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“THREE SCORE YEARS AND TEN” MISSIONARY WORK IN CHINA
Amy Moore
probably at Brough where their father lived all his life. I only have limited information about two of
these boys, Isaac (21.5.1806 - 15.9.1848) and Abraham (25.5.1818 - 17.1.1889).
ISAAC ANDREW (21.5.1806 - 15.9.1848)
Abraham and Elizabeth's eldest son was born in May 1806. When he was nineteen he had to leave
his father's home to try and find employment, and like Jacob of old, knelt by the wayside and promised
the Lord that if He would direct his ways, he would devote himself to His service.
He went to Attercliffe where he was able to find work, but forgot his vows to God. In 1829 God spoke
to him through a sermon by the Rev. Theophilus Lessey at a Wesleyan Conference in Sheffield, and
from then on he was known as a "sincere and devout follower of the Lord Jesus Christ". From
Attercliffe he moved to Manchester and there in 1834 he married Miss Esther Howe, a Castleton girl
who had been in service in Manchester for the past ten years.
After their marriage they moved to the village of Barton, and for the next ten years Isaac Andrew, like
his father before him, worked as a corn miller. Here he became active in the Wesleyan Chapel as a
class leader. In spite of being reserved and unassuming, he "became highly esteemed by the
members of his class for the faithful and affectionate manner in which he discharged the duties of his
responsible office".
At his place of employment he was considered to be steady and honest from principle, a man who had
his master's interests as much at heart as his own. He was highly esteemed by his fellow workmen
who knew that "his word was his bond" and who were often known to make him the referee in disputes
among themselves. His decisions usually meant the end of the strife.
In his family life Isaac was a kind and affectionate husband and father with a deep desire to promote
the welfare of his children not only in this world but also in the next. The precept of owing no man
anything "save to love one another" was actively carried out in his life. He often said to his wife that he
would not like to die in debt.
After ten happy years at Barton, it was with real sorrow of heart that Isaac and Esther Andrew had to
leave Barton for Worsley in February 1845. Here he was employed at the Worsley old corn mill, but
from the time they moved he was never very well, and he died on 15 September 1848 leaving Esther
a widow at forty with five young children. His eldest son Abraham, and his youngest son Joseph
arrived in time to receive his blessing just before he died. On his grave, as on Arthur Moore's and
Percy Moore's graves are the words, "A sinner saved by grace".
Esther remained on in Worsley until 1905 when she was 97 years of age. Then a severe illness made
her decide to go to her youngest son's home at Barleston near Stoke-on-Trent, where she later died.
ABRAHAM ANDREW (25.5.1818 - 17.1.1889)
Abraham Andrew was the sixth child of Abraham Andrew and Elizabeth. We don't know much about
the younger Abraham's early life or education, but by the time his third son George was born, they
were living at 49 Brook Street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock in the County of Lancaster, and his profession
was given as "stationer". He married Esther Grimshaw, and between 1852 and 1857 they had three
sons whom they named Isaac, John and George. Perhaps it was to give his sons a start in life that he
moved to Reddish near Manchester, or it may have been his strong Wesleyan upbringing which took
him to Reddish.
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Amy Moore
probably at Brough where their father lived all his life. I only have limited information about two of
these boys, Isaac (21.5.1806 - 15.9.1848) and Abraham (25.5.1818 - 17.1.1889).
ISAAC ANDREW (21.5.1806 - 15.9.1848)
Abraham and Elizabeth's eldest son was born in May 1806. When he was nineteen he had to leave
his father's home to try and find employment, and like Jacob of old, knelt by the wayside and promised
the Lord that if He would direct his ways, he would devote himself to His service.
He went to Attercliffe where he was able to find work, but forgot his vows to God. In 1829 God spoke
to him through a sermon by the Rev. Theophilus Lessey at a Wesleyan Conference in Sheffield, and
from then on he was known as a "sincere and devout follower of the Lord Jesus Christ". From
Attercliffe he moved to Manchester and there in 1834 he married Miss Esther Howe, a Castleton girl
who had been in service in Manchester for the past ten years.
After their marriage they moved to the village of Barton, and for the next ten years Isaac Andrew, like
his father before him, worked as a corn miller. Here he became active in the Wesleyan Chapel as a
class leader. In spite of being reserved and unassuming, he "became highly esteemed by the
members of his class for the faithful and affectionate manner in which he discharged the duties of his
responsible office".
At his place of employment he was considered to be steady and honest from principle, a man who had
his master's interests as much at heart as his own. He was highly esteemed by his fellow workmen
who knew that "his word was his bond" and who were often known to make him the referee in disputes
among themselves. His decisions usually meant the end of the strife.
In his family life Isaac was a kind and affectionate husband and father with a deep desire to promote
the welfare of his children not only in this world but also in the next. The precept of owing no man
anything "save to love one another" was actively carried out in his life. He often said to his wife that he
would not like to die in debt.
After ten happy years at Barton, it was with real sorrow of heart that Isaac and Esther Andrew had to
leave Barton for Worsley in February 1845. Here he was employed at the Worsley old corn mill, but
from the time they moved he was never very well, and he died on 15 September 1848 leaving Esther
a widow at forty with five young children. His eldest son Abraham, and his youngest son Joseph
arrived in time to receive his blessing just before he died. On his grave, as on Arthur Moore's and
Percy Moore's graves are the words, "A sinner saved by grace".
Esther remained on in Worsley until 1905 when she was 97 years of age. Then a severe illness made
her decide to go to her youngest son's home at Barleston near Stoke-on-Trent, where she later died.
ABRAHAM ANDREW (25.5.1818 - 17.1.1889)
Abraham Andrew was the sixth child of Abraham Andrew and Elizabeth. We don't know much about
the younger Abraham's early life or education, but by the time his third son George was born, they
were living at 49 Brook Street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock in the County of Lancaster, and his profession
was given as "stationer". He married Esther Grimshaw, and between 1852 and 1857 they had three
sons whom they named Isaac, John and George. Perhaps it was to give his sons a start in life that he
moved to Reddish near Manchester, or it may have been his strong Wesleyan upbringing which took
him to Reddish.
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