title: Frederick William Sykes
text: # Frederick William Sykes
  
  Frederick William Sykes FRCO (1862 – 30 October 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.
  
  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
  
  Cultural offices :
  
  | Preceded byEdward Johnson Bellerby | Organist of Selby Abbey 1881-1919 | Succeeded byHenry Oswald Hodgson |
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