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William Hillyard Jackson

Date of Birth	19/08/1935
Date of Death	13/04/2009
Date of Funeral	01/05/2009
Age at death	73
Trade or profession

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 666 26/06/2009

Societies

North American Guild

Society offices held: Northern District of the Surrey Association 1966-1967 He was a founder member of the North American Guild of Change Ringers in 1972 and was the first Secretary/Treasurer of the Guild.

Awaiting photo.

Places

Place of Birth	Tadcaster
Began ringing at	Hatfield, South Yorkshire
Towers	Oxford towers while he was at the University, Kingston upon Thames, Cookham, Prestbury (Cheshire), Wilmslow and St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich.
Location mentioned in obituary	Norwich

Performances

Notable performances: In 1974 he moved back to England to work n Cheshire. While there he took part in the record peal of 13,664 Yorkshire Surprise Major in hand. This record still stands. In 1981 he moved to Norfolk. While there he joined with ringers from Cambridge to ring over 30 different Maximus methods to peals on handbells. In 1989 he took part in a record length of Grandsire Caters - 15,047 changes on handbells. In 1990 and 1991 he rang in the first peals of Cambridge and Lincolnshire on 16 handbells.

First peal

Grandsire Triples

Campsall

20/08/1949

Total peals rung	709

Participation in Central Council activities

Meetings attended: 12

Year	Society	Participation
1978	North American Guild	Society Representative
1979	North American Guild	Society Representative
1980	North American Guild	Society Representative
1981	North American Guild	Society Representative
1982	North American Guild	Society Representative
1983	North American Guild	Society Representative
1984	North American Guild	Society Representative
1985	North American Guild	Society Representative
1986	North American Guild	Society Representative
1987	North American Guild	Society Representative
1988	North American Guild	Society Representative
1989	North American Guild	Society Representative
1990	North American Guild	Society Representative
1991	North American Guild	Society Representative
1992	North American Guild	Society Representative
1993	North American Guild	Society Representative
1994	North American Guild	Society Representative
1995	North American Guild	Society Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour

William Hillyard Jackson

Date of Birth	19/08/1935
Date of Death	13/04/2009
Date of Funeral	01/05/2009
Age at death	73
Trade or profession

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 666 26/06/2009

Societies

North American Guild

Awaiting photo.

Places

Place of Birth	Tadcaster
Began ringing at	Hatfield, South Yorkshire
Towers	Oxford towers while he was at the University, Kingston upon Thames, Cookham, Prestbury (Cheshire), Wilmslow and St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich.
Location mentioned in obituary	Norwich

Performances

First peal

Grandsire Triples

Campsall

20/08/1949

Total peals rung	709

Participation in Central Council activities

Meetings attended: 12

Year	Society	Participation
1978	North American Guild	Society Representative
1979	North American Guild	Society Representative
1980	North American Guild	Society Representative
1981	North American Guild	Society Representative
1982	North American Guild	Society Representative
1983	North American Guild	Society Representative
1984	North American Guild	Society Representative
1985	North American Guild	Society Representative
1986	North American Guild	Society Representative
1987	North American Guild	Society Representative
1988	North American Guild	Society Representative
1989	North American Guild	Society Representative
1990	North American Guild	Society Representative
1991	North American Guild	Society Representative
1992	North American Guild	Society Representative
1993	North American Guild	Society Representative
1994	North American Guild	Society Representative
1995	North American Guild	Society Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour

The history of bellringers & bellringing - Ringers from the past

William Hillyard Jackson

Biographical references

Societies

Awaiting photo.

Places

Performances

Participation in Central Council activities

Not in Rolls of Honour

William Hillyard Jackson

Biographical references

Societies

Awaiting photo.

Places

Performances

Participation in Central Council activities

Not in Rolls of Honour