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Alfred Heneage Cocks

Date of Birth: 18/08/1851

Date of Death: 18/10/1928

Age at death: 77

Trade or profession: Landed Proprietor

Biographical references:

Whiting Society

Societies:

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Society offices held: Member of Guild Committee, and Branch Treasurer, Oxford Diocesan Guild. 1900. General Secretary

Publications in the Central Council Library:

Acquisition NumberPublicationDateContribution
1948Correspondence mainly from M & O Ohlsson re repairing cracked bells (e.g. Spofforth Parish Church).1902Author
1387The bells of the Parish Churches in the Hundred of Desborough (Buckinghamshire)1885Author
178The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire. Their Inscription, Founders, Uses, and Traditions, etc1897Author
179The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire. Their Inscription, Founders, Uses, and Traditions, etc1897Author
198The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire. Their Inscription, Founders, Uses, and Traditions, etc1897Author

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Places:

Place of Birth: Marlow, Bucks

Began ringing at:

Ringing records:

Notable performances: Author of 'The Bells of Buckinghamshire.' A great worker for the Oxford Diocesan Guild in its early days and attended many meetings in all parts of the Diocese for twenty years.

First peal:

Grandsire Triples

All Saints, Great Marlow

23/02/1889

Total peals rung: 2

Participation in Central Council activities:

Meetings attended: 7

YearSocietyParticipation
1891Oxford Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1892Oxford Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1893Oxford Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1894Oxford Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1895Oxford Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1896Oxford Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1897Oxford Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1898Oxford Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1899Oxford Diocesan GuildSociety Representative