The Ven
William
Bruère
Otter
MA
Born in London, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Otter
and Nancy Sadleir (Bruère) Otter
Brother of
Sophia (Otter) Malthus, Caroline Charlotte (Otter) Romilly, Maria (Otter) James, Alfred William Otter, Amelia Harriet (Otter) Strutt and Reginald William Ongley Otter Esq.
Husband of
Elizabeth (Melvil) Otter
— married
18 May 1837 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Otter, Mary Otter, Robert Melvil Barry Otter, Francis William Otter, Jacqueline Frances Otter, John Lonsdale Otter, Emily Anna (Otter) Gibbs and Caroline (Otter) Hubbart
Died
at age 71
in Cowfold, Sussex, England
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Apr 2020
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Biography
William Otter MA is Notable.
William Bruere Otter was born on May 28, 1805 in London and baptized on July 22, 1805 in Letherhead, son of William Otter and Nancy Sadlier. [1]
He and Elizabeth Melvil were married on May 18, 1837 in Amsterdam. [2] [3]
Their first child Elizabeth was also born there in Amsterdam.
He lived for much of his time at The Vicarage[4], St Peter's Church in Cowfold, Sussex where most of his 8 children were born. The living is a vicarage, endowed with the rectorial tithes value about £500 per annum, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of London, and held by the Ven. William Bruere Otter, M.A., of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, archdeacon of Lewes. William Bruere Otter was Vicar at Cowfold between 1839 and 1876 (when he died). The family were ensconced in the Vicarage and his children, other than his eldest daughter, were all born there.
He wrote a Churchwarden's Account of the Parish of Cowfold in 1849 (pp316-325.
He died on June 25, 1876 in Cowfold. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Birth 1805 - Image of marriage attachment: "Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-F94R-X?cc=2020117&wc=Q64Q-S1B%3A341763001%2C348684801 : 21 May 2014), Amsterdam (huwelijksbijlagen) > Huwelijksbijlagen 1837, reg. 1 t/m reg. 2 > image 401 of 3210; Noord-Hollands Archief (Noord-Hollands Archives), Haarlem.
- ↑ Marriage 1837 - Burgerlijke Stand Huwelijk 1837, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland. Akte Reg.1 fol. 191 (1837-05-18), Noord-Hollands Archief accessed via WieWasWie Permalink
- ↑ Marriage 1837 - Image of newspaper marriage notice in Opregte Haarlemsche Courant, edition May 23, 1837
- ↑ "GENUKI: Cowfold, Sussex https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SSX/Cowfold : 24 October 2020, William Bruere Otter
- ↑ Death 1876 - Image of newspaper marriage notice in Opregte Haarlemsche Courant, edition July 3, 1876
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