Frederick William Sykes

Frederick William Sykes FRCO (1862 30 October 1932)[1] was an organist and composer based in England.

Life

He was born in 1862, the son of Matthew Skyes and Mary Crowther.

He studied organ under Dr. William Spark, the Leeds Borough Organist, and succeeded Edward Johnson Bellerby after a competition to elect his successor.[2]

He married Margaret Richardson Wilson in 1884 and had two children:

  • Evelyn Hilda Sykes 1886 - 1969
  • Bertha Sykes 1889

Appointments

  • Organist of St. Peter's Church, Morley, ???? - 1881
  • Organist of Selby Abbey 1881 - 1919

Compositions

He composed music for organ and choir

Cultural offices
Preceded by
Edward Johnson Bellerby
Organist of Selby Abbey
1881-1919
Succeeded by
Henry Oswald Hodgson

References

  1. Hull Daily Mail - Tuesday 1 November 1932
  2. Leeds Mercury, 18 November 1881


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