Education
Born into an ecclesiastical family, Bromby was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge and ordained in 1864 He was Canon of Street David"s Cathedral, Hobart from 1865 to 1868, and 1870 to 1877. Incumbent of Saint Johns, Hobart, from 1868 to 1873. Incumbent of the cathedral parish of Hobart from 1873 to 1884.
And Dean until his return to England, where he was Vicar of Street Peter, Coggeshall then Saint John the Evangelist, Bethnal Green (also Rural Dean of Spitalfields) and finally Vicar of All Saints, Clifton.