Clockwell St, Southwick Methodist Church

[OzLamb]

I have been told that my Great Grandmothers brother, Lloyd was a Minister in the Clockwell St Methodist Church in the 1920s/30s.  Does anyone have any records that might confirm this or provide any more detail?  Thanks.

[classicgirl]

Hi

Have you tried looking him up in the phone directory of that time?
You only put his name as ?Lloyd, is Lloyd his first or last name, what was your Gt Grandmothers name? If you put more details down, you might get more response.

You could try contacting the church direct, or looking in the local newspapers.

Happy Hunting

Carolyn 

[stanmapstone]

Hi



You could try contacting the church direct,
Happy Hunting

Carolyn 

Clockwell Street is now under Wessington Way the A1231  There is an old photo of the church at http://www.southwickhistory.org.uk/web%20photo%20gallery/pages/clockwell%20street%20shaps.htm

San

[OzLamb]

I emailed the Methodist Church head office and their historical centre but neither responded at all.  I hadn't thought of the phone directory and not sure where to locate this?  I was sort of hoping someone might have a list of Ministers of the period which might verify the family story.

My Great Grandmother was Elizabeth Loyd/Lloyd born Alnwick in 1869.  About the time I'm interested in she would have been Elizabeth Lamb living at 48 Clockwell Street, Southwick (previously Elizabeth Gibson in her first marriage).  She had a brother John born about 1868 and Thomas born about 1872 but both were colliery workers and not sure if a vocational change was likley.  Might have been some other relation that was the Minister??

[stanmapstone]

I emailed the Methodist Church head office and their historical centre but neither responded at all.

I am not surprised, the Congregationalist have nothing to do with the Methodists. In 1972 the greater part of the Congregational Church in England and Wales united with the Presbyterian Church in England to form the United Reform Church

Stan

[OzLamb]

Might have made a bit of a mix-up then.  I've just done a bit of a search and it comes up as Clockwell Street Methodist Church (Primitive Methodists) so my mistake.

So, now I'm looking for Methodist ministers of the period.

[stanmapstone]

Tyne & Wear Archives have records for Clockwell Street Methodist Church, Southwick, Sunderland, 1862-1966
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ldb/
In 1932 the Primitive Methodists joined with the Wesleyans and United Methodists to form the Methodist Church.
Stan