The Most Reverend

Walter Robberds
Bishop of Brechin
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseBrechin
In office1904–1934
PredecessorHugh Jermyn
SuccessorKenneth Mackenzie
Other post(s)Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1908–1934)
Orders
Ordination1888
by Charles Ellicott
Consecration6 January 1904
by James Kelly
Personal details
Born(1863-09-06)6 September 1863
Baharampur, India
Died16 August 1944(1944-08-16) (aged 80)
Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
DenominationAnglican
Parents
  • Frederick Walter Robberds
  • Caroline Ann Forbes
Spouse
May Ethel Fox James
​
(m. 1896)​
Children4

Walter John Forbes Robberds[1] (1863–1944) was a Scottish Anglican bishop.[2]

Life and ministry

He was born on 6 September 1863 in Baharampur. He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, and Keble College, Oxford.[3] He was ordained deacon after studying at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1887 in Gloucester and priest in 1888 in Bristol.[4] His career began as a curate at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol after which he was Chaplain of his old theological college.[5] He then held incumbencies at St German's, Blackheath[6] St Mary's, Arbroath[7] and St Mary Redcliffe where additionally he was also Rural Dean of Bedminster. In 1904 he was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Brechin[8] Four years later he became Primus of Scotland,[9] a post he held until his retirement in 1934. He died on 16 August 1944.

References

  1. ↑ NPG details
  2. ↑ National Archives
  3. ↑ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 172.
  4. ↑ ”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
  5. ↑ The Times, Thursday, Dec 31, 1891; pg. 10; Issue 33522; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence New appointments
  6. ↑ Diocese of Southwark
  7. ↑ ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
  8. ↑ .Diocese of Brechin
  9. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7


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