George Shell (abt. 1785 - 1832)

Husband of Sarah Pike — married 21 Jun 1813 in Bath, Somerset

Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1832 at about age 47 in Semley, Wiltshire, England

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Death

Death:

Date: 21 OCT 1832

Place: Semley, Wiltshire

Age: 47y^[2]

Note: On the Lords Day October 21st 1832 The Great Had of the Church was pleased to part by Death our Beloved Pastor Mr SHELL. After finishing the meeting at Knoyle and in the afternoon at Semley he returned home and was siezed with an appleptic fit and entered into the joy of our Lord

Residence

Residence:

Date: BET 1 JAN 1815 AND SEP 1816

Place: Pill, Somerset

Note: http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/bq/33-6_264.pdf

Gerald Hart has recounted the history of Pill Union Church, near Bristol.

There are references to non-conformity at Pill long before the formation of Pill

Independent Chapel in 1787. Unfortunately, little is known about the early history

of the chapel. since some unauthorised person took away the Church Book about

1855! The chapel united with Pill Baptist Church in 1905. The Baptist Church had

originated when some attending the Independent Chapel became convinced of their

need to be baptised as believers. They applied to Mr Sharp, the pastor of the Baptist

Church in the Pithay, Bristol, and he baptised them. They became members of his

church but continued to worship with the Independents, 'until their indifference to

them induced them to withdraw' and worship in a local club-room. A meeting house

was opened in 1814 and the Particular Baptist Church formally constituted in 1815.

The Rev. George Shell became the first pastor. From the beginning there were close

links with Bristol Baptist College, three of whose Principals served as pastors of the

church. In 1887 the church assumed responsibility for a mission at Shirehampton and

this continued until the formation of a Baptist church there in 1890.

After the union of the two churches there was great emphasis on the condition

of the Baptist Trust Deed that, as long as worship continued in the Baptist building,

the minister had to be a Baptist. With hindsight, it can be seen that this was the start

of the gradual demise of the Congregational side of the Union Church. However, the

Church Rules still permit infant baptism if requested by parents. The longest

pastorate of Union Church was that of the Revd Clifford Mason, which lasted for

twenty-nine years, ending with his retirement in 1973. In 1962 it became necessary

to seek help from the Home Mission Fund, and since 1973 the church has been served

by student pastors from Bristol Baptist College.

Residence:

Date: BET SEP 1816 AND 11 FEB 1824

Place: Wells, Somerset

Residence:

Date: BET 15 JUL 1824 AND 21 OCT 1832

Place: Semley, Wiltshire

Note: http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=1319

In c.1817 Knoyle became a focus of the attention of the Joseph Mitchell, pastor of the Baptist Church at Warminster, for its 'immoral and destitute condition'. Joseph Mitchell's student, John Fleming, took up his ministry there and subsequently extended his activities to Semley where services were held at the cottage of John and Elizabeth Gray. In 1823 a chapel was built and the first pastor, George Shell, was inducted the following year.

Occupation

Occupation: Baptist Minister

Burial

Burial:

Place: Semley, Wiltshire

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Data Changed:

Date: 24 NOV 2013

Time: 18:33:09

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Marriage

Marriage:

Date: 21 JUN 1813

Place: Bath, Somerset

Address: St James^[3][4]

Note: Groom OTP bachelor, bride OTP single, by banns, witnesses: C RUSSELL, John COLE^[5]

Husband: George Shell

Wife: Sarah Pike

Child: Sarah Shell

Child: George Shell

Child: Thomas Henry Shell

Child: Joseph Shell

Child: Charles Shell

Data Changed:

Date: 4 MAY 2013

Time: 08:54:22

Sources

1. ↑ Shell-353 was created by Peter Richardson through the import of PJR-2500.GED on Feb 2, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S37 Data: Text: Wiltshire Memorial Inscription Index.
3. ↑ Source: #S116
4. ↑ Source: #S126 Page: http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/SearchResults.pl?RecordType=Marriages&RecordID=1750636
5. ↑ Source: #S336 Page: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/bathforumhundred/files/Bath%20St%20James%20Files/

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