Frederick William Sykes FRCO (1862 – 30 October 1932)Hull Daily Mail - Tuesday 1 November 1932 was an organist and composer based in England.
Life
He was born in 1862, the son of Matthew Skyes and Mary Crowther.
He studied organ under Dr. William Spark, the Leeds Borough Organist, and succeeded Edward Johnson Bellerby after a competition to elect his successor.Leeds Mercury, 18 November 1881
He married Margaret Richardson Wilson in 1884 and had two children: Evelyn Hilda Sykes 1886 - 1969 Bertha Sykes 1889
Appointments
Organist of St. Peter's Church, Morley, ???? - 1881 Organist of Selby Abbey 1881 - 1919
Compositions
He composed music for organ and choir
References