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Name: PRICE, William Salter (Rev.)
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1825 Wednesbury, Staffs.
Death Date: 3 June 1911 Canterbury
Nationality: British
First Date: 1874
Profession: Church Missionary Society missionary, sent out after Sir Bartle Frere's mission to Zanzibar
Area: Mombasa
Married: In Upton Warren, Worcester 10 Apr 1849 Elizabeth Maria Baly b. 10 Nov 1828 Warwick, d. 1911 Canterbury
Children: John Bloomer Baly (28 Feb 1850 Nasik, India-1 June 1857 Nasik); Mary Anne (29 Aug 1851 Bombay-7 Nov 1857 Bombay); William George (30 Jan 1853 India-16 Aug 1935 Blean, Kent); Frederick Edward (27 Nov 1854 Sharanpur, India-7 Dec 1854 Sharanpur); Edward Clement (7 Sep 1856 Sharanpur-1 July 1935 Blackheath, Kent); Alice (Moline) (29 Apr 1859 Anjeneri, India-7 Oct 1931 Cottenham, Cambs.1931); Harry Baly (1861 Kendal-1925 West Ham, London); Horace McCartie Eyre (3 Aug 1863 Malvern-21 Nov 1941 Ely)
Author: 'My Third Campaign in East Africa' 1890
Book Reference: Tucker, EAHB 1905, North, Drumkey, UJ, CMS, Rabai
General Information:
Uganda Journal - Vol 25, p. 43 - CMS Boats in East Africa by H.B. Thomas - Dove - In 1874 the Society sent the Rev. W. Salter Price to East Africa to organize a Freed Slave Settlement, and in the following year he founded Frere Town, near Mombasa. A small steam-launch, the Dove, was presented for his use. It was shipped on the deck of a Government collier bound for Zanzibar; but this had to put, storm-damaged, into Rio de Janeiro and did not proceed to its destination. The Dove was accordingly sold in Rio.
CMS 1849 - Age 23. Of Wednesbury, Staffordshire. 1846 at CM College. 1848, Dec 24 Deacon by Bishop of London; and 1850, Nov 24 Priest by Bishop of Madras, for Bishop of Bombay. 1849, July 26 to Nasik, Western India; 1850-53 Principal of the Robert Money School, Bombay; 1860, Dec 27 to England …… 1874, Oct 10 to East Africa as leader of the CMS new East African Mission party. 1876, July 31 to England and retired 1877. Absence 6 years 6 months. Service 27 years ….. 1874, organized Mombasa Mission; and founded freed slave Settlement of Frere Town. 1873 Curate of Kessingland; 1877 Incumbent of Wingfield, Suffolk ….. In 1881, Nov 15, to Frere Town, East Africa as Special Commissioner; 1882, June 23 to England. 1888, Feb 23 again to East Africa in exigency of the Mission, to take temporary charge; 1889, April 2 to England. Father of H.M.E. Price a CMS Missionary to West Africa. …. Married 1849, April 10, Elizabeth Maria Baly. [Note by Roy Dunstan] He died at Canterbury June 3 1911
North - Founded Freed Slave Settlement of Freretown 1874; returned as Special Commissioner, dep. England 2/2/1888; in temporary charge at Freretown until dep. for England 2/4/1889
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