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Councillor Alfred Padden Smith

Date of Birth	26/03/1881
Date of Death	07/12/1965
Date of Funeral
Age at death	84
Trade or profession	Company Director

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

Societies

St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham

Society offices held: Vice-President 1929; Master 1942 and 1947

Places

Place of Birth	West Bromwich
Began ringing at	St. Mary, Handsworth, Birmingham
Towers	St. Martin's, Birmingham 1897 onwards

Performances

Notable performances: First peal of Forward Maximus ever rung - St Martin's 13th January 1903; First peal of Erin Cinques ever rung - Christ church, West Bromwich 23rd September 1911; First peal of Stedman Cinques on the bells of Exeter Cathedral 5th July 1924; this was the first peal of Cinques in the county of Devon.

Details of peals: Article with portrait and particulars of 143 peals - Ringing World 23rd February 1912.

First peal

Grandsire Triples

St. Mary, Handsworth

06/02/1897

Total peals rung	268

Participation in Central Council activities

Year	Society	Participation
1921	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1922	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1923	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1924	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1925	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1926	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1927	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1928	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1929	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1930	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1931	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1932	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1933	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1934	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1935	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1936	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1937	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1938	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1939	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1940	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1941	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1942	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1943	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1944	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1945	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1946	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1947	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1948	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1949	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1950	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1951	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1952	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1953	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour

Councillor Alfred Padden Smith

Date of Birth	26/03/1881
Date of Death	07/12/1965
Date of Funeral
Age at death	84
Trade or profession	Company Director

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

Societies

St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham

Society offices held: Vice-President 1929; Master 1942 and 1947

Places

Place of Birth	West Bromwich
Began ringing at	St. Mary, Handsworth, Birmingham
Towers	St. Martin's, Birmingham 1897 onwards

Performances

Details of peals: Article with portrait and particulars of 143 peals - Ringing World 23rd February 1912.

First peal

Grandsire Triples

St. Mary, Handsworth

06/02/1897

Total peals rung	268

Participation in Central Council activities

Year	Society	Participation
1921	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1922	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1923	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1924	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1925	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1926	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1927	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1928	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1929	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1930	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1931	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1932	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1933	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1934	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1935	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1936	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1937	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1938	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1939	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1940	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1941	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1942	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1943	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1944	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1945	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1946	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1947	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1948	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1949	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1950	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1951	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1952	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative
1953	St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham	Society Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour

The history of bellringers & bellringing - Ringers from the past

Councillor Alfred Padden Smith

Biographical references

Societies

Places

Performances

Participation in Central Council activities

Not in Rolls of Honour

Councillor Alfred Padden Smith

Biographical references

Societies

Places

Performances

Participation in Central Council activities

Not in Rolls of Honour