Chuckerbutty, Soorjo 'Serge' Alexander William Oliphant 6.oct.1884-5.sep.1960 England, London Bayswater - London Surrey Walton on Thames
church organist, for theatre he used the stagename Wilson Oliphant, 11.apr.1891 baptized at St Saviour Paddington as Soorjo Alexander William Oliphant but he used the name Serge officially and Oliphant publicly, 1910 BM from the University of London, 1908-1914 organist at Southwark Cathedral, 1909-1948 organist/choirmaster of Holy Trinity Church Paddington, 1920-1927 organist at Angel Theatre Islington, 1931-1948 residing at 73 Princes Park Avenue, then moved to Ellerbeck Rydens Ave Walton on Thames ; son of teacher of classics William Maurice Goodeve Chuckerbutty (India, Calcutta 1856-4.jul.1919 London) and Laura Maria Jeaffreson Oliphant (Manchester, Heaton Norris 30.oct.1854-9.jun.1920 London) ; 1919 in Clifden Ireland he married pianist Maud Kathleen Smith (1886-1964 London Paddington)

[an unknown source erroneously includes Langobard as one of his given names]

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Paean in B flat "A song of triumph". Organ. 1948
James Culp at the Great Organ First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore Texas. Guild 7212

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