Stephen Jarvis’s “Twelve Psalm Tunes and Eight Anthems in Score” was published in London, c.1815, and he is fairly well-known (in the sense of 'I've heard of him') amongst us in the West Galleries.... more
Hi - the information that you have for Stephen Jarvis is quite correct. He did emigrate from England in the third quarter of 1820. According to a letter of his daughter, Selina, they attempted a... more
David - thank you very much for confirming this! More information would be great too - and what were the musical instruments? Is/was his music sung in New Brunswick? Regards, Fynn
Hello Fynn - I have been collecting all that I can on this particular branch of the Jarvis family for a number of years. I can start with Stephen's predeccors in South Huish in 1642 and proceed to... more
David/Fynn Well, we had counted up to 13 children when we put the WGMA Psalter, Praise & Glory, together ten years ago, so 18 must be a bit of a record! Hopefully you will continue to use this forum, ... more
Hello Edwin and others - I have been totally oblivious to the fact that Stephen's music all or in part may have been reproduced for modern day use. Is there any way that I might be able to procure... more
Hello David I've done editions of his anthems 'Sing ye merrily unto God' and 'Christ being raised from the dead'. The latter is on the CD Vital Spark of Heavn'ly Flame Music of Death and Resurrection ... more
Hello Sally - my cousin, Tony Ashwick, says he would be delighted to meet you. He lives at 24 St. Saviour's Road Great Moor Stockport SK2 7QE Telephone - 0161 355 6378 again please let me know what... more
David / Sally As you know Psalm 69 NV is in the WGMA Psalter, and if David would like a copy of this, I can organise a copy from store here by post. Book plus p&p would be, say £14, if you would like ... more
Hellow Edwin - I would appreciate a copy of the WGMA Psalter. Would it be possible to send it to cousin Tony? His address is in a reply of mine to Sally. Would you wish payment directly to you from... more
Hello Edwin - could you please let us know how much I owe you with regards to the WGMA Psalter? Also - could you give me your postal address so that Tony can get a cheque off to you. many thanks -... more
Hello Sally - thank you so much for your reply. My cousin, Tony Ashwick, lives in Stockport and has helped me immensely in researching the history of our Jarvis family. I am assuming that you might... more
There are modern performing editions of four of Jarvis' psalm tunes on the Choral Public Domain Library (see http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Stephen_Jarvis ). Is there any evidence for an 1815-16... more
Hello Edmund - the publishers of the Jarvis book of Psalms and Anthems was Goulding, D'Almaine, Potter at 20 Soho Sq.. They were at this address from 1810 - 1823. My family history does have Stephen... more
Hello - here is my basic information on Stephen Jarvis Stephen Jarvis baptized All Saints Church, Malborough, 16 Mar 1762, son of John Jarvis and Sarah (Cranch) Jarvis. Married Ann Shearman 23 Dec... more
I found your query very interesting as Stephen Jarvis is my 4th Great Gandfather. I have the same data as you, indicating that Stephen was born in Dartmouth 1756, but that he emigrated to New... more