William Frederick Dunnill (1880–1936) was an English cathedral organist, who served in

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Background

He was born in

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

, Yorkshire on 16 March 1880. He was the son of Jeremiah Dunnill (Music Seller and Music Teacher) and Pollie. In 1891 they were living at 1 Cheapside, Wakefield He was a pupil of Joseph Naylor Hardy at

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. He died in the vestry of

on 28 September 1936.

Career

Assistant organist of

1896 - 190020th Century Cathedral Organists. Enid Bird Organist of: *Christ Church, Surbiton 1900 - 1901 *St. Luke's Church, Bromley 1901 - 1903 *

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1903 - 1914 *

1914 - 1936

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunnill, William English classical organists British male organists Cathedral organists 1880 births 1936 deaths People from Wakefield 20th-century organists 20th-century British male musicians 20th-century classical musicians Male classical organists