June 4, 1833, Ad­ding­ham (near Ot­ley), York­shire, Eng­land.

Cir­ca Feb­ru­a­ry 1917, Lin­coln, Lin­coln­shire, Eng­land.

Bramley ma­tric­u­lat­ed at Or­i­el Coll­ege, Ox­ford, in 1852; was a Schol­ar of Un­i­ver­si­ty Coll­ege, 1853; and Fel­low of Mag­da­len Col­lege, 1857 (BA 1856, MA 1859). Or­dained an Ang­li­can Dea­con in 1856 and Priest in 1858, he served as Vi­car of Hors­path, Ox­ford­shire (1861-89) and Ca­non and Pre­cent­or of Lin­coln (1895-1905). His works in­clude:

• Christmas Car­ols, New and Old, with John Stain­er (Lon­don: No­vel­lo, Ew­er & Com­pa­ny, 1871)

• Julian, pp. 212, 1615

1. Great God of Hea­ven, The
2. Listen, Lord­ings, un­to Me
3. Wake All Mu­sic’s Ma­gic Pow­ers
4. What Soul In­spir­ing Mu­sic
5. When I View the Mo­ther Hold­ing
6. Why, Most High­est, Art Thou Ly­ing

1. From High­est Hea­ven I Come to Tell
2. Jesu Hail! O God Most Ho­ly
3. Virgin Stills the Cry­ing, The