William Scott (archdeacon of Bombay)

William Edward Scott was Archdeacon of Bombay from 1897 until 1907.
Scott was educated at Keble [College, Oxford] and ordained in 1876. After a curacy at Merton, Surrey he was Headmaster of Northallerton [Grammar School] then Rector of Hawthorn until 1885. He went to India as a missionary serving at Nasir-abad, Deolali, Byculla and Colaba. He was Chaplain to the Anglican [Diocese of Bombay|Bishop of Bombay] before his time as Archdeacon then Rector of Tolleshunt Knights afterwards. Later he was Chaplain at Geneva and finally Rector of Bradwell [Juxta Coggeshall|Bradwell].
A Fellow of Bombay University he died on 29 December 1918.