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M. H. (Matthew Henry) Habershon
b. 1821
A Victorian religious writer and local historian from South Yorkshire, he wrote in defense of Christian belief and also preserved the industrial and community history of Chapeltown and Thorncliffe. His surviving books show a practical, deeply rooted interest in both faith and place.
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The Wave of Scepticism and the Rock of Truth
by M. H. (Matthew Henry) Habershon
About the author
Matthew Henry Habershon, born in 1821, is credited in library and ebook records as M. H. Habershon. He is best known for The Wave of Scepticism and the Rock of Truth (1875), a Christian apologetic work, and for Chapeltown Researches, Archaeological and Historical (1893), which gathers local history, memories of Thorncliffe, and material on ironworks and collieries.
Available historical notes connect him with the Habershon family of Rotherham and with the industrial world around Newton, Chambers & Co. An obituary record from Ecclesfield District Archives describes him as living at Greenhead Cottage, Chapeltown, and as a prominent local figure associated with the community.
Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources I could confirm, his writing leaves a clear impression: he was a serious Victorian author who moved comfortably between religious argument and the recording of local history, especially the changing industrial life of South Yorkshire.