Date of Birth: 19/11/1868

Date of Death: 04/11/1941

Age at death: 72

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Biographical references:

Scan of information sheet

Societies:

Society offices held: Founder and first Secretary of the Irish Association serving 43 years.

Places:

Place of Birth: Leiston, Suffolk

Began ringing at: Leiston

Tower from biographical record etc.: Gillingham, Kent. St Peter at Arches, Lincoln. St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin

Tower mentioned in obituary: Dublin

Ringing records:

Began ringing: 1884

Notable performances: 18,027 Stedman Caters, 12 hrs 18 mins All Saints, Loughborough, 12th Ap 1909. 15,312 Cambridge Surprise Maximus 11hrs 33mins. St Michael & All Angels, Ashton-under-Lyne. 5.8.29. 14,112 London Surprise Major, St Nicholas, Kings Norton 8hrs 40mins 11th May 1903. 'History & Art of Change Ringing' Ernest Morris p553 'It is out of the question to quote the number of long peals in which he has rung - records in all methods and on all numbers. As a composer he has few equals & his compositions cover every conceivable method from Grandsire Triples to London Surprise.'

First peal:

Plain Bob Major

Leiston

19/09/1885

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