Agnes Welin
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| Born | 15 May 1844 |
| Died | 23 June 1928 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Missionary |
Agnes Carolina Albertina Welin (née Hedenström) (15 May 1844 – 23 June 1928) was a missionary who was born in Sweden. She opened a mission for seafarers in London.
Life
Welin was born as Agnes Carolina Albertina Hedenström in
Prince Oscar of Sweden. She married businessperson Axel Welin on 21 January 1889.[1]
Welin died in
Salvation Army in 1930. Welin's original clientele of Swedish seaman were no longer there and the building was converted to be a home for homeless men.[2] The Salvation Army were there until 2003 and the building was then to be demolished.[3]
References
- ^ a b Roald Kverndal, ‘Welin , Agnes Carolina Albertina (1844–1928)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 5 April 2017
- ^ a b 'Limehouse Hole: The inland area', in Survey of London: Volumes 43 and 44, Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs, ed. Hermione Hobhouse (London, 1994), pp. 397-406. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols43-4/pp397-406 [accessed 5 April 2017]
- ^ A plaque commemorating Agnes Welin, founder of the Scandinavian Seamen's Temperance Hostel, PortCities London, Retrieved 5 April 2017
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