Alfred Ernest Floyd (1877 - 1974)

Born 5 Jan 1877 in Aston, Warwickshire, England

Died 13 Jan 1974 at age 97 in Armadale

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Biography

Dr A E Floyd was the son of a Wesleyan Methodist Minister, the Rev Charles H Floyd and his wife Annie. Alfred attended a boys' school in Cambridgeshire, and later taught music at a school in Wales. In 1915 he took the position of organist at St Pauls Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia, and continued in that role for 32 years. He composed for organ, and was also well-known and highly regarded as a broadcaster, introducing his listeners to a deep appreciation of good music. He was frequently in demand as an adjudicator at eisteddfods and other music competitions. His wife's name was Frances Mary Griffiths, who was about 11 years younger than Alfred. They were married in Oswestry, Shropshire in January 1913.

Sources

• Australian Dictionary of Biography
• England & Wales Free BMD Birth Index 1837-1915 for Warwickshire, 1877; Vol 6d page 400
• 1891 England Census, ref RG12/1286 for Cambridgeshire
• 1901 Wale Census for Llangollen
• Australian Electoral Rolls, 1972, for Toorak
• Australian deaths, 1974 #5222