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W. Barbrooke Grubb

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W. Barbrooke Grubb
W. Barbrooke Grubb
Born11 August 1865
Died28 May 1930 (aged 64)
Edinburgh
Resting placeLiberton Cemetery
Occupation(s)Missionary and author
SpouseMary Ann Varder Bridges

Wilfred Barbrooke Grubb (11 August 1865 – 28 May 1930) was a Scottish missionary and author.

Early life

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Grubb was born on 11 August 1865 in Liberton, Edinburgh, a son of Arthur Alfred Barbrooke Grub and Ethel Barbrooke Grub.

Missionary career

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In 1884, aged 19[citation needed], Grubb applied to the South American Missionary Society (SAMS). He was accepted and licensed as a lay reader in the Church of England.

Works

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  • Among the Indians of the Paraguayan Chaco: A Story of Missionary Work in South America (1904)
  • An Unknown People in an Unknown Land; an Account of the Life and Customs of the Lengua Indians of the Paraguayan Chaco, With Adventures and Experiences During Twenty years Pioneering and Exploration Amongst Them with Humphrey Tudor Morrey Jones, J B Lippincott Co. (1911)
  • A Church in the Wildlands London: Seeley, Services and Co. Limited (1925)

See also

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References

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