W. Barbrooke Grubb

W. Barbrooke Grubb
W. Barbrooke Grubb
Born	11 August 1865 Liberton, Edinburgh
Died	28 May 1930 (aged 64) Edinburgh
Resting place	Liberton Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Missionary and author
Spouse	Mary Ann Varder Bridges

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

Early life

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

Missionary career

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

Works

• 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

• Bibliography of Paraguay

External links

• Boston University missiology page for Grubb
• AM Digital article about Grubb
• SPCK description of the early years of SAMS