(William) Conybeare Bruce (2 December 1844 – 12 February 1919)[1] was a Welsh[2] Anglican priest,[3] most notably Archdeacon of Monmouth during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[4]

Bruce was born in St. Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan, and was educated at University College, Oxford.[5] He was ordained deacon in 1866 and priest in 1867.[6] He served curacies at Itchenstoke, Alverstoke and Brompton; and held livings at St Nicholas (1862–1872) and Newport (1882–1919). He was Archdeacon of Monmouth from 1885 to 1914.[7] He died at Rogiet.

References

  1. ↑ 'Deaths' The Times (London, England) Thursday, Feb. 20, 1919 Issue 42029 p.1
  2. ↑ Gwent Archives
  3. ↑ National Library of Wales
  4. ↑ "The Clergy List" London, Kelly's 1917 p75
  5. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bruce, William Conybeare" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  6. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1885 p185: London; Horace Cox; 1885
  7. ↑ "Bruce, William Conybeare". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1916–1928 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. ISBN 0-7136-0171-X. Retrieved 1 March 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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