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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!
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Hampsthwaite Open Gardens - Sat 29th June 12.30am - 5.00pm - Entry £5.00 (accompanied under 15's FREE)
Tickets on the day from Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall
Plant sales - many named varieties of plants
Delicious homemade refreshments
Afternoon tea and cakes served from 12.30pm at the Memorial Hall
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Free genealogy websites will help you start your family history research at no cost as listed by the 'Who Do You Think You Are' magazine.
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Memorial Hall kitchen is now completely, and expertly, refurbished by Neil,Batty Builders Ltd as a result of a grant awarded by the National Lottery's 'Reaching Communities' fund.See also the equivalent
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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]
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Amy Woodforde-Finden : re-enactment of her memorial unveilingA wreath was laid on the white marble recumbent figure of Amy to mark the centenary of its unveiling in April 15th 1923.
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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
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Shaun Wilson's Collection of Newspaper Cuttings pertaining to Hampsthwaite Village:Index:Abattoir | Auctioneers | Boundary | Bowling | Bridge-River | Britain in Bloom | Brownies | Buildings | Chapel | Christmas Fair | Church | Dale Hall | Farming | Hampsthwaite Fashion Show | Feast-Show | Fundraising | General | Incidents | Joiners Arms | Fishing Club | Memorial Hall | Mile | Miscellaneous | Neighbourhood News | Parish Council | People | Play Group | Players | Play Scheme | Policing | Post Office | Reading Room | Residential | School | Sport | Surgery | Village Society | Wednesday Group | WI | Young Wives
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Pearson Name Meaning English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Per(e) or Piers (see Pear and Pierce ) + son. The surname is also quite common in Ireland where it has been established for many centuries. Compare Peerson . Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022 Similar surnames: Parson, Person, Searson, Pierson, Pehrson, Peerson, Parsons, Merson From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts
Plot No. 133Joseph Pearson 1826 | Plot No. 436aBarbara Pearson 1894 – 1975 Willie Pearson 1894 – 1983 | Plot No. 1066Harold Leslie Pearson Dso Td 1947 Annabelle Gwendoline Pearson 1940 |
Joseph Pearson Plot 133
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To The Memory Of Joseph Pearson Son Of William And Eleanor Pearson Of Rowden- Lane Who Departed This Life December 22nd 1826 Aged 33 Years “Farewell Vain World I've Had Enough Of Thee I'm Careles Therefore What Thou Sayst Of Mee Thy Smiles I Count Not Nor Thy Frowns Do Fear My Cares Are Past My Bones Lay Quiet Here What Faults Thou Found In Me Take Care To Shun Look Well At Home Enough There's To Be Done” | Barbara Pearson 1894 – 1975 Willie Pearson 1894 – 1983 | In Loving Memory Of Harold Leslie Pearson Dso Td. Of Carshalton, Surrey Who Died At 3 Oak Terrace, Harrogate On July 11th 1947 Aged 64 Years Also Of Annabelle Gwendoline Beloved Wife Of The Above Who Died July 28th 1940 Aged 61 Years Interred At Mitcham Road Cemetary Croydon |
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Church Records | Calverley Info | Additional Information |
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Plot No. | Name | Burial Date | Age | # | Ann PEARSON | 23 Nov 1906 | 78 | 436b | Barbara PEARSON | 14 Dec 1975 | 81 | 1066 | Herbert Leslie PEARSON | 15 Jul 1947 | 64 | 133 | Joseph PEARSON | 22 Dec 1826 | 33 | # | Susannah PEARSON | 25 Feb 1855 | 0 | # | William PEARSON | 14 Mar 1912 | 81 | 436b | Willie PEARSON | 11 Dec 1983 | 89 |
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Calverley Info comprises an excellent and comprehensive collection of historical and genealogical information pertaining to Nidderdale in Yorkshire. Burial Records may be accessed using the links below and may be searched by holding down Ctrl and pressing F then typing in the Surname to be searched for.
The many other Records contained in Calverley Info may also be Searched similarly and, for a more general enquiry, the Calverley Info has its own Vital Records Database Search [Link]
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Plot LocationsChurch of St. Thomas a'Becket, Church Lane, Hampsthwaite, Harrogate, HG3 2HB
Pearson Pearson Name Meaning English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Per(e) or Piers (see Pear and Pierce ) + son. The surname is also quite common in Ireland where it has been established for many centuries. Compare Peerson . Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022 Similar surnames: Parson, Person, Searson, Pierson, Pehrson, Peerson, Parsons, Merson From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts
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