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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC369
TitleAccession 369: Letter of W. T. Storrs
Extent1 item
Date1857
DescriptionCopy of a letter from W. T. [William Townsend] Storrs describing his experiences during the 'Indian Mutiny' [Indian Uprising 1857-1858].
ArrangementThis collection forms part of the Church Mission Society Unofficial Papers. It has been arranged in one series.
Z: Miscellaneous papers.
Access ConditionsA redacted copy is served in place of the original.
CopyrightPermission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk), the Church Mission Society (email: maddy.peston@churchmissionsociety.org), and any other rights holders. Requests to publish should be accompanied by a copy of proposed text. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying other copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.
Access StatusOpen, but subject to some access restrictions
Administrative HistoryWilliam Townsend Storrs (b 1833 or 1834), missionary and clergyman. Attended Church Missionary College in 1853. Ordained deacon 1855 and priest 1857. First accepted as a CMS missionary and travelled out to India in 1856. Served 16 years as a missionary between 1856 and 1879. One of the founders of Lucknow mission. Built Taljhari Church. Conferred Bachelor of Divinity April 1879.

1856: CMS North India mission based at 'Benares' [Varanasi]
1857: CMS North India mission based at Lucknow
1863: transferred to CMS Santal mission
1871: retired to England; curate Masham, Yorkshire
1872: incumbent of Heckmondwike, Yorkshire
1875 vicar of Great Horton, Bradford
1877: re-offered for work with CMS Santal mission
1879: retired to England
1881 vicar of Sandown, Isle of Wight

Source: Register of missionaries (clerical, lay & female) and native clergy from 1804 to 1904, Church Missionary Society, 1905.
Custodial HistoryPresented to CMS, 1 June 1977. Transferred to University of Birmingham, Special Collections: Cadbury Research Library by CMS, 30 April 2025.
Archival NoteCatalogued by CMS, c 2025. Admin History compiled Cadbury Research Library, 2025.
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