Basil Roberts Explained
Basil Coleby Roberts was an Anglican bishop[1] in the first half of the 20th century.[2]
Born into a clerical family — his father was Henry Eugene Roberts — he was educated at Marlborough College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1912,[3] his first post was as a Curate at St Jude's, Salterhebble.[4] He was a Lecturer at St Augustine's College, Canterbury from 1913 to 1922.[5] He was Chaplain of Selangor[6] from 1922 to 1927[7] when he became Bishop of Singapore,[8] a post he held until 1940. The following year he became Warden of St Augustine's[9] and an Assistant Bishop of Canterbury (both until 1955).
Notes and References
- http://www.anglicanwestmalaysia.org.my/sub_page.aspx?catID=1&ddlID=45 Diocese of West Malaysia
- http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0115%2FBAM%209 Janus
- ”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
- http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/c109_s.html Calderdale Companion
- http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Issue/malayansatpost19310620.aspx Malaysian Saturday Post
- http://www.ttc.edu.sg/csca/rart_doc/ang/spg.html CSCA SPG Archives
- http://mms.elibraryhub.com/SHC/NLBHB/020003396.pdf Singapore Diocesan Magazine Vol. XXVI No. 94
- The Bishopric Of Singapore The Times Tuesday, Aug 02, 1927; pg. 12; Issue 44649; col B
- [The Times]
