The following is a list of members of the Club since 1930, derived from early log reports and minutes of meetings at which members were elected.
We do not, in general, keep records of when members left the area, resigned (formally or informally), or died.
Current members are marked with an asterisk. These are members who have either paid their subscription for the year (or are likely to pay!) or, as Life Members, are not required to do so.
We like to stay in touch with those whose membership is no longer current and to see them at our events from time to time.
Elections to Honorary Membership
Honorary Membership has been granted on three occasions to people we particularly wished to recognise but who would not otherwise qualify to be members of the Club.
1951 | Jack Thompson (died 1999) |
A Club member from 1934-38, he was a printer who in subsequent years made free gifts to St Albans Morris Men of much publicity material. | |
1971 | Ewart Russell (died 1989) |
“in recognition of his services to The Morris, and in particular for the fellowship he has always shown to the men of St Albans.” | |
1973 | Mollie Du Cane (died 1991) |
Her fiddle playing for our shows kept the Club alive during many years around and during World War II when male musicians were not available to us. | |
2016 | James Rose |
Elections to Life Membership
Life Membership has been granted to Club members who have made an exceptional contribution to St Albans Morris over many years.
1959 | Kenworthy Schofield, F.C. Smith (“Smithy”) |
1963 | Donald Cassels |
1965 | Leslie Nichols |
1973 | Peter Mansfield, Humphrey Moreton, Llewellyn Thomas, Bert Cleaver*, Gerald Farmer* |
1990 | Mike Chandler* |
1997 | Brian Bending |
2006 | Mike Bennett* |
Dancers recorded prior to 1950
1930 |
Founder MembersFred Bradley, Donald Kennedy Cassels, H.(Bert) H. Crawley, Dan S. Crawford, G. (Fred) Jeffs, Humphrey W. Moreton, Edgar A. Randall, F. Gordon Roberts, R. Kenworthy Schofield (Founder), W.(Bill) A. Wright |
1930 | Geoffrey J.F. Fiennes |
1932 | ? Macdonald (first initial not recorded) |
1933 | H. Brookes, Ray W.E. Buxton, J. Harris, Donald S. Marsh, H.W. Jack Marsh, Tommy W. Norman, G.D. Plant, C. Pullen |
1934 | J.H. Bowman, D. Powell, G. Seabrook, Jack H. Thompson |
De facto members at first General Meeting in 1935
J.H. Brett, Ray Buxton, Donald Cassels, Harper Crompton, Fred Jeffs, Peter G. Mansfield, Donald Marsh, Jack Marsh, Humphrey Moreton, Gordon Roberts, Kenworthy Schofield, Fred C. Smith, Jack Thompson.
1937 | Rupert M. Newman |
1938 | J. Chris Penton, Charles Tait |
1939 | E. (Ronnie) Myatt, J. Clifford Smith, Bryan C.V. Spence |
1940 | Donald Kiff, Geoff H. Moxham, W. Wood |
1944 | Derek Froome, Rex H.Q. Gear, A. Simons, Stan G. Hill |
1945 | Kenneth C. Savory |
1946 | F.H. Llewellyn Thomas, Robert H.C. Robins |
1947 | John G. Coales, Geoff J. Ginn, F. Holness |
1948 | Frank E. Kendall, John Osborn, Sidney Poock, David Turner |
1949 | E.C. Page |
Elections to Ordinary Membership (Apprentice or Full Member)
1950 | Alan Dimmock, Gerald Farmer* | |
1951 | Bert Perch | |
1952 | Mike Ballard, John Burgess, Peter Burton, George Felton, Peter Rowland, Tony Shaw | |
1953 | Jon Bennell, Ian (Barry) Newman | |
1954 | Mike Chandler*, Ken Harrold, Pat Wilson | |
1955 | A. Armoth, B. Howells, Bill Humphrey, Brian Lake, Bernard Nicholas, R. Nicholas, Alan Parker, Geoff Soul, Paul Taylor, Simon Warden | |
1957 | Jim Jones | |
1958 | Gordon Myland, Edwin Spring | |
1959 | Ian Bartrop, Michael Humphrey, Harry Oliver, David Warden | |
1961 | Leslie Nichols, K. Taylor | |
1962 | Allan Jarvis | |
1963 | John Cox, Martin Hudson, Graham Lyndon-Jones, Paul Pichonski | |
1964 | John Hylton, Joe Jarvis | |
1965 | B. Heydon, John King [the first] | |
1966 | H. Brown, Tony Rundle, Pete Rollason | |
1967 | Bert Cleaver*, Geoff Davies, Chris Green | |
1968 | Dave Cork | |
1969 | Campbell Innes, Leslie Willcox, Peter Willcox | |
1970 | Dave Bardon, Brian Bending | |
1971 | Roger Avery, Bob Best, Ian Griffin, Ian Haig, Dave Hislop, D. Keithly, John King [the second], Mike (“Nic”) Nicolson, Jim Rose, Charles Whitlock | |
1972 | Tony Barratt, Ron Chapman, Brian Palmer, Jon Dyer, Dave Goode, Bill Hill, Chris Hillier*, Geoff Hood, Dave Shipway | |
1973 | Trevor Adams*, Dave Carpenter, Sandy Glover, Allan Hart, Malcolm Hills, Mike Sandford, Peter (“Reggie”) Welbank | |
1974 | Colin Bargery, Jim Brockbank, Chris Coggins, John Garrick | |
1975 | Mike Davies, Peter Lerner, Denis Lloyd, Chris Warren* | |
1976 | Brian Rayner, John Jenkyn, John Seaborn | |
1977 | Mike Bennett*, Tony Scola, Grahame Terry | |
1978 | John Price, Jim Stevenson, Bob White | |
1979 | Graham Field, Tim Ledger | |
1980 | Dave Johnson, Gordon Shearer, Kim Winter | |
1982 | Peter Beedell, Gordon Jones*, Bob Oxtoby, Simon Phillips | |
1983 | Steve Prentice | |
1984 | Tim Attree, Andy Hack | |
1985 | John Bell, Stephen Ferneyhough, Peter Walklate | |
1987 | Jon Peett* | |
1988 | Pete Davis | |
1990 | Bob Combes*, Nigel Moorcroft*, Mike Sayer | |
1992 | Eric Ramsay, Nick Boyes | |
1995 | Laurie Smith | |
1997 | John Beecham* | |
1999 | Robert Oerton | |
2000 | Ian Bradshaw | |
2001 | Alexander McClintock | |
2002 | Edd Bennett, George Collett, Martin Cove | |
2003 | Simon Reynolds* | |
2005 | Ted Richards, Mike Ruff*, Simon Whitbread | |
2010 | Andrew Torrington* | |
2016 | Linda Birmingham* | |
2017 | Emma Hayes*, Callum Hayes* | |
2018 | Richard Hayes*, Juliet Wright | |
2019 | Rose Goss* David Andrews*, Peter (“Jim”) Bushill*, Andrew Ferguson*, Hazel Knight*, Lesley Smart*, Catherine Ward* |