Included here are materials related to the extensive botanical work carried on by William Carey during his India years. His name has been enshrined in the field as part of the names of several items he discovered and sent back to London.

The English Baptist missionary work with which Carey was affiliated remained headquartered in Serampore, West Bengal. Research from archive in Denmark in an attempt to locate any references to the Carey family in their holdings, which was unsuccessful.

Research materials on William Carey and family collected by descendants.

Carey was affiliated with strict or particular Baptists in England. The vast majority of English Baptists, including the Baptist Missionary Society, are now general Baptists. A few strict Baptist churches remain. They do missionary work under the auspices of the Grace Baptist Mission. They feel that William Carey really belongs to them and has been “stolen” by the BMS. Folder contains information about current particular Baptists in England.

Research materials on William Carey and family collected by descendants.

Research materials on William Carey and family collected by descendants.

Research materials on William Carey and family collected by descendants.

When redevelopment in urban Leicester destroyed the Carey Cottage and the Harvey Lane Baptist Church, the large Holiday Inn erected on the site named their lounge for Carey. This tariff, “pinched” with permission, features a non-alcoholic beverage named for him. (We do know, however, that Carey and other Baptist pastors of his era enjoyed ale on occasion.)

In 1949 the abbey installed a new walnut lectern from which is read the Scripture at every subsequent service. It was a gift to the abbey from the Baptist Missionary Society. Photographs of this lectern are located in the Budge file elsewhere in the collection.

Research materials on William Carey and family collected by descendants.