Andrew McClintock, who tells us he has the blood of the Frys, Gurneys and Barclays running through his veins, is looking for information about an early Quaker who was important in the struggle to abolish slavery. Andrew is a member of a committee that is coordinating activities to commemorate the end of slave-trading. In 2007 it will be a century since that vile trade ceased – although a modern version of people trading flourishes still.
Andrew is keen for information on Mary Lloyd (1795 – 1865) who was an outspoken abolitionist. Do you know of any of her descendants who might bring a personal link to the events planned for 2007? ‘There are surely others apart from Mary Lloyd’ says Andrew. ‘There must be descendants of slaves, or indeed, of plantation-owners (who now think better of what their forbears did), who might join in.’
Andrew will be abroad for the second half of January but if you can help him, please let us know and we can pass on your details: editorial at thefriend dot org.