| Evidence: | 'the whole of the Church concerned with us in sentiment except my Brother and his wife and they stedfastly opposed us but this we did not mind for we gave up ourselves up to the constant practice of reading and Studying the Scripture and we made it our practice to meet every night in the week except Saturday night at one private house or other.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jun 1829 and 23 Sep 1829 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Quainton county: Buckinghamshire location in dwelling: homes of parishers |
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| Reader: | Joseph Mayett |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 12 Mar 1783 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (agricultural) |
| Occupation: | Labourer in parish |
| Religion: | Baptist |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Other parish members, probably taking in turns to read, depending on level of ability |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Bible |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 8049 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Mayett | |
| Editor: | Ann Kussmaul | |
| Title: | The Autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton | |
| Place of Publication: | Buckinghamshire | |
| Date of Publication: | 1986 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 93-4 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Joseph Mayett, Ann Kussmaul (ed.), The Autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton (Buckinghamshire, 1986), p. 93-4, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8049, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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