Register of Missionaries 1804-1894(Available through: Adam Matthew, Marlborough, Church Missionary Society Periodicals). Church Missionary Society. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
john, weeks, bishop, christianity, portaljohn, wills, weeks, 1799, 1857, anglican, bishop, sierra, leone, from, 1855, until, death, sierra, leone, years, later, john, weeks, born, dartmouth, devon, 1799, missionary, sierra, leone, from, 1825, 1844, when, healt. Christianity portalJohn Wills Weeks 1799 1857 was the Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone 1 from 1855 2 until his death in Sierra Leone two years later 3 John Weeks was born in Dartmouth Devon in 1799 4 A CMS missionary in Sierra Leone from 1825 to 1844 when ill health caused his return to England 5 he became incumbent of St Thomas s Church and headmaster of Cranbrook School Lambeth 6 until his appointment to the episcopate He became a Doctor of Divinity DD 7 On 7 December 1826 Weeks married his first wife Anna Pope nee Haynes widow of John Pope a missionary who died after only 6 months of service in Sierra Leone She predeceased him 10 January 1839 His second wife Phoebe Graham nee Davey nee Goodwin from Bungay in Suffolk widow of Henry Graham died in 1866 and was buried in West Norwood 8 9 References Edit The book of dignities containing lists of the official personages of the British Empire Haydn J T London Moxon amp Co 1860 London Gazette of Friday May 11 Morning Chronicle Saturday May 12 1855 Issue 27574 From the London Gazette of Tuesday Aug 18 The Times Wednesday Aug 19 1857 pg 6 Issue 22763 col A see census records at ancestry co uk CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY ARCHIVE Section IV Africa Missions Part 5 West Africa Sierra Leone 1820 1880 www ampltd co uk Retrieved 2018 04 05 The Wreck of the Admella Daily Southern Cross 1859 09 27 p 1 Retrieved 2018 04 05 Registrum sacrum Anglicanum an attempt to exhibit the course of episcopal succession in England from the records and chronicles of the church Stubbs W Oxford Clarendon Press 1858 ancestry co uk Register of Missionaries 1804 1894 Available through Adam Matthew Marlborough Church Missionary Society Periodicals Church Missionary Society Retrieved 3 January 2021 Church of England titlesPreceded byOwen Vidal Bishop of Sierra Leone1855 1857 Succeeded byJohn Bowen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Weeks bishop amp oldid 1030702455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
