suggest checking methodist sources eg archive at John Rylands library manchester - I have a James Clegg wesleyan minister in my 1888 Hills arrangements of 1888 which gives stations - entered ministry 1869, 1870 watlington, higham ferrers, andover,evesham, salisbury, swanage,buckfastleugh,thetford,downham bradwell (1886) - usually just 1 yr in others - somewhat unusual as most ministers stayed 2 yrs on circuit