Introduction

Biography

Son of a Quak­er, Tre­gelles was edu­cat­ed at the Fal­mouth Gram­mar School.

From 1833–44, he worked in the Neath Ab­bey Ir­on Works.

In 1836, he be­came a pri­vate tutor in Fal­mouth. His deep in­ter­est in Bib­li­cal stu­dies de­vel­oped in­to a de­sire to pro­duce the most per­fect ver­sion of the Greek Tes­ta­ment it was pos­si­ble to publish.

The first spe­ci­mens of his work were pub­lished in 1838, and the first in­stall­ments for pub­lic use ap­peared in 1844. The pro­ject was ham­pered by at­tacks of pa­ra­ly­sis in 1861 and 1870, and Tre­gelles was ev­en­tu­al­ly com­pelled to ac­cept help. The work ap­peared as a whole in 1879.

Tregelles’ hymn writ­ing ap­par­ent­ly be­gan be­fore 1837, and ex­tend­ed to 1861 or lat­er. His ear­li­est hymns ap­peared in the Ply­mouth Breth­ren’s Hymns for the Poor of the Flock, 1838.