| Description | Personal papers of Rev Henry Carless relating to his missionary service in Persia [Iran]. Includes: correspondence (some in Farsi), instructions from CMS Committee 1896, letter of thanks from the council of Julfa Protestant Evangelical Church and a genealogy of ruling families of Bakhtiari tribes.
When Henry Carless died in Persia in 1898, his brother, Thomas J. Carless, was named as sole executor of his will. The paperwork relating to the settlement of his brother's estate makes up a significant part of this collection and includes Henry Carless' will, death certificates and bank account books. Also included are photographs of Henry Carless and of his grave in Persia. |
| Administrative History | Henry Carless (1860-1898) of Richmond, Surrey. Graduated in theology from Christ Church College, Cambridge and went on to Ridley Hall before working as a curate in parishes in Liverpool and Deane, Lancashire. Ordained in 1887. Accepted by CMS for missionary service in Persia [Iran] in 1888: based in Julfa (1888-1895) and then Kerman. Died of typhoid fever in Kerman, 1898.
Source: 'Register of missionaries (clerical, lay & female) and native clergy from 1804 to 1904' (Church Missionary Society, 1905). |
| Custodial History | Deposited with CMS February 1994. CMS retained the photographs when they transferred the rest of the collection to University of Birmingham. CMS transferred the photographs to University of Birmingham, Special Collections: Cadbury Research Library, 30 April 2025 |