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Thomas Huckerby | |
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| Born | July 1869 |
| Died | 11 November 1927 (aged 58) |
| Burial place | Kingstown Methodist Church |
| Occupation(s) | Wesleyan Minister and archaeologist |
| Known for | Archaeological studies in Saint Vincent and Grenada |
| Spouse | Mildred Mary Horne Darrell (married 1900–1927) |
| Children | 14, including:
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Thomas Huckerby (July 1869 – 11 November 1927) was a British Wesleyan minister, archaeologist and anthropologist.
Personal Life
[edit]Thomas Huckerby was born in July 1869, in Burton upon Trent, UK, to Francis and Mary Huckerby.[1][2]
Some time in 1894 at either 24 or 25 Huckerby became a Wesleyan Minister and went to the Caribbean, specifically the island of Saint Vincent as a missionary; while on Saint Vincent he met Mildred Mary Horne Darrell, the daughter of the chairman of Saint Vincent James Horne Darrell and Rebecca Mary Darrell. Thomas and Mildred would marry in 1900.
Thomas and Mildred would have 14 children together, the most notable being their second child Thomas Darrell Huckerby. He was an auxiliary constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary, who murdered two men and was involved in the killing of three others during the Irish War of Independence.
Archaeology
[edit]Huckerby's first discovery was on Saint Vincent in
References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas Huckerby (1869 – 1927)". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Rev Thomas Huckerby". My Wesleyan Methodists. Retrieved 2024-06-18.