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Revd Canon Charles Elliot Wigg

Date of Birth22/06/1908
Date of Death08/03/1976
Date of Funeral12/03/1976
Age at death67
Trade or professionClerk in Holy Orders

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 256 19/03/1976
The Ringing World page 337 16/04/1976
The Ringing World page 436 21/05/1976

Societies

Oxford Society
Oxford University Society

Society offices held: Treasurer of the University Society from 1930-32. Deputy Master of the Oxford Diocesan Guild in 1933, 1936 President of the Oxford University Society. The Universities Association, of which he was a Founder Member, elected him their President in January 1946 and the Oxford Guild, its Master, in the July

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Places

Place of BirthFerry Hinksey, Oxford
Began ringing atOxford
Location mentioned in obituaryLauncells

Performances

Notable performances: In 1965 he rang Great Tom with Fred Sharpe as the train carrying Winston Churchill's body passed through Oxford and, after the interment at Bladon, conducted a peal of Bob Minor there, which included Marie Cross, Honorary General Secretary and Fred Sharpe, Deputy Master

First peal

St. Ebbe, Oxford

Participation in Central Council activities

Offices held: CC Peal Boards Committee in 1938

Meetings attended: 5

YearSocietyParticipation
1935Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1935Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1936Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1936Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1937Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1937Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1938Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1938Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1939Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1939Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1940Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1941Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1942Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1943Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1944Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1945Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1946Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1946Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1947Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1947Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1948Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1948Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1949Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1950Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1950Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1951Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1951Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1952Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1953Oxford SocietySociety Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour

Revd Canon Charles Elliot Wigg

Date of Birth22/06/1908
Date of Death08/03/1976
Date of Funeral12/03/1976
Age at death67
Trade or professionClerk in Holy Orders

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 256 19/03/1976
The Ringing World page 337 16/04/1976
The Ringing World page 436 21/05/1976

Societies

Oxford Society
Oxford University Society

Society offices held: Treasurer of the University Society from 1930-32. Deputy Master of the Oxford Diocesan Guild in 1933, 1936 President of the Oxford University Society. The Universities Association, of which he was a Founder Member, elected him their President in January 1946 and the Oxford Guild, its Master, in the July

Photo

Places

Place of BirthFerry Hinksey, Oxford
Began ringing atOxford
Location mentioned in obituaryLauncells

Performances

Notable performances: In 1965 he rang Great Tom with Fred Sharpe as the train carrying Winston Churchill's body passed through Oxford and, after the interment at Bladon, conducted a peal of Bob Minor there, which included Marie Cross, Honorary General Secretary and Fred Sharpe, Deputy Master

First peal

St. Ebbe, Oxford

Participation in Central Council activities

Offices held: CC Peal Boards Committee in 1938

Meetings attended: 5

YearSocietyParticipation
1935Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1935Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1936Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1936Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1937Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1937Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1938Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1938Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1939Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1939Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1940Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1941Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1942Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1943Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1944Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1945Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1946Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1946Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1947Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1947Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1948Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1948Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1949Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1950Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1950Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1951Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1951Oxford University SocietySociety Representative
1952Oxford SocietySociety Representative
1953Oxford SocietySociety Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour
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