I've been trying to find records of a possible family connection in Wales (Abergavenny, in fact), whose grandfather and uncle or brother were ministers, and one (I think) a missionary, ... later, both were elevated to higher positions in the church. I've checked the Church of England database, without definite results. They appear in various Censii, but I'm pretty sure their particular religion isn't noted.
There may be a hint in the Sydney, Aust., marriages of my fellow, however; - one was "according to the rites of the Primitive Methodist church", and the other was "Free Church of England". The second one, I've investigated already, and have discovered it was pretty much a short-lived Sydney-based libertarian offshoot of the C of E ... but the first has led me to wonder ...
Was there a college where ministers of the Primitive Methodist church were trained and/or ordained? And - more importantly - is there a database that's accessible via the web?
(*Incidentally, my fellow was buried with his second wife and infant son ... in the Presbyterian section at Rookwood!*)
