Early Life and Family Background John Eliot Howard was born in 1807, the son of Luke Howard, the celebrated meteorologist whose cloud classification system remains foundational to modern science. Raised in a household marked by intellectual discipline and moral seriousness, John Eliot Howard inherited both a scientific mind…
Early Life, Family, and Education Frederick John William Lambart, 8th Earl of the County of Cavan, was born on 30 December 1815 at Ower Cottage, Fawley, Hampshire. He was the son of George Frederick Augustus Lambart, Viscount Kilcoursie, and Sarah Coppin. His father, an officer in the Coldstream…
Early Life and Conversion William Talbot Crosbie was born in 1817, a member of one of the landed Protestant families of County Kerry, and later became the owner of Ardfert Abbey. He was brought to Christ as a very young man, and from early adulthood possessed a sincere…
Early Life and Conversion Henry Dyer was brought to the Lord at an early age, and from the outset his Christian life was marked by seriousness of purpose and affection for the Word of God. About 1846, while still a young man, he first met with Christians assembling…
Early Life, Education, and Deistic Convictions Gordon Forlong was born into a distinguished Scottish family and was named after his grandfather, General Gordon of Parkhill, Aberdeenshire. He received a strong education, studying law in Edinburgh, and later practised as an advocate in Aberdeen. By his own frank confession,…
Early Christian Life and Gifted Ministry Joseph Stancomb was brought to the Lord at an early age, and from the outset of his Christian life he took a firm and conscientious stand for Christ. The spiritual gift bestowed upon him was unmistakable and steadily developed, being richly used…
Early Life and Spiritual Awakening Henry Heath was born at Teignmouth on 16 November 1815. In his early adult life he was engaged as a schoolmaster at Tawstock, about the year 1839, in connection with the local parish church. At that time he was also studying for holy…
Early Life and Military Career Captain Robert F. Kingscote was born in 1811, a member of the ancient Kingscote family of Kingscote, Gloucestershire, a lineage long associated with landed influence and social standing in England. Entering public life as a young man, he pursued a military career and…
Early Life and Business Career Andrew Miller was born on 27 January 1810 in the village of Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. He entered commercial life at an early age, joining the Glasgow firm of Smith, Anderson & Co. His natural ability, integrity, and diligence soon marked him out for…
Early Life and Family Influence John Morley was born on 4 June 1807 at Homerton, Hackney, London, and resided in the same parish until his home-call nearly ninety years later. He was the eldest of three brothers, the others being Samuel Morley, M.P. for Bristol—whose life was later…