William Richard Pybus (9 October 1848 – 11 November 1917) was a South Australian organist, pianist and music teacher.
(1820–1885), whose family arrived on the ship Orissa in March 1840, and Sarah Pybus née Cox (c. 1826 – 7 June 1915), who married on 18 January 1848.
[3] From the age of 10 years he took the organ for occasional services, and was early recognised as one of Adelaide's leading pianists and accompanists.
In 1873 he was appointed organist, ahead of George Oughton, at the Kent Town Wesleyan Methodist Church, where, a fine new Hill organ had just been installed, and served there for 14 years.
He formally opened the Adelaide Town Hall organ for the Musical Union with a choral performance on 2 October 1877.
[8] Pybus held the position until September 1917, when he resigned in consequence of ill health, and was succeeded by Jones.
They had three daughters: They had a home "Iris Villa" on Flinders Street, later "Ashantee", Henley Beach.