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James George

Date of Birth: 27/11/1853

Date of Death: 10/03/1951

Age at death: 97

Trade or profession: Railway Official. Estates Dept, L.N.W.R.

Biographical references:

Prolific peal ringer

The Ringing World page 171 16/03/1951 (Ref type not yet noted)
The Ringing World page 185 23/03/1951 (Ref type not yet noted)
Giants of the Exercise II. More notable ringers of the past page 25 01/06/2006 (Ref type not yet noted)

Societies:

Central Council of Church Bellringers

Society offices held: Master of Warwickshire Guild 1911

Publications in the Central Council Library:

Acquisition NumberPublicationDateContribution
2620Compositionsn.d.Author
742Letter to 'Mr White' on 27.v.19471947Author

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Places:

Place of Birth: Pinner, Middlesex

Began ringing at: St John Bapt., Pinner

Tower from biographical record etc.: St. Andrew's, Rugby, Bishop Ryder's Church, Birmingham

Towers mentioned in obituary: Pinner

 : Poole

Ringing records:

Began ringing: 1888

Notable performances: 12,240 Kent Treble bob Maximus, 17th April 1911. St. Michael & All Angels, Ashton-under-Lyne. Rang a hand-bell peal on his 95th birthday.

First peal:

Grandsire Triples

St. George Camberwell

16/02/1889

Date of Thousandth peal: 06/10/1928

Total peals rung: 1281

Total peals conducted: 19

Participation in Central Council activities:

Offices held: Honorary member

Meetings attended: 0

YearSocietyParticipation
1918Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1919Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1920Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1921Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1922Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1923Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1924Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1925Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1926Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1927Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1928Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1929Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1930Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1931Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member
1932Central Council of Church BellringersHonorary Member