List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
Leicester foundry		Leicester	Leicester	34	1380–1616	31
Newcombe & Watts		Leicester		21	1561–1609	17
Newcombe (generic)		Leicester	Leicester	127	1550–1618	109
Thomas Newcombe (generic)		Leicester	Leicester	1	1600	1
Johannes de Stafford	1338–1371	Leicester	Leicester	22	1350–1400	22
John Hose	1352–1366	Leicester	Leicester	1	1350	1
Johannes de York	1370–1425	Leicester	Leicester	13	1370–1425	12
Thomas Innocent	1445–1483	Leicester	Leicester	1	1466	1
Thomas I Newcombe	1506–1520	Leicester		10	1510–1599	10
Robert I Newcombe	1520–1560	Leicester	Leicester	20	1520–1598	18
Thomas Bett	1521–1538	Leicester	Leicester	12	1500–1538	9
Thomas II Newcombe	1562–1580	Leicester	Leicester	30	1550–1580	26
Francis Watts	1564–1600	Leicester	Leicester	10	1588–1599	9
Edward Newcombe	1570–1616	Leicester	Bedford, Leicester	25	1580–1619	21
Robert II Newcombe	1580–1591	Leicester		3	1585	2
Richard Benetlye	1585	Leicester	Leicester	2	1585	2
Watts (generic)	1590–1613	Leicester	Leicester	27	1590–1601	21
Hugh I Watts	1593–1615	Leicester	Leicester	74	1593–1614	56
Robert III, Thomas III & Wm Newcombe	1602–1612	Leicester	Leicester	15	1602–1612	10
Thomas Clay	1711–1715	Leicester	Leicester	2	1711–1715	2
Total				450	1350–1715	325