Allsop, Alfred Henry 22.feb.1899-20.feb.1996 England Derbyshire, Ashbourne - Yorkshire Claro, Ripon
organist, choirmaster, pianist, born at Dig Street, educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Ashbourne, 1919-1922 studied at the Royal College of Music, studied organ at Ripon Cathedral, 1922-1924 Southwark Cathedral and 1930-1935 with Archibald Wilson at Manchester Cathedral, 1920-1924 organist/choirmaster of St Andrews in Stockwell, 1924-1925 at Ellesmere College in Salop, 1925-1929 of St Mary's in Oakham Rutland, 1929 won the 1st prize for his hymn tune at Rutland Triennial Exhibition Arts and Crafts, 1930 organist/choirmaster of the parish church in Minehead Somerset, 1931-1935 of St James in Barrow in Furness, 1936 of St Mary in Masham Yorkshire, 1935-1942 teacher organ at Ripon Cathedral, 1949 residing at 16 Crescent Parade, 1961 at Inglenook 11 Lark Lane, 1969-1972 at 22 College Road and 1980-1985 at 28 Bondgate Court in Ripon Yorkshire, he died at Clova Nursing Home 2 Clotherholme Road where he was cared due to senility ; son of corset overlooker Walter Allsop (Derbyshire, Wirksworth 1872-) and Mary (Cheshire, Congleton 1876-)