William Bree ( 19 November 1822 – 28 January 1917) [1] was Archdeacon of Coventry [2] from 1887 [3] until 1908. [4]
The son of The Rev William Thomas Bree, MA, Rector of Allesley [5] he was educated at Bridgnorth Endowed School [6] and Merton College, Oxford. [7] He was ordained in 1848, and was curate at Polebrook until 1863, when he succeeded his father at Allesley. [8] He married firstly, in 1853, Mary Duke; [9] and, secondly, Sophy Adèle Biggs. [10] His great nephew, the actor James Bree, was patron of the benefice until his death in 2008. [11] [12]
William Bree ( 19 November 1822 – 28 January 1917) [1] was Archdeacon of Coventry [2] from 1887 [3] until 1908. [4]
The son of The Rev William Thomas Bree, MA, Rector of Allesley [5] he was educated at Bridgnorth Endowed School [6] and Merton College, Oxford. [7] He was ordained in 1848, and was curate at Polebrook until 1863, when he succeeded his father at Allesley. [8] He married firstly, in 1853, Mary Duke; [9] and, secondly, Sophy Adèle Biggs. [10] His great nephew, the actor James Bree, was patron of the benefice until his death in 2008. [11] [12]