Date of Birth: 30/06/1873

Date of Death: 31/03/1945

Age at death: 71

Trade or profession: Corn Thresher

Biographical references:

Prolific peal ringer

Societies:

Places:

Place of Birth: Chadwell Heath, Essex

Began ringing at: St Edward the Confessor, Romford

Tower mentioned in obituary: Ilford

Ringing records:

Began ringing: 1890

Notable performances: 15,072 Double Norwich C.B.Major, 3rd April 1899 St John's Erith 14,112 London Surprise Major, 11th May 1903, St Nicholas King's Norton 18,027 Stedman Caters 12th April 1909, All Saints, Loughborough 15,264 Bristol Surprise Major 27th May 1912, St. Andrew, Hornchurch 6,063 Stedman Cinques 22nd March 1913, Haggerston 10,440 Cambridge Surprise Royal 26th Dec 1923, St Mary Walthamstow 15,312 Cambridge Surprise Maximus 5th Aug 1929, St Michael's Ashton under Lyne

Details of peals: See Bell News 15th April 1905 - details of first 300 peals. See Ringing World 22nd April 1927 note on 1000th peal at St Botolph's Bishopsgate.

First peal:

Grandsire Triples

St. Edward the Confessor, Romford

30/03/1891

Date of Thousandth peal: 09/04/1927

Total peals rung: 1378

Total peals conducted: 361

Participation in Central Council activities:

Offices held: Member of the Peals Analysis Committee and Records Committee