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Blind Peter Barker
Remembering Hampsthwaite’s Blind Joiner - an article by Shaun WilsonLike the market town of Knaresborough, who had ‘Blind Jack’ – John Metcalf, the road builder of Yorkshire in the eighteenth century, the small rural village of Hampsthwaite had it’s blind hero also, almost a century later – Peter Barker who became known as ‘The Blind Joiner of Hampsthwaite.’ Though there are some similarities between John Metcalf and Peter Barker’s lives, these are purely co-incidental and each fulfilled a life, character and career in their own right.
Jane Ridsdale
JANE RIDSDALEAged 33 years, born at Hampsthwaite, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, her height is 31 ½ inches.She is remarkably chearfull & enjoys very good health.Published July 1st 1807 by Jane Ridstale, at Harrogate where purchasers of this Print will have the opportunity of seeing and conversing with her
Joshua Tetley
Joshua Tetley was the founder of Tetley’s Brewery in Leeds, and he retired with his wife Hannah to Hollins Hall on the outskirts of Hampsthwaite (Hollins Hall Retirement Village).
The Execution of Hannah Whitley
Arsenic Poisoning in Hampsthwaite - The Execution of Hannah Whitley In 1789, Hannah Whitley of Hampsthwaite used a pie as the delivery medium for a fatal dose of arsenic, with the poison concentrated in the crust. She claimed She had been coerced into the act of poisoning by her employer, a local linen weaver named Horseman, who was involved in an on-going feud with the intended victim.
Scrubbers and Stones
SCRUBBERS & STONES - Sat 29th June 10.30am - 2.30pm - Entry FREE! Explore the Memorials at St Thomas a'Becket Memorials Treasure Trail - for children if all ages Self-Service / Self-Checkout BBQ from 12 noon (inc. veg option) Food £2, Drink £1, Donations? - yes please! Hot & Cold Drinks Laptop & Screen to show Mapping Hampsthwaite’s Past Use a Bucket & Brush to help reveal Inscriptions on the older memorials . . . or just Sit & Enjoy CORPUS CHRISTI BRASS BAND . . . from 11.30am . . . followed by Afternoon Tea & Cakes at the Memorial Hall!
Hampsthwaite Open Gardens
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Kitchen Refurbishment
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Amy Woodforde-Finden
A highly successful composer of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, Amy Woodforde-Finden, together with her husband and step-son, is laid to rest in the churchyard of St Thomas à Becket Parish Church. Inside the church there is an impressive marble monument of her, created by the renowned sculptor George Edward Wade. It was unveiled in 1923 and a few years later, Finden Gardens in Hampsthwaite was named in her honour.[Click on title or image to link to articles]
Amy Woodforde-Finden Centenary Events (2)
Amy Woodforde-Finden : 'An Evening with Amy'A centenary concert to celebrate the life and works of Amy was held in Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall on April 21st 2023 Click on images to open full-size in new window and use the Browser back arrow to return to here.

Bickerdike

Bickerdike Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): perhaps a topographic name from Middle English bi ker dik ‘by the marsh ditch’ or biker dik ‘bee-keeper's ditch’ or ‘dispute ditch’ in the latter case a compound of biker ‘quarrel dispute’ + dik ‘ditch’ denoting someone who lived by a disputed boundary ditch.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Beckerdite, Bicker, Pickerill, Pickering, Bickerton, Bickert, Berdine
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 704 Alfred Robert Bickerdike 1932 Eliza Annie Bickerdike 1943 Herbert Bickerdike 1959 Albert Dearlove Bickerdike - 1978 Keith Mcclure Bickerdike 1986		Plot No. 807 Geoffrey Keith Bickerdike 2009

Inscription		Inscription
In Loving Memory Of Alfred Robert Bickerdike (Of Rowden Lane Hampsthwaite) Who Died Feb 19th 1932 Aged 19 Years We Plan But God Decides Also Eliza Annie Bickerdike Who Died Dec 7th 1943 Aged 69 Years Also Herbert Bickerdike Husband Of Above Who Died April 15th 1959 Aged 81 Years Also Albert Dearlove Bickerdike Who Died Aug 26th 1978 Aged 69 Years Also Keith Mcclure Bickerdike Who Died April 11th 1986 Aged 87 Years		In Loving Memory Of Geoffrey Keith Bickerdike Died December 11th 2009 Aged 72 Years
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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
704	Alfred Robert BICKERDIKE	23 Feb 1932	19
704	Eliza Annie BICKERDIKE	10 Dec 1943	69
807	Geoffrey Keith BICKERDIKE	11 Dec 200	72
704	Herbert BICKERDIKE	18 Apr 1959	81
704	Albert Dearlove BICKERDIKE	26 Aug 1978	69
704	Keith McClure BICKERDIKE	11 Apr 1986	87

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