Bertram Lasbrey Explained

Bertram Lasbrey^[1] was a long serving Anglican bishop in the 20th century.

He was born in 1881,^[2] educated at Bedford School^[3] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1905.^[4] He held Curacies at St Andrew, Bishop Auckland^[5] and St John, Melcombe Regis. He was then Vicar of St Gabriel, Bishopwearmouth.^[6] In 1922 he became Bishop on the Niger,^[7] a post he held for 23 years. Returning to England he was an Assistant Bishop of Worcester.^[8] He died on 6 April 1976.^[9]

Notes and References

1. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp72114 NPG details
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
3. [Who's Who (UK)|“Who was Who”]
4. ”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
5. http://www.joinermarriageindex.co.uk/pjoiner/genuki/DUR/AucklandStAndrew/index.html Genuki
6. [The Times]
7. http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=RefNo=='MSS/2965-3015/2993/35-222'&dsqCmd=Show.tcl National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
8. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=045-713829_2&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 National Archives
9. Right Rev. B. Lasbrey 54 years a Bishop The Times Saturday, Apr 17, 1976; pg. 14; Issue 59681; col G