About William Bruère Otter
Lived 1805 – 1876 (aged 71). William Bruère Otter was a parson.
William Bruère Otter (28 May 1805 – 25 June 1876) was an Anglican cleric who was the archdeacon of Lewes from 1855 until his death in 1876.
Early life Otter was born on 28 May 1805 as the eldest son of The Right Reverend William Otter, Bishop of Chichester and his wife, Nancy Sadleir Otter. Among his siblings were Sophia Otter (wife of the Rev. Henry Malthus, a son of Thomas Robert Malthus), Caroline Charlotte Otter (wife of John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly), Maria Otter (wife of Sir William Milbourne James, Lord Justice of Appeal), and Amelia Harriet Otter (wife of Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper).
Career Otter was ordained in 1830, he was vicar of Eyeworth from 1832 to 1836, vicar of Kinlet from 1837 to 1847, vicar of Cowfold from 1839 to 1876 and prebendary of Chichester from 1850 to 1876.
Personal life Otter was married to Elizabeth Melvil (1814–1892). Together, they had four sons and six daughters, including:
He died at Cowfold on 25 June 1876.
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Archdeacon of Lewes (1805–1876)
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William Bruère Otter was born on 28 May 1805.
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William Bruère Otter died on 25 June 1876 in Cowfold, West Sussex.
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William Bruère Otter was a parson.
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