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Name: HESELWOOD, John
Birth Date: 27 July 1867 Strensall, Yorkshire
Death Date: 28 Dec 1942 York
Nationality: British
First Date: 1895
Last Date: 1905
Profession: CMS missionary, carpenter
Area: Dabida, Taveta, Mbale
Married: In York 1 Oct 1889 Jessie Armstrong b. 1864 Scotland, d. 6.1.1892 York
Children: John Arthur (1890 York-4 Feb 1940 Toronto)
Book Reference: EAHB 1905, North, EA Diary 1903, CMS, EAHB 1904
General Information:
CMS 1895 - Age 28. Of York. Carpenter. Born at Strensall, York. 1893 Prep Instn; 1894 CM Coll. 1895 June 18 Accepted as Missionary CMS; Oct 17 Depart for E. Africa Mission, Frere Town. 1898 Dec 30 to England on medical certif. 1900 Dec 28 to Mbale. 1904 Nov 13 to England. 1905 Feb 21 connexion closed. Service 9 years 4 months. Absent 2 years 3 months.
EAHB 1904 - J. Heselwood
Arr. Freretown Nov 1895; sent to Taveta 4/7/1897; dep. Mombasa on sick leave 30/12/1898; Mbale; dep. for England 13/11/1904; CMS connection closed 21/2/1905
1939 England and Wales Register living in York as retired joiner, widower