Date of Birth: 14/08/1870

Date of Death: 08/03/1935

Age at death: 64

Trade or profession: Master Builder

Biographical references:

Prolific peal ringer

Societies:

Society offices held: Master, Middlesex County Association 1910-1935

Places:

Place of Birth: Chadwell Heath, Essex

Began ringing at: Little Heath, Essex

Tower from biographical record etc.: Romford 1888-1896, Leytonstone 1896-1923

Tower mentioned in obituary: Leytonstone

Ringing records:

Began ringing: 1881

Notable performances: 15,072 Double Norwich C.B.Major, 3rd April 1899 St John's Erith 9hrs 24min 11,111 Stedman cinques St Martin, Birmingham 8hrs 2mins 26th Dec 1901 14,112 London Surprise Major, 11th May 1903, St Nicholas King's Norton Rang tenor (72cwt) Exeter Cathedral, 5041 Stedman Caters 14th Sept 1903 18,027 Stedman Caters 12th April 1909, 12h 18min All Saints, Loughborough 15,264 Bristol Surprise Major 27th May 1912, 9h 49min St. Andrew, Hornchurch 15,312 Cambridge Surprise Maximus 5th Aug 1929, 11h 33min St Michael's Ashton under Lyne

Details of peals: Rang tenor St Mary le Bow (5cwt) Cambridge Surprise Maximus 7392 composed & conducted. 12th Dec 1925. Called a peal on each of the 366 days of the year.

First peal:

Grandsire Triples

St. Thomas, Brentwood, Essex

26/10/1889

Date of Thousandth peal: 16/12/1911

Total peals rung: 1969

Total peals conducted: 1428

Participation in Central Council activities: