Ackerman, William Henry 1835-9.feb.1913 England Channel Islands Jersey, St Helier - London Battersea
bandmaster, 1850 aged 15 he entered England as private soldier stationed at the Dover Heights Barracks in Dover Kent, 1863 as musician residing at Trafalgar Square in London, 1870 as attendant on (lodging) lunatic with his wife as shopkeeper residing at 3 Church Row in London Wandsworth, 1875 bandmaster of the Brass Band of the Holy Trinity Schools, 1880-1884 as coffee house keeper residing at 5 Eccleston Street in London parish St George Hanover Square, 1884 bandmaster of the Staines Brace Band, 1885-1890 bandmaster of the 20th Middlesex Artists' Rifle Volunteer Corps, 1888-1889 he had a remarkable interest in India, 1890-1910 as bandmaster residing at 139 Cambridge Street in London Pimlico, 1902-1903 bandmaster of the West London District School Ashford, 1910-1913 as retired bandmaster residing at 111 Salcott Road in London Battersea ; son of soldier George Ackerman ; 19.dec.1863 in London St Martin-in-the-Fields he married shopkeeper Sarah Jane Hoile (London Marylebone Portman Square 1839-30.jan.1915 London Pimlico)

[in Rehrig/Bierley 1991 confused with Hippolyte Ackermans]

Title Parts


[] Divertimento on ancient Scotch melodies. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1883

[] Fur's Vaterland. March. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London ?1883
[rem: arrangement of Carl Millocker's Fur's Vaterland from Der Bettelstudent 1882]

[] Quick march on popular songs. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1887

[] Takhami. Afghan march. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1888

[] Manipuri. Indian march. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1888

[] Bhairon Kie (India). March. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1889

[] Gut Tilana (Indian "Gift of god"). March. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1889

[] Harem scarem. March. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1890
arrangement of the popular song Harem scarem by George Horncastle and John Cooke published London 1889

[] March on comic songs. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1890

[] We've all had 'em. March. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1890

[] When the Boys are gone. Quick march. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1892

[] Aria concertante on Ancient Scotch melodies. Clarinet or alto or saxophone (Clarinet and piano) (Saxophone and piano)
pub Carl Fischer Inc, New York 1892

[] Hail Suebia (Swabia Germany). March. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1893
performed by the Vancouver City Band in an open air concert at Mount Pleasant, Vancouver Canada 31may1894

[] Quick march on Alfred Scott-Gatty's Plantation songs. Military band
pub Boosey & Co., London 1894

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