William Carvosso (1750–1834) was an early
Wesleyan leader in
Cornwall,
England. He was converted to Christianity at age 21 and went on to become a Class Leader in the Wesleyan Connexion and a prominent figure of the church. Towards the end of his life he roamed all over Cornwall preaching. He learned to write after he was 65 and wrote a famous memoir, edited by his son
Benjamin Carvosso
Benjamin Carvosso (29 September 1789 – 2 October 1854) was the first Wesleyan Minister to preach in Australia in 1820. He built/started the Hobart Wesleyan Church (in Hobart, Tasmania, which is an exact replica of the church in Mousehole, Pe ...
, filled with his journal and letters.
His grandson
Robert Rundle was a notable missionary in Western Canada.
Writings
* ''William Carvosso: A Memoir'', Harvey Christian Publisher
(1996) - see detail
here
Further reading
* Clara McLeister, ''Men and Women of Deep Piety'', 1920 accessed at Northwest Nazarene Universit
Feb 12, 2007
1750 births
1834 deaths
People from Paul, Cornwall
British Methodists
Cornish Methodists
Converts to Methodism
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