Background
He was born in 1862, the son of Matthew Skyes and Mary Crowther.
He was born in 1862, the son of Matthew Skyes and Mary Crowther.
He studied organ under Doctor William Spark, the Leeds Borough Organist, and succeeded Edward Johnson Bellerby after a competition to elect his successor.
Evelyn Hilda Sykes 1886 - 1969 Bertha Sykes 1889 Organist of Saint Peter"s Church, Morley, ???? - 1881 Organist of Selby Abbey 1881 - 1919.