Norah.Roberts book,& Methodism
As I have explained Re Wm Wilberforce was NOT a Methodist and neither did George Winter my ancestor take Methodist missionaries in his ship.Norah Roberts does not even mention Christ church Baddegama and its school begun by the Rev Robert Mayor and other CMS Anglican missionaries.It has served the area well as it does today. As for the Methodists,founded by Wesley, a breakaway sect of the Church of England, they arrived earlier in 1816 and the first of their chapels was built in the Pettah.Either it or the 2nd of their churches was designed and built by our German ancestor ,Capt Gualterus Schneider from Hesse Kassel, who firstly served the Dutch. He later became cartographer to the British and produced some their first maps.His descendant was Sir Stewart Schneider.Norah Roberts research failed dismally in this respect.We should know since it impacted greatly on our family.My mother was a devout Methodist, was married in their Colpetty church where I was baptised and confirmed.