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THE PEOPLE Who were these people who began such a daring experiment which has lasted over 160 years? They had no wealth or high positions in society; some worked in factories and offices, one was a traveller, at least one was a builder, and one pushed a hand cart. Most were young. |
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THE 40 FOUNDERS: James Bailey, Harriet Baxter, William and Ann Beston, Thomas Bratt, John, Elizabeth and Sarah Caulkin, Ann Clarke, Sarah Cook, William and Lydia Ensor, David Evans, Elizabeth Jordan, Thomas Heath, Lucy Marston, William Massey, Emily Payne, William Radford, John and Eliza Reading, Ben and Sarah Richardson, John and Ann Simmonds and their 2 children, Lucy and Sarah Slater, Deborah Smith, John (picture right) and Susannah Teague, William Todd, Richard, Mary Ann and Sarah White, Joseph and Mary Wheeler and John Skirrow and Sarah Wright. |
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John Teague in 1892 aged 70. He was one of the first Elders aged only 26 when the People's Chapel was started. |