Dr Andrew Seyfang Hudson, MA Cantab, PhD QUB, DMS, F. I. Ceramics, MBIM, MIoD
Born: 26 Mar 1943, Bletchley Bucks. Married: 15 Apr 1966, St Giles, Lincoln; Widowed: 14 September 1994, Ballymena; Married: 15 Apr 2021, Ardeevin, Ballymena
1943 - 1950 Living in Woodside Cottage, Woodside Road, Aspley Guise, Beds.
1950 Moved to 168 Galleywood Road, Chelmsford, Essex.
1981 Moved to 3 Wellbourne Grove, Moorfields, Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
Education and professional:
c. 1951 St Cedd's PNEU School Chelmsford
c. 1951 -1954 Chorister, Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd
Education, Between 1954 and 1960, Brentwood School, Essex.
Education, Between 1961 and 1964, Clare College, Cambridge. Natural Sciences Tripos
Occupation, Between 1964 and 1977, Chelmsford Area. Marconi Company, Materials Scientist, later Divisional Technical Manager
1972 - 1979 Represented UK at International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as co-opted Expert on Technical Committee TC51, attending meetings in Russia, USA, Hungary, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden
1974 Member of UK Government Trade Mission to China
Education, Between 1989 and 1995, The Queen's University Of Belfast. PH.D in Management Science and Sociology
Occupation, 1981 - 94, Antrim, N Ireland. Technical Director, Operations Director and Quality Director, Lucas Stability Electronics Ltd
1993 Winner of National Training Award
1966 - 1981 About 12 papers on ferrimagnetic materials, their properties, manufacture and crystal structure and 3 patents regarding them
Leisure activities:
Hobbies include Campanology, Musical Handbell ringing, Music, bridge and singing:
1963 - Member of Cambridge University Guild of Change Ringers. Secretary 1962, Master 1963.
1965-ish Founded Sound In Brass Handbells as conductor. Notable performances at the Albert Hall ("Start Christmas with Richard Baker"), Colston Hall, Bristol, De Montfort Hall, Leicester and others. Gave our own concert in the Purcell Room at the South Bank centre, London
2004 - 2023 Ballymena Festival of Music Speech and Dance: Instrumental Secretary then Vice_Chairman.
2004 Purchased house in South Africa, Marloth Park, a resdential game reserve. Hon.Ranger for several years. see The Africa House
Love life:
Andrew married Claire Dillamore, daughter of Frank Dennis Dillamore and Eva Irene Sargent, on 15 Apr 1966 in St Giles, Lincoln. (Claire Dillamore was born on 4 Oct 1942 in Lincoln, died on 14 Sep 1994 in Ballymena and was buried on 17 Sep 1994 in Toome Road Cemetery, Ballymena.)
Andrew married Alison Jane Campbell, daughter of Reginald Rawson Mark Mayhew and Alison Edith Tomes, on 14 Apr 2021 in Ardeevin, Ballymena. (Alison Jane Campbell was born on 18 April 1944 in cairo, Egypt.)
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