Background
He was the son of a cutler in Sheffield and studied with William Mather, organist of Saint James Church, Sheffield.
He was the son of a cutler in Sheffield and studied with William Mather, organist of Saint James Church, Sheffield.
In 1808 he replaced his master as organist there. In 1819 he moved to Louth in Lincolnshire, initially as a teacher but soon as organist there.