List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
George Dalton	1750–1785	York	York	28	1753–1784	25
Robert Dalton	1785–1803	York	York	34	1785–1803	13
Henry Dand and George Lees	1586	Nottingham	Nottingham	2	1586–1590	2
Henry Dand	1558–1598	Nottingham	Nottingham	36	1560–1592	31
John Danks & Son	1927–1929	Non UK	Victoria & NSW, Australia	7	1927–1930	2
John Danyell succ'r ('Brede')	1470–1486	London	London	67	1456–1499	54
John Danyell	1456–1470	London	London	15	1455–1470	14
John Darbie's assistant				5	1672–1674	2
John Darbie	1651–1691		Ipswich	189	1651–1686	110
Michael Darbie	1650–1682		it: SE England	26	1650–1675	16
D Davies	1715–1716		South Wales	1	1716	1
D & T Davies	1714–1722		S Wales	1	1722	1
George Davis	1782–1799	West Country	Bridgwater	25	1782–1799	20
William Dawe's predecessor	1350–1400	London	London	5	1370–1380	5
William Dawe	1381–1418	London	London	37	1380–1420	30
William Dawe's successor				2	1420	1
Richard Dawkes	1606–1633	Worcester	Worcester	1	1633	1
J S Dawson			Preston, Lancashire	1	1845	1
John Dawton & Richard Tuck		Salisbury	Salisbury	7	1624–1626	7
John Dawton	1624–1637	Salisbury	Salisbury	24	1626–1637	21
George Day & Sons			Eye, Suffolk	1	1915	1
Thomas Deacon (or Dekun)	1300–1399		E Yorkshire	5	1370–1399	5
Derby of King's Lynn (generic)			King's Lynn	3	1320–1350	2
(Henry?) Derby	1300–1399	King's Lynn	King's Lynn	2	1350–1399	2
Thomas Derby	1450	King's Lynn	King's Lynn	3	1450	2
Thomas Dicker	1733–1734	Reading	Reading	2	1734	2
John Dier & Robert Wickes	1577			1	1577	1
John Dier	1577–1602		Hitchin; it: Essex	24	1579–1600	21
Francis Dingey			Truro	1	1899	1
William Dobson	1798–1832		Downham Market	258	1786–1832	113
Robert Doddes	1567–1575	London	London	1	1575	1
Thomas Doo	1687		Gt Yarmouth	1	1687	1
Dorset foundry			Dorset	1	1499	1
John Draper & Andrew Gurney			Thetford	2	1621–1630	2
John Draper	1599–1644		Thetford	163	1599–1642	102
Thomas Draper	1574–1595	Bury St Edmunds	Thetford & Bury St Edmunds	14	1577–1593	14
J Driver & J Edbury		Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	1	1615	1
John Driver	1602–1615	Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	6	1614–1618	5
William Dudley	1300–1399		Lincolnshire	1	1399	1
William Dunn	1796–1852		London	8		1
Dutch (generic)			Netherlands	1	1489	1
John Early			Winchester	1	1751	1
Walter de Easingwold	1335–1345			4	1327–1340	4
Eayre & Lewis		Non UK	Port Elizabeth, S Africa	5	1998–2002	3
Eayre & Smith			Melbourne, Derbys	1	1997	1
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	188	1735–1784	101
Thomas & John Eayre	1716–1718			3	1717–1718	3
Thomas I Eayre	1717–1757		Kettering	121	1718–1757	78
Thomas II Eayre	1757–1762		Kettering	28	1757–1762	14
James Edbury	1603–1623	Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	10	1604–1612	9