Date of Birth: 16/02/1883

Date of Death: 27/04/1961

Date of Funeral: 05/05/1961

Age at death: 78

Circumstances of death: fall from railway carriage

Trade or profession: Pianoforte Maker and Blind Welfare Officer

Biographical references:

Scan of information sheet

Societies:

Society offices held: Steward College Youths (1909); Master (1910); Secretary (1937-1957)

Places:

Place of Birth: Bedford

Began ringing at: St. Paul's Bedford

Tower from biographical record etc.: St. Stephen's, Westminster (1900); St. Paul's Cathedral (1904) Westminster Abbey (1919)

Tower mentioned in obituary: London

Ringing records:

Began ringing: 1899

Notable performances: Non-conducted Stedman Cinques; Heaviest peal of London Major (Bow, 53 cwt.); Long peal Stedman Caters (Appleton 21363); 3 peals of London in one day; Rang tenor (50 cwt) at Southwark for 9 hours 47 mins - 20 years later peal discovered to be false; St. Paul's Cathedral tenor (62 cwt) to5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus in 4 hrs 16 mins; Rang the tenors of St. Paul's, St. Michael's, St. Giles and Southwark Cathedral to peals of Cinques and Maximus.

Details of peals: First 50: Bell News, 29th October 1904; First 150, Ringing World, 28th June, 1912

First peal:

Stedman Triples

St. Stephen, Westminster

26/10/1901

Participation in Central Council activities:

Meetings attended: 17