William Frederick Dunnill (1880 - 1936) was an English cathedral organist, who served in St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham.

Background

He was born in Wakefield

Wakefield

Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....

, Yorkshire on 16 March 1880. He was the son of Jeremiah Dunnill (Music Seller and Music Teacher) and Pollie. In 1891 they were living at 1 Cheapside, Wakefield

He was a pupil of Joseph Naylor Hardy at Wakefield Cathedral

Wakefield Cathedral

Wakefield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of Wakefield and is the seat of the Bishop of Wakefield. The cathedral has Anglo Saxon origins and the tallest cathedral spire in Yorkshire...

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He died in the vestry of St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham on 28 September 1936.

Career

Assistant organist of Wakefield Cathedral

Wakefield Cathedral

Wakefield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of Wakefield and is the seat of the Bishop of Wakefield. The cathedral has Anglo Saxon origins and the tallest cathedral spire in Yorkshire...

 1896 - 1900

Organist of:

• Christ Church, Surbiton 1900 - 1901
• St. Luke's Church, Bromley 1901 - 1903
• St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
  St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
  The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....
  
   1903 - 1914
• St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham 1914 - 1936