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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
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The Execution of Hannah Whitley
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Scrubbers and Stones
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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.

Rhodes

Rhodes Name Meaning
English:: either a topographic name for someone who lived by ‘(the) woodland clearings’ plural form of Middle English rode (Old English rod rodu) or a habitational name for someone who came from a place so named principally Rhodes in Bury (Lancashire) or possibly from one of the many minor places in Yorkshire similarly named or Rhodes Minnis (Kent). The Yorkshire name sometimes alternates with the singular form (see Rhode and Rode ). The Rh- spelling was introduced in the 16th and 17th centuries by clerks with a classical education who associated the name with the Greek island of Rhodes famous in ancient history and mythology. There is also no connection with modern English road (Old English rād ‘riding’) which was not used to denote a thoroughfare until the 16th century. The surname is particularly common in Yorkshire and Lancashire but occurs with various spellings in smaller numbers widely across England. variant of Rhode with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Rodes, Rode, Rhodus, Lodes, Hodes, Rhode, Roder, Rhone, Hoes, Rhoades
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 120

Mary Rhodes 1824

Plot No. 469

John Rhodes 1931 - 2016

Plot No. 492

Marjorie Rhodes 1925 - 2005
Enid Rhodes 1924 - 2014

Mary Rhodes Plot 120

John Rhodes Plot 469

Marjorie Rhodes Plot 492

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
Mary The Wife Of Joseph Rhodes
Of Birstwith And Daughter Of
William And Mary Bramley Of
Rowden Lane Who Died April The 10th 1824
Aged 21 Years“
You Viewers All Both Old And Young
Your Time On Earth Will Not Be Long
For Like A Lily, Fresh And Green
I Was Cut Down, and No More Seen

In Memory Of
John Rhodes
25-07-1931 - 25-07-2016
A Much Loved Husband,
Father And Grandfather

In Loving Memory Of
Marjorie Rhodes
13 December 1925 – 10 April 2005
And Her Sister
Enid Rhodes
18 August 1924 – 29 March 2014
“Dearly Loved And Greatly Missed”

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Plot No. 2024

John Rhodes 1853
Hannah Rhodes 1853
Hannah Fawcett 1845

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Joseph Rhodes 1859

Joseph Rhodes Plot 2024

John Rhodes Plot 2025

Inscription

In Memory Of
John Rhodes Of Darley
Who Died Dec 13th 1853
Aged 85 Years
Also Of Hannah, Wife Of The
Above Named John Rhodes
Who Died August 15th 1853
Aged 82 Years
Also Of Hannah Fawcett
Their Daughter Who Died June 1st
1845 Aged 27 Years

To The Memory Of
Joseph Rhodes, Of Birstwith
Who Died January 5th 1859
Aged 58 Years

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
#	George RHODES	30 Jul 1794	26
#	George RHODES	15 Jan 1862	36
#	Grace RHODES	3 May 1864	31
#	Hannah RHODES	6 Mar 1823	20
2024	Hannah RHODES	18 Aug 1853	84
#	Jane RHODES	19 Aug 1829	53
#	Jane RHODES	7 Jul 1880	80
#	John RHODES	9 Mar 1816	18
#	John RHODES	11 Dec 1817	2
#	John RHODES	4 May 1823	86
#	John RHODES	15 Jan 1838	< 1
2024	John RHODES	19 Dec 1853	85
469	John RHODES	25 Jul 2016	85
#	Joseph RHODES	4 Mar 1817	45
2025	Joseph RHODES	5 Jan 1859	58
#	Joseph RHODES	26 Jan 1864	64
492	Marjorie RHODES	10 Apr 2005	79
#	Martha RHODES	19 Mar 1808	3
#	Mary RHODES	31 Aug 1812	69
120	Mary RHODES	10 Apr 1824	21
#	Mary RHODES	20 Aug 1852	31
#	Mary RHODES	26 Feb 1879	77
#	Samuel RHODES	2 Nov 1815	5
#	Sarah RHODES	20 Jun 1812	9
#	Sarah RHODES	11 Nov 1865	68
#	Susannah RHODES	14 Jun 1799	86
#	Thomas RHODES	11 Jan 1805	66
#	Thomas RHODES	4 Feb 1816	19
#	Thomas RHODES	2 Feb 1833	21
#	Thomas RHODES	12 Jul 1848	20
#	William RHODES	5 Apr 1801	62
#	William RHODES	11 Sep 1813	44
#	William RHODES	9 Aug 1871	70

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