Robert Henry Cobbold Explained

Robert Henry Cobbold (1816, Eye, Suffolk - 1893 Hereford) was an Anglican missionary who worked with William Russell at the Church Missionary Society in China in Ningbo, China.^[1]

He and Russell left for China in November 1847,^[1] arriving in Ningbo, where they started work with the assistance of Mary Ann Aldersey.^[2]

Early life

Several of his works were printed in Chinese:

• 1856 Exhortations for the Age

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cobbold . Anthony . Robert Henry COBBOLD (#148) - The Cobbold Family History Trust . family-tree.cobboldfht.com . Cobbold Family History Trust.
2. Web site: Cobbold, R. H. . bdcconline.net . Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity . 6 December 2022.