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Name: MADDOX, Henry Edward MC (Rev.)
Birth Date: 1871 Bushey
Death Date: 17 July 1951 Macclesfield
Nationality: British
First Date: 1897
Profession: Served with CMS. Tucker - travelled to Uganda in a party under Roscoe. 1899 working hard in Toro
Area: Mostly in the Kabarole area of Uganda
Married: At Namirembe 9 Mar 1901 Bertha Taylor b. 1871 Crumpsall, Lancs., d. 25.10.1950 Alderley Edge (also a CMS Missionary)
Children: Charles Taylor (Manchester 20.5.1902-1953); son (Uganda 24.8.1904); Frederick Christopher (5 May 1912 Hampstead-2004)
Book Reference: Gillett, Tucker, EAHB 1905, North, Drumkey, BEA, EAHB 1906, CMS, EAHB 1904, EAHB 1907, Web
War Service: RAMC
General Information:
North - arr. Freretown 29/10/1897; arr. Mengo Feb 1898; Gayaza June 1898; Kabarole Toro 1899; dep. for England 28/12/1901; dep. for EA 10/2/1903; Kabarole
Drumkey 1909 - CMS Uganda - Kabarole
CMS 1897 - Age 26. Of Hampstead. Surveyor. Born at Bushey, Herts. Univ. Coll. Sch.; Matric. Lond. Univ.; Surveyors' Inst. and Exams; FSI 1896 Nov 17 Accepted as Missionary CMS; 1897 CM Coll.; Oct 1 Depart for Uganda Mission - Gayaza; 1899 Toro - Kabarole; 1901 Dec. 28 to England; 1903 Feb 10 to Kabarole. Translator of the New Testament, the Psalms, and portions of the Prayer-book into Lunyoro. Compiler, "Elementary Lunyoro Grammar"; Lunyoro Hymn-book. Brother of Mrs J.H. Cook
Web DNW - He served during the Great War, firstly in the ranks of the RAMC and then as a Chaplain with the Army Chaplain's Department, winning the Military Cross for gallantry in attending to wounded under fire. He relinquished his commission in Nov 1917, and became Rector of Lymm in Cheshire until 1924.
EAHB 1905 - at Kabarole, Toro