George Gwillym Bywater
Birth Date
On 1828 November 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1898 May 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Bedwellty, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom
1828 November 15
Mother
Elinor Gwillym (1803 - 1865)
Father
George Henry Bywater (1794 - 1864)
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 November 15
Baptized by
John Edward Jones
1848 December 20 (Age 20)
Served in
Welsh Mission
1852 January 18 – 1854 February 4 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kindgom
Location Served
Western Glamorganshire Conference, Wales
Date Details
Started On 1852 January 18
Called
Ended On 1854 February 4
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1854)
1854 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1854
Joined Company
Circa 1854
Company Arrived
Married
Martha Jones
1854 November 27 (Age 26)
Served in
British Mission
1860 September 22 – 1864 October 4 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
25th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Location Served
United Kingdom
Date Details
Started On 1860 September 22
Set Apart
Ended On 1864 October 4
Released
Traveled in
William S. Warren Company (1864)
1864 July 22 – October 4 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Traveling Group
George Henry Bywater (Age 70)
Elinor Gwillym (Age 61)
David Gwillym Bywater (Age 23)
Date Details
Started On 1864 July 22
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1870 May 26 – December 11 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
34th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Location Served
Sheffield, England and Glamorgan Conference, Wales.
Date Details
Started On 1870 May 26
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 December 11
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1898 May 16 (Age 69)
Media
George Gwillym Bywater (1828 - 1898)
George Gwillyn Bywater (1828 - 1898) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Weekly
"Local and Other Matters: From Monday's Daily, May 16", Deseret Weekly, (21 May 1898), Page 720.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Bywater, George Gwillym", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 2, Page 602-604.
Saints By Sea
"George Gwillym Bywater. ID: 78685", Saints By Sea.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Died: Bywater", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (6 September 1899), Page 8.
Salt Lake Tribune
"Death of Mrs. by Water [Bywater]", Salt Lake Tribune, (6 September 1899), Page 7.
The Welsh Saints Project
"Bywater, George - Biography", The Welsh Saints Project.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 10 August 1861.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 19 October 1887.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 18 October 1887.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 May 1870, Vol. B, Page 19, Line 735.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. B, Page 2, Line 69.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 May 1870, Vol. A, Page 17, Line 735.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. A, Page 2, Line 69.
Zion's Trumpet
Zion's Trumpet. 1853. Page 83.
Pioneer
Biographies of Elizabeth Edwards Hanks, Sarah Ann Morgan Edwards, and George William Hanks
"FROM WALES TO WESTERN AMERICA", Biographies of Elizabeth Edwards Hanks, Sarah Ann Morgan Edwards, and George William Hanks.
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Deseret News
"Our Immigration", Deseret News, (5 October 1864), Page 4.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 26.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 50.
Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser
"Got In", Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser, (5 October 1864).
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