Class Ticket
1994/2565/6
1800-1850 / Certificate / Document / Methodism / Paper / Printing & Publishing
Paper, printed
1813
The membership ticket or 'class ticket' system is specifically Methodist. Class tickets originate in the 1700s, when the Methodist Church was a religious society and still within the Church of England. Members belonged to 'classes' within local Methodist societies, and every member received a ticket at least once a year. Many societies issued monthly tickets.
Membership is an important milestone in becoming a Methodist, and membership tickets are still issued on a regular basis.
This ticket was issued to Mary Tucker for September 1813. It is marked at the back: 'Admitted on trial by Jacob Hanley'. See also a selection of other class tickets in the Online Collection, including some issued to Mary Tucker.
1813
The membership ticket or 'class ticket' system is specifically Methodist. Class tickets originate in the 1700s, when the Methodist Church was a religious society and still within the Church of England. Members belonged to 'classes' within local Methodist societies, and every member received a ticket at least once a year. Many societies issued monthly tickets.
Membership is an important milestone in becoming a Methodist, and membership tickets are still issued on a regular basis.
This ticket was issued to Mary Tucker for September 1813. It is marked at the back: 'Admitted on trial by Jacob Hanley'. See also a selection of other class tickets in the Online Collection, including some issued to Mary Tucker.
