Rev. Arthur Ashcroft, [twin of Alfred]

ASHCROFT, Arthur b. Aughton by Ormskirk, Lancs, 1.4.1869 d. Palmerston North, 15.12.1943 m. Dannevirke, 6.7.1900, Mary Margaret Missen, 1873-1960 son of James Ashcroft (1842-1930) and Henrietta Louisa (née Ball) (1839-1904) father a joiner, 1881 Census; active Local Preacher in England and in Hawkes Bay from Nov.1884 twin brother of Alfred Wells Ashcroft to New Zealand with family, British King arr. May 1884, settled at Napier Local Preacher 1888, Napier/Hastings Home Missionary, Palmerston, 1890-1893 Prince Albert College, 1893-1895 received on Probation, 1895 Conference probation, Tauranga, 1895-1897 probation, Otautau (Riverton), 1897-1898 received into Full Connexion Motueka, 1898-1900 Inglewood (Waitara), 1900-1903 Paparoa, 1903-1906 Woodend (Rangiora), 1906-1909 Taitapu, 1909-1912 District Secretary, 1909-1913 Assistant Secretary, 1911, 1912 Conferences Assistant Editor, Methodist Times, 1912-1913 Richmond (Durham St), 1912-1913 Greymouth, 1913-1915 Richmond (Nelson), 1915-1918 District Secretary, 1915-1918 Assistant Secretary, 1917, 1918, conferences Cuba St. (Palmerston North), 1918-1923 District Secretary, 1918-1923 Assistant Secretary, 1919 Conference Secretary of Conference, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 Thames, 1923-1926 District Chairman, 1923-1926 President of Conference, 1924 Mt Albert (Avondale), 1926-1930 Oamaru, 1930-1933 Oxford, 1933-1935 superannuated, 1935 Conference retired to Palmerston North a lecturer on Dante during his career, and collector of works on that subject.