Thomas Shaw (Methodist minister) explained
Thomas Shaw was a Cornish bard[1] and historian, born in Manchester in 1916[2] who spent thirty- four years in Cornwall as a Methodist minister. He is best known as the author of many books on Cornish Methodism. In 1961 he was made a bard of the Cornish Gorsedd taking the bardic name 'Ystoryer Methysyeth' in recognition of his studies in Cornish Methodism.
Works
- Menhinick Family: the History and Genealogy of a Cornish family (1950)[3]
- The Bible Christians 1815-1907 (1961)
- Methodism in Probus, 1781-1961 (1961)
- Methodism in the Camelford and Wadebridge Circuit (1963)
- A History of Cornish Methodism (1967)
- Foolish Dick and his Chapel: The Story of Porthtowan Methodism 1796-1967
- Thomas Treffrey Senior (1969)
- The Pastoral Crook- Religion in Cornwall in the Mid- nineteenth century (1969)
- A Methodist Guide to Cornwall (updated by Colin Short, 2005)
Death
Shaw died in 2001, aged 85.
Notes and References
- Web site: Bardic Roll . 12 March 2024 . Gorsedh Kernow.
- https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?q=shaw%20menhinick&rn=2 Library Hub Discover
- https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?q=shaw%20menhinick&rn=2 Library Hub Discover