- 1899 Bicycle Boys Trip to Scotland
In October, 1899, William Irvine led an experimental group of 8 young men to Scotland to work a mission, putting into practice the Matt.10 instructions Jesus gave the 12 disciples. A notation on some copies of this photo reads: "Picture taken in Ireland before these men professed." The dates they entered the work, and the names of the men are printed on some copies of this picture: Gill-1900; 3. George Walker-1899; 4. John Hardy-1900; 5. Wm Ervin (William Irvine) pre-1899; 6. William (Bill) Carroll-1903; 7. Irvine Weir-1900; 8. Warren Hastings (no date given)." NOTE: According to the The Secret Sect by Doug & Helen Parker, p. 90, Sam Boyd accompanied William Irvine on his first mission trip to Scotland in 1899. Douglas & Hastings didn't enter the work. - SS Caledonia
SS Caledonia sailed from Londonderry, Ireland to Ellis Island, New York On September 8–16, 1906 with these 13 workers aboard:. Geo Walker, 29; James Graves, 26; Herbert Reid, 21; Abraham Mayers, 28; Robert Humphreys, 26; John Byers, 21; Thomas Noble, 27; Alexander "Sandy" Dougal, 25; Alexander Dunn, 20; Jane Weir, 26; Lottie Reid, 23; Rebecca Dane, 26; Anna Davis, 24. This ship was built for Anchor Line, British flag, in 1904. It was 500 feet long by 58 feet wide, weighed 9223 gross tons, and held 1428 passengers. Was torpedoed and sunk in 1916 by a German submarine off Malta. - 1905workers BEST
List of the First Workers, July 1905. Wm. Irvine and John Kelly listed at the top with no date. John Long shown as entering the work in 1899. Note also that over the years several versions of this '1905 Workers List' have surfaced, some with a few more or less Workers. - Workers on 1905 List
List of the First Workers, July 1905. Wm. Irvine and John Kelly listed at the top with no date. John Long shown as entering the work in 1899. Note also that over the years several versions of this '1905 Workers List' have surfaced, some with a few more or less Workers. A comparison of the various lists is at: https://sites.google.com/site/2x2history/uk-history/early-workers - Workers 1905 List -Original
1905 Workers List This is an original copy of Workers names. Note also that over the years several versions of this '1905 Workers List' have surfaced, some with a few more or less Workers. A comparison of the various lists is at: https://sites.google.com/site/2x2history/uk-history/early-workers - 1905 Workers List Original & Retyped Version
Note that the original '1905 Workers List' is difficult to read. Here is the original list and a re-typed '1905 Workers List' that is formatted as was the original and should be easier to read the names. Note also that over the years several versions of this '1905 Workers List' have surfaced, some with a few more or less Workers. A comparison of the various lists is at: https://sites.google.com/site/2x2history/uk-history/early-workers - 1905 Workers List-3
Note also that over the years several versions of this '1905 Workers List' have surfaced, some with a few more or less Workers. A comparison of the various lists is at: https://sites.google.com/site/2x2history/uk-history/early-workers - 1905 List by Year into Work
1905 Workers List by the year they entered the work. (Retyped) - 1905 Sister Workers by Year into Work
1905 Sister Workers by Year into Work - 1905 Brother Workers List by Year into Work
1905 Brother Workers List by Year into Work - 1905 Brother Worker List by Alphabetical order
1905 Brother Workers in Alphabetical order. (Retyped) - 1905 Sister Worker List by Alphabetical order
1905 Sister Worker List in Alphabetical order - 1st 3 men are on 1905 List
Joe Williamson, Willie Jamieson and John Hardy are all on the 1905 Workers List. - 4 Prominent Early Workers
George Walker, Willie Gill, Jack Carroll & Edward Cooney; All were from Ireland. Photo taken before 1928. - WA 1921 Milltown 4 Workers
1921 Milltown, Washington Convention. Prominent early Irish workers who became Overseers. L-R, Back row: Jack Carroll, Western North America (1904); George Walker, Eastern North America (1899). Front Row: Willie Gill, England (1900); Bill Carroll, Victoria, Australia (1903) - Abercrombie, Wm
William Abercrombie - Allen, Jean (1904)
Jean Allen and Daphne Martin. Jean went to South Africa in 1906. Photo taken on 1961 visit to England. - Allen, Jean (right) (1904)
Nellie Taylor and Jean Allen went in the work in 1904. Jean went to South Africa in 1906. - Carroll, Fannie(1904) & May(1903)
Fannie & May Carroll, sisters to BIll & Jack Carroll who were the Overseers of Victoria, Australia, and the general Overseer of western Canada and the west coast of the US. Jack died in 1957, and Bill died in 1953. - Carroll, Bill (1903) & Jack (1904)
Bill Carroll entered the work in 1903 and was the first Overseer of Victoria, Australia. Bill died in 1953. His brother John T. (Jack) Carroll entered the work in 1904 and was the general Overseer of Western USA area until his death in 1957. The Western area consisted of everything in Canada from Manitoba west, plus the US states of Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Montana & Wyoming. - Carroll, Jack & John Hardie & Willie Jamieson
Jack Carroll, John Hardie, Willie Jamieson - Carroll, Bill, Maggie (1903) & Daughter May
Bill, Maggie & daughter May Carroll. William Charles (Bill) Carroll was the first Overseer of Victoria, Australia. Bill and his wife, Margaret (Hastings) Carroll were from the village of Rathmolyon, Ireland, located about 25 miles NW of Dublin. Bill Carroll was born August 15, 1876, at Newtown, Moynalty, Kells, County Meath, the eldest of 6 children. Margaret was born April 20, 1875. Bill Carroll and Maggie Hastings were married on June 6, 1901, in the Church of Ireland at Rathmolyon, County Meath and their daughter, May, was born in 1902. Bill and Maggie Carroll entered the work in 1903 and arrived in Australia in 1913. Maggie died in 1944 and Bill died in 1953. Bill's brother Jack and sisters May and Fannie were also workers until their deaths. - Carroll, Jack(1904)
John T. (Jack) Carroll was the general Overseer of western Canada and the west coast of the US until his death in 1957. - Christie,Dave tent Hawaii
Christie, David (Dave) & Emma "Emily" F. (nee Wilson) Dave was born May 31, 1884, in Rathmolyon, Ireland; died Sept 30, 1969, in Multnomah Co., Oregon. Emily was born May 8, 1883, in Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland; died Feb. 10, 1975, in Multnomah Co., Oregon. Dave entered work in 1905 per 1905 Workers List; He labored in Scotland, N. Ireland, Hawaii, California, Maryland, Michigan They are on 1926-27 List in Hawaii; on 1946-1947 Workers List in Hawaii Married Nov. 27, 1923 in Port Angeles, Clallam Co. Washington. Two children: Betty and Dave. Both were workers who married without permission. Dave was a cousin of Jack Carroll, who made an announcement and statement concerning workers marrying at the 1923 Milltown Convention. They pioneered the work in Hawaii. - Christie, David (center) (1904) Herman Beaber (left) & _____
Herman Beaber, along with Dave Christie who entered work in 1904, & unidentified person. Herman Beaber was one of the workers interned in the Philippine Islands during WW II. David (Dave) Christie – married Emily Wilson in 1923. Dave died in 1969 and Emily in 1975. Dave was a cousin to the Carrolls. On behalf of Dave and Emily Christie and their marriage, Jack Carroll made an announcement and statement concerning workers marrying at the 1923 Milltown Convention. The Christies PIONEERED the work in Hawaii in 1923. They had 2 children while in the work. - Lizzie Coles 2
Coles, Mary Elizabeth (Coles) Waddingham Shown on 1905 List as Lily Coles, also known as Lizzie Arrived in NY on Dec 8, 1904, aboard the SS Oceanic from Liverpool with 7 other workers (Lizzie M. Coles, 26 years, single, Irish, Residence, Norfolk). - Lizzie Coles
Maria (Mary) Elizabeth (Lizzie/Lily) Coles Waddingham (born April 5, 1878, Liskeard, Cornwall, England; died July 31, 1946, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, US) Married on October 7, 1914 in Murree, Bengal, India Charles Alfred Waddingham (born Sep. 4, 1879, Hull, Yorkshire, England; died July 20, 1971, Seattle, Washington US) Children: John Alfred Waddingham (b. 9 July 1915; d. 19 Sept 1902) Helen Margaret (Waddingham) VanDenBerg (b. 1 June 1918; d. 25 May 2010) Jean (Waddingham) Day (b. 21 Feb 1920; d. 26 May 1983) - Cooney, Ed 3
Cooney, Edward from Enniskillen, Ire. entered the work in 1901 - Corcoran, Bill
Bill Corcoran was born in Co. Tipperary, Ireland on May 4, 1882 and died on Sep. 17, 1970 in Oregon. He married Fern Vivian Howard, who was a sister worker & they made their home in OR. Pictured are: Wm (Bill) & Fern Corcoran w/son Gerald & Esther Corcoran. - Dane, Rebecca Tombstone
Rebecca Dane went in the work in 1904. and died July 5, 1907, age 28. She is buried in West Derby Cemetery, Liverpool, England. - Darling Robert
Robert "Rob" Darling was born Sept 4, 1883, in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland and died in 1970. Robert Darling entered the work in 1905. He is buried in the British cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina along with Jack Jackson and two other Workers who are buried in the same tomb. Photo taken in 1913. - Darling Robert
Robert "Rob" Darling was born Sept 4, 1883, in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland and died in 1970. Robert Darling entered the work in 1905. He is buried in the British cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina along with Jack Jackson and two other Workers who are buried in the same tomb. Photo taken in 1913. - Doake, John
John Doake entered the work in 1903 and came to America in 1904. He was overseer of Nebraska for many years. He died in November 1950 and is buried in Council Cemetery SW of York, Nebraska where Willie Abercrombie, Annie Edwards and George Boyle are also buried. - Fawcett, James (Jim)
James Fawcett was a worker in U.S.A. but was from Northern Ireland originally. 1904 Fawcett, James (aka Faucett) - Born 1886 – Died Aug. 10, 1958, aged 72. He spent his last days in Tallassee, Alabama. and came from Fermanagh County, N. Ireland. He was the Uncle of George Walker. He is in a 1911 photo of Blossburg, Alabama, so he may have been the first worker to go to Alabama. During his last year, in 1958, he was trying to hold a few tent meetings without the help of a companion and it was when he passed away. Apparently he had done a lot of physical work on that particular day, and was sitting visiting with one of the friends on her veranda. He mentioned the manner in which his mother had passed away suddenly, and expressed the opinion that something like that would likely happen to him sometime... and at that moment, having spoken those words, he died. He wrote hymns (1951 ed) 173, 215, 221, 326, 239-Cease Not - Fawcett, Jim (1904) & John Freeman
James (Jim) Fawcett & John Freeman. Jim Fawcett was born in 1886 – Died Aug. 10, 1958, age 72. He was from Fermanagh Co., No. Ireland and was a cousin of George Walker. He entered work in 1904 and wrote hymns 173, 215, 221, 326, 239-'Cease Not to Praise Him'. He spent his last days in Tallassee, Alabama USA. John Freeman was born in Ontario in 1880, went in the work in 1906 and died in Colorado in 1974. - Fawcett James closer
James (Jim) Fawcett Jim Fawcett was born in 1886 – Died Aug. 10, 1958, age 72. He was from Fermanagh Co., No. Ireland and was a cousin of George Walker. He entered work in 1904 and wrote hymns 173, 215, 221, 326, 239-'Cease Not to Praise Him'. He spent his last days in Tallassee, Alabama USA. - Fawcett James
James (Jim) Fawcett Jim Fawcett was born in 1886 – Died Aug. 10, 1958, age 72. He was from Fermanagh Co., No. Ireland and was a cousin of George Walker. He entered work in 1904 and wrote hymns 173, 215, 221, 326, 239-'Cease Not to Praise Him'. He spent his last days in Tallassee, Alabama USA. - Gill, Emma & Jennie(1900)
Emma Gill & Jennie Gill, sisters of Willie Gill who was the overseer of England. Emma & Jennie were two of the First Sister Workers. Both entered the work in 1900. From Rathmolyon, Ireland. - Gill, Jennie (1900)
Emma Gill & Jennie Gill, sisters of Willie Gill who was the overseer of England. Emma & Jennie were two of the First Sister Workers. Both entered the work in 1900. From Rathmolyon, Ireland. - Givan, Alex(1899)
Alex Givan (also spelled Givens) entered work in 1899, and was in the first group of 6 workers to go out preaching. He labored in Kentucky USA. After John Long and William Irvine, it would appear that Tom Turner and Alex Givan were the very first two men to commit to the work full time. He was born March 12, 872 - died May 28, 1948.