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Name: DERMOTT, James Valentine
Birth Date: 1865 Kingsland, Leominster
Death Date: 24.4.1892 Nassa, fever
Nationality: British
First Date: 1890
Last Date: 1892
Profession: CMS missionary recruit who went out with Bishop Tucker. Posted to Nassa in 1891
Area: Nassa
Book Reference: Tucker, North, CMS
General Information:
North - From Whitechapel, London
CMS 1890 - Age 25. Of Whitechapel. b. at Kingsland. 1887, May CM Coll. 1890, 2nd Cl. Oxf. and Camb. Prelim. Theol. Exam, and June 22 Deacon and Nov 30 Priest by Bishop Tucker. 1890, May 10 to E. Eq. Africa - Uganda - Mission; 1890-91, Nassa. One of the party of 4 who volunteered at 5 days' notice for E. Eq. Africa, May 1890 in response to urgent telegram requesting reinforcements. 1892 one of Bishop Tucker's party for the interior; Apr. 24, died at Nassa.
North - ordained on arr. at Freretown; arr. Lake Victoria 18/10/1890; based at Nass Mission , south end of lake 1890-92; went with Bishop A.R. Tucker to Uganda