List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
Samuel I Smith	1662–1709	York	York	16	1663–1702	12
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	13	1870–1902	6
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	7	1599–1617	5
G Mears & Co	1858–1873	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	4	1860–1863	2
Abraham Smith	1637–1670	York	York	3	1637–1667	3
Edward II Seller	1725–1763	York	York	3	1742–1759	2
John Hoton	1454–1476	York	York	3	1450	1
John Conyers	1613–1634		Hull, New Malton	3	1621–1627	3
York foundry		York	York	2	1450–1594	2
R B (Nottingham)	1560–1593			2	1593	2
William I Oldfield	1607–1652		Doncaster	2	1610–1638	2
Godfrey Heathcote	1582–1620	Chesterfield	Chesterfield	2	1550	1
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	2	1812–1842	2
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	2	1883	1
James III Harrison	1785–1833		Barrow and Barton	2	1794–1795	1
Thomas Mallaby & Sons	1914			1	1914	1
John Wald	1427–1440	York	York	1	1430	1
Edward I Seller	1699–1723	York	York	1	1723	1
J Potter successor (?? IB ??)	1420	York	York	1	1400	1
John Potter	1359–1397	York	York	1	1370	1
William Oldfield (of Bradford)	1600–1636		poss Bradford	1	1611	1
Mellours (generic)		Nottingham	Nottingham	1	1500	1
George Lee	1580–1618		Congleton	1	1610	1
John II Harrison	1777–1784		Barrow and Barton on Humber	1	1781	1
Andrew Gurney (of Hull)	1676–1678		Hull	1	1676	1
Robert Dalton	1785–1803	York	York	1	1790	1
Brantingham group		York	York	1	1450	1
(unidentified)				1	1600	1
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	1	1869	1
John Taylor & Son	1844–1858	Loughborough	Loughborough	1	1857	1
Total				81	1370–1914	27