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List of founders

Listing 22 founders who cast bells which are in collections of bells which are in the lieutenancy area of Somerset, have 3 bells, and are unringable.
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NameFoundingGroupLocationBellsBells DatedRings
Bristol foundry 1350–1500 Bristol Bristol 6 1430–1599 5
Abraham II Rudhall 1718–1735 Rudhall Gloucester 3 1719 2
Llewellins & James 1854–1940 Bristol C19th Bristol 3 1897–1906 3
Robert Wiseman 1589–1619 West Country Montacute 2 1597–1617 2
William III Purdue 1633–1673 Purdue Salisbury, Bristol, etc 2 1637–1668 2
William Bilbie 1775–1790 West Country Chewstoke 2 1788–1789 1
Robert II Austen 1649–1668 West Country Compton Dundon 2 1650–1657 2
James Wells 1793–1825 Aldbourne Aldbourne 2 1821 1
Roger Semson 1550–1599 Ash Priors 1 1550 1
Thomas Roskelly 1750–1768 Closworth 1 1750 1
Richard I Purdue 1598–1640 Purdue Glastonbury, Stoford, etc 1 1605 1
Stephen March 1707–1710 unknown ? Closworth ? 1 1707 1
John Kingston 1798–1833 West Country Bridgwater 1 1824 1
Henry Jeffries 1540–1555 Bristol Bristol 1 1540 1
William Elery 1732–1752 West Country Closworth 1 1751 1
Edward Cockey 1823–1840 West Country Frome 1 1824 1
Thomas Bayley 1741–1773 West Country Bridgwater 1 1762 1
John Barber 1399–1403 Salisbury Salisbury 1 1399 1
Robert I Austen 1618–1648 West Country Compton Dundon 1 1634 1
R Apsey & Thomas Bickham 1 1670 1
John Warner & Sons 1786–1921 Warner Cripplegate 1 1870 1
John Taylor & Co from 1831 Loughborough Loughborough, Leics 1 1906 1
Total 36 1399–1906 12
Showing all 22 founders
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