W. F. J. Hanbury
The Revd W. P. Hanbury was Rector of St Cyprian’s Church, Kimberley on the South African Diamond Fields, 1882–1884.[1]
Previous appointments
Hanbury had served at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Paddington.
In South Africa
Fr. Hanbury came to Kimberley South Africa in 1882. It is said that he became worn out by anxiety and overwork and, having been sent to England to recruit workers, he did not return.[2]
Hanbury was assisted in Kimberley by Fr. John T. Darragh who later established St John’s College in Johannesburg.
References
- ^ Lewis & Edwards (1934). Historical Records of the Church of the Province of South Africa.
- ^ Lekhela, E. P. (1970). The Origin, Development and Role of Missionary Teacher-training Institutions for the Africans of the North-Western Cape (an historical-critical survey of the period 1850-1954). PhD dissertation, UNISA. p. 82.