Records of Gildersome Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends 1706-1993

Gildersome Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends.

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The first Friends in Gildersome were convinced in the early 1660s and formed part of Leeds Meeting. They included Thomas Benson, a clothier, and his wife Grace Scott, and Michael Pratt, who was amongst those imprisoned in York Castle in January 1661 for failing to take the oath of allegiance. Meetings for worship for local Friends began to be held in Gildersome twice a month from 1705 onwards. Land for building a Meeting House in the town was purchased from Joseph and Susanna Dickinson in 1709, ...

Society of Friends England Yorkshire History Sources

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Haworth Caleb

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