C. J. B.Born in West Brompton, Middlesex. Educated at Jesus College, Cambridge. Ordained a priest in 1878. Served as a curate, vicar, and rector of several parishes from 1878 to 1932. Member of the Modern Churchmen’s Union. Married twice. Chambers’s Journal ledger entries list his address as St. Barnabas Vicarage, Sutton, Surrey (poem published on 21 September 1895; NLS Dep 341/371), c/o F. Sykes M. A., Brighton Rd, Surrey, Sussex (30 April 1898; NLS Dep 341/371), North Whigfield Rectory, Chesterfield (11 August 1900; NLS Dep 341/371). Biographical information: Venn, part 2, vol. 1, p. 307. (AC, CC)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between the Sizes | 1895-09-21 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 12634 |
| One Heart | 1896-03-28 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 12751 |
| New Rays | 1896-04-11 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 12753 |
| The Tenth Muse | 1896-05-02 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 12756 |
| The Commonplace | 1896-08-15 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 12771 |
| The Unexpected | 1898-04-30 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 12709 |
| Tobogganing | 1898-12-10 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 12544 |
| “This Ought Ye to Have Done” | 1900-08-11 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 12459 |