The Bible Christian connections sparked my curiosity. We were told that Selina was baptised a Bible Christian. Samuel Ley Thorne (b 1830) was one of the most prominent Bible Christians. They were active in Stoke Damerel (i went to school in Stoke Damerel) in Plymouth as well as North Devon and Cornwall. I haven't been able to establish a connection between Eli Lethern/Leathern/Leythorn, but it seems possible.
Bible Christian backgroud:
James and John Thorne met preacher William Bryant and invited him to preach at Lake Farm, Shebbear, N Devon. Afterwards, 22 people asked him to set up a religious society - seven were members of the Thorne family. The Thorne family became key to the development of the society.
John Thorne married Mary Ley in 1789. They had five children:
1 Mary b 1790
2 John b 1793
3 James b 1795
4 Susanna b 1801
5 Samuel b 1798
Samuel Thorne b 1798, set up a print works in Stoke Damerel in Plymouth in 1823. He married Mary O'Bryan in 1825. They had nine children - two in Plymouth and the others in Shebbear, N Devon. It was their son Samuel Ley Thorne, b 1830, who became one of the most prominent Bible Christian preachers.
The print works must have produced the prayer book that Gregg was shown.
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