List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
Stephen March	1707–1710		unknown ? Closworth ?	2	1707–1710	2
Marquet	1828	Non UK	Villedieu	2	1828	2
Henry Marshall	from 1824		Newcastle upon Tyne	2	1824	2
C Martin	1843		Guernsey	1	1843	1
John Martin (generic)			Worcester	2	1680	2
John I Martin	1644–1660	Worcester	Worcester	42	1638–1660	32
John II Martin	1661–1693	Worcester	Worcester	92	1661–1693	64
Martineau & Smith			Birmingham	2	1899	1
William Mason	1736–1747		Carlisle	1	1741	1
Matthew O'Byrne	1840–1904		Dublin	49	1891–1937	20
Robert Maxwell	1711–1728		Edinburgh	3	1711–1723	3
Henry McShane & Co		Non UK	Baltimore, MD, USA	10	1890	1
G Mears & Co	1858–1873	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	265	1855–1866	147
Thomas Mears & Son	1794–1810	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	169	1794–1810	81
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	1215	1841–1868	659
George Mears	1844–1865	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	197	1850–1865	96
Thomas Mears (generic)		Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Middx	4	1791–1827	4
Thomas I Mears	1787–1806	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	272	1778–1812	155
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	1748	1798–1899	936
William Mears	1777–1791	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	64	1777–1787	26
William & Thomas Mears	1787–1791	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	52	1787–1794	27
Meeks, Watson & Co	from 1991	Non UK	Georgetown, OH, USA	2	2015	1
John Meikle	1688–1702		Edinburgh	1	1688	1
Mellours (generic)		Nottingham	Nottingham	56	1499–1550	50
Richard Mellours	1470–1508	Nottingham	Nottingham	22	1480–1520	22
Robert Mellours	1508–1525	Nottingham	Nottingham	7	1510–1522	6
Meneely (Troy)	1871–1951	Non UK	Troy	9	1900–1929	3
Meneely (Watervliet)	1826–1950	Non UK	West Troy (later Watervliet)	2	1846–1890	2
Meneely (West Troy)	1839–1951	Non UK	West Troy, NY, USA	11	1865–1928	2
Robert Merston	1450–1500		Alford	5	1470–1499	4
Michael de Lichfield	1280		Lichfield	6	1320–1499	5
Samuel Midworth	1811–1851		Mansfield	5	1811–1843	5
John Mills & Sons	1864–1868		Newcastle upon Tyne	3	1864–1868	3
Hayward Mills Associates	2000–2009		Nottingham	33	1999–2009	19
Foulk Mitchell	1500–1554	Wokingham	Wokingham	3	1530	1
John Mitchell	1483–1494	Wokingham	Wokingham	2	1490–1493	2
James Moon	1869		Barnstaple	1	1869	1
Moore, Holmes & Mackenzie	1879–1885		Redenhall	35	1878–1883	14
Robert Mot	1570–1606	Whitechapel	Houndsditch, Whitechapel	49	1572–1604	38
Robert Mot predecessor				3	1567–1575	3
John Murphy	1843–1875	Non UK	Dublin	46	1844–1877	16
John J Murphy	1875–1900	Non UK	Dublin	18	1875–1893	8
Naylor, Vickers & Co	1855–1874		Sheffield	167	1850–1899	103
Edward Neale	1641–1685	Burford	Burford	41	1641–1690	33
Henry Neale	1627–1640	Burford	Somerford Keynes, Burford	10	1627–1649	8
Robert III Newcombe & Bartholomew Atton	1585–1590		Buckingham	1	1585	1
Newcombe & Watts		Leicester		21	1561–1609	17
Newcombe (generic)		Leicester	Leicester	126	1550–1618	109
Edward Newcombe	1570–1616	Leicester	Bedford, Leicester	25	1580–1619	21
Robert I Newcombe	1520–1560	Leicester	Leicester	20	1520–1598	18