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Central Council of Church Bellringers

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Central Council of Church Bellringers

[Record added to include non-representative members] [Observations made during the compilation of this combined dataset - by Doug Hird]

https://cccbr.org.uk/
 

 
 

Accounts of the lives of society members

Records 1 to 10, of 340 
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NamePlace(s)Other societiesDate of death
Captain John Edward Acland Place of Birth: Huntsham Court, Devon
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Location mentioned in obituary: Dorchester (Dorset)
Oxford University Society
Salisbury Diocesan Guild
15/02/1932
John A Acres Place of Birth: Newmarket, Suffolk
Began ringing at: All Saints, Newmarket
First peal tower: Saffron Walden, Essex
Towers: Leicester Cathedral from 1953
Location mentioned in obituary: Melton Mowbray
Leicester Diocesan Guild18/03/1981
J Alan Ainsworth St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham 
Douglas Harold Argyle Place of Birth: Nuneaton
Began ringing at: St Nicholas, Nuneaton
First peal tower: St. Nicholas, Nuneaton
Location mentioned in obituary: Nuneaton
Coventry Diocesan Guild
Warwickshire Guild
11/07/1946
Dr John Armstrong Place of Birth: Shildon
Location mentioned in obituary: Dagenham
Ancient Society of College Youths
Essex Association
University of London Society
27/03/2015
Bernard Charles Ashford Place of Birth: Clent, Worcs
Began ringing at: Clent
First peal tower: Clent
Location mentioned in obituary: Clent
Worcester and Districts Association19/06/1985
Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper Began ringing at: St Giles, Wimbourne25/03/1961
Joseph Ashmole Place of Birth: Church Gresley
Began ringing at: Winshill
First peal tower: St. Nicholas, Kings Norton
Towers: Kings Norton 1883-1884, Sandbach 1887-1888
Chester Diocesan Guild01/04/1955
Edward Maurice Atkins Place of Birth: Isham
Began ringing at: Isham
First peal tower: St. Peter, Isham
Towers: St Augustine, Kilburn, London 1920-1950; St Michael, Teignmouth
Location mentioned in obituary: Teignmouth
Cambridge University Guild
Central Northants Association
Guild of Devonshire Ringers
16/09/1964
B Austin Peterborough Diocesan Guild 
 

Central Council Reps

Records 1 to 10, of 132 
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YearCC Reps
1891Revd Pitt Eykyn, Charles Hounslow, John Christopher Mitchell, William Thomas Pates, James Pettit , Revd Canon John James Raven, Henry Smerdon Thomas, Revd Canon Woolmore Wigram
1892 William Thomas Pates, James Pettit , William Henry Thompson, William Wakley, Revd Canon Woolmore Wigram, Revd Pitt Eykyn, Charles Hounslow, John Christopher Mitchell, Revd Canon John James Raven, Henry Smerdon Thomas
1893Revd Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey, William Thomas Pates, James Pettit , William Wakley, Revd Canon Woolmore Wigram, Revd Pitt Eykyn, Charles Hounslow, John Christopher Mitchell, Revd Canon John James Raven, Henry Smerdon Thomas, William Henry Thompson
1894Captain John Edward Acland, Revd Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey, William Thomas Pates, James Pettit , William Wakley, Revd Canon Woolmore Wigram, Revd Pitt Eykyn, Charles Hounslow, John Christopher Mitchell, Revd Canon John James Raven, Henry Smerdon Thomas, William Henry Thompson
1895Revd Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey, Revd Herbert Drake, James Pettit , William Wakley, Francis Edward Ward, Revd Canon Woolmore Wigram, Charles Hounslow, John Christopher Mitchell, William Henry Thompson
1896Revd Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey, Revd Herbert Drake, James Pettit , Frederick William Joseph Rees, Colonel Edward Fairbrother Strange, William Wakley, Revd Canon Woolmore Wigram, Charles Hounslow, John Christopher Mitchell, William Henry Thompson
1897Revd Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey, John Carter, Revd Herbert Drake, James Pettit , Frederick William Joseph Rees, Colonel Edward Fairbrother Strange, Francis Edward Ward, Revd Canon Woolmore Wigram, Charles Hounslow, Thomas Lockwood, John Christopher Mitchell, William Henry Thompson
1898Revd Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey, John Carter, Revd Herbert Drake, James Pettit , Revd James Holme Pilkington, Colonel Edward Fairbrother Strange, Francis Edward Ward, Francis Edward Dawe, Thomas Lockwood, John Christopher Mitchell, Frederick William Joseph Rees, William Henry Thompson
1899Revd Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey, John Carter, Revd Herbert Drake, James Pettit , Revd James Holme Pilkington, Colonel Edward Fairbrother Strange, Francis Edward Ward, Francis Edward Dawe, Thomas Lockwood, John Christopher Mitchell, Frederick William Joseph Rees, William Henry Thompson
1900Revd Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey, John Carter, James Pettit , Revd James Holme Pilkington, John Suckling Pritchett , Colonel Edward Fairbrother Strange, John William Taylor , Francis Edward Ward, Francis Edward Dawe, Thomas Lockwood, John Christopher Mitchell, Frederick William Joseph Rees, William Henry Thompson, Jabez Armiger Trollope