Walter Robberds

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

The Most Reverend Walter Robberds
Bishop of Brechin Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Robberds c. 1900s
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Brechin
In office	1904–1934
Predecessor	Hugh Jermyn
Successor	Kenneth Mackenzie
Other post(s)	Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1908–1934)
Orders
Ordination	1888 by Charles Ellicott
Consecration	6 January 1904 by James Kelly
Personal details
Born	(1863-09-06)6 September 1863 Baharampur, India
Died	16 August 1944(1944-08-16) (aged 80) Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Frederick Walter Robberds Caroline Ann Forbes
Spouse	May Ethel Fox James ​ (m. 1896)​
Children	4

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.