Expedition
From 1853 to 1855 Despard was curate at Holy Trinity Church in Lenton, Nottingham but had previously lived in Bristol where he met Allen Gardiner and where his association with the missionary society began. Following the failure of Gardiner's expeditions, Despard, then secretary of the Patagonian Missionary Society, led the next attempt. He took with him his second wife and his children, four daughters, Emily, Bertha, Florence and Harriet and his son Emilius. He also took Thomas Bridges who was about 13 years old. This trip was much more successful than earlier ones. Contact was made with the local people and several were persuaded to go to Keppel Island where some of them learned English and some of the English, Thomas Bridges in particular, learned the local language.
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