Methodism in the Isle of Man

Introduction
- Rise of Manx Methodism 1775-1851 - an overview.
- Story of Methodism in the Isle of Man - an 'interim' report started by Mrs E Chapman + additional notes
Chapels
- Architectural Overview + index to individual chapels
- 1851 Religious Census (Attendance at services & Sunday Schools)
- Wesleyan Deed Records 1862
- 1940 Statistical returns - list of chapels extant post-union
Circuits, Membership, Ministers and Local Preachers
- Connexional Organisation (Classes etc) and job descriptions of various official roles.
- Circuits - historical development and Plans
- Membership (statistics), Tickets
- Lovefeasts, Watchnights
- Wesleyan Methodist Ministers
- Primitive Methodist Ministers
- Methodist New Connection (Ministers/LP's)
- Local Preachers
- Obituary Notices
- Personalities Indexed by Name
Hymns in the Manx Language (treated under notes to Lioar dy Hymnen, 1846)
Impressions & Literary Excerpts
- Extracts from Wesley's Journal re his two visits in 1777 and 1781
- Ryley's description of enthusiasm at Peel in 1797
- Manx Preachers from A.W. Moore's Manx Worthies 1901
- Hall Caine's view of Methodist Lay Preachers
- A.E. LaMothe's collection of stories re Local Preachers.
- T.E.Brown's description of a PM open air prayer meeting (from The Doctor)
- Robert Samuel Sim's view of Crosby 1868-1916 including significant methodist LP's
Manx Methodist Historical Society
Primary Sources [transcribed minutes etc] - see also under chapels
- Appeal to Wesleyan Societies 1835
- Primitive Methodist Circuit Report 1835
- Primitive Methodist Circuit Report 1840
- Diary of a PM Travelling Preacher [A Gee] March-May 1840.
Secondary Sources of information
- Rosser Wesleyan Methodism in the Isle of Man 1848
- Extracts from Grindrod 'Compendium of the Laws and Regulations of Wesleyan Methodism.' 1842
- A.W.Moore Diocesan History - Chapter 9 'Rise of Methodism' 1893
- W. Curry 'The Story of Primitive Methodism in the Isle of Man' 1906/7 - multipart serialisation in PM World
- Extracts from Petty History of Primitive Methodism 1880 and Kendall History of Primitive Methodism [1905]
- A.W.Harrison New Light on Methodism in the Isle of Man [Mrs Holder's journal]
- G.A. Page - account of 1849/50 agitation
- The Manx Wesleyan Methodist Church Record 1893-
- Other articles on Manx Methodism




Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The Editor © F.Coakley, 2006