Prime Minister's family tomb, Madagascar, ca.1865-1885

"Prime Minister's' Family Tombs" . Indigenous men standing by tomb.; John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.

“首相家族陵墓”。原住民男子立于陵墓旁。约翰·帕雷特（John Parrett）于1862年至1885年间担任马达加斯加伦敦传道会（London Missionary Society）的印刷工，起初在首都塔那那利佛（Tananarive，现名安塔那那利佛Antananarivo）履职；1873年至1875年在英国休假后，转往安帕里贝（Amparibe）工作。1862年，帕雷特随一支大型传教使团乘船前往马达加斯加，该使团成员包括安德鲁·戴维森医生及其夫人、罗伯特·托伊夫妇、校长查尔斯·托马斯·斯塔格及其夫人、约翰·达弗斯牧师与威廉·爱德华·卡曾斯牧师。该使团的派遣目的是援助威廉·埃利斯牧师：1861年拉瓦隆娜一世女王驾崩后，拉达马二世国王即位，威廉·埃利斯牧师于1862年率先重启向马达加斯加派遣传教士的工作。