MEADOWCROFT, David & Ellen
1838 – 5 March 1914
Origin Manchester, England
Accompanying Family Arnold Meadowcroft (child)
First settled in Perth, WA
Original Occupation Ordained Minister/ Misssionary
Occupation in Australia 3rd Minister Trinity Church, St Georges Tce, Perth
UNKNOWN
Departure Port Madras
Arrival Year 1868
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Meadowcroft, Rev. David, d. 1914 (New Zealand) arr 24/11/1868 with wife & son. Chd. 10 including Arnold b 1866 (India) d 1950, Frank b 1867 (England). Kate Evelyn b 1869 (Perth), dtr. b. 1871 (Perth), the eldest returned to WA 1884. Ordained for service in India in 1863 at Kvett Mill Chapel, Manchester. Perth Congreg. Minister 1869-75: published 1st Manual Congreg. Perth; BD. of Educ 1871: Pres YMCA 1870: assisted Perth Musical Society, held Diploma in Music. Left for Melbourne 28/12/1875.
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Reverend David Meadowcroft became East Melbourne Congregational Minister. His daughter, my grandmother, Ruth, married Joseph Macnaughtan in Melbourne. grandmother
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