-
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 - 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
-
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.
-
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
-
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 : 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.
Click on images to open full-size in new window and use the Browser back arrow to return to here.
-
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.
-
Videos used throughout the site
-
Videos used throughout the site
-
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
© DT Online 2010 - 2024
| Davidson
Davidson Name Meaning Scottish northern English and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name David + -son. As a Jewish name the last element comes from German Sohn ‘son’. Irish (Down) and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Davidsson: patronymic from the personal name David . Americanized form of Norwegian Danish and North German Davidsen a cognate of 3 above. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022 Similar surnames: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, David, Davids, Arvidson, Davidoff From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts
Plot No. 3122Wilks Davidson 1890 Elizabeth Davidson 1894 Robert Davidson 1872 | | Plot No. 422 FelliscliffeFred Davidson 1955 Emma Elizabeth Davidson 1983 |
Wilks DAVIDSON Plot 3122
|
| | Fred DAVIDSON Plot 422
|
|
Inscription | | Inscription |
In Loving Memory Of Wilks Davidson Of Felliscliffe Died October 2nd 1890 Aged 75 Years Also Of Elizabeth His Wife Died January 14th 1894 Aged 79 Years Also Of Robert Their Son Died June 3rd 1872 Aged 25 Years "Except A Man Be Born Again He Cannot See The Kingdom Of God" | | In Loving Memory Of Fred Davidson Died November 20th 1955 Aged 64 Years Also His Dearly Loved Wife Emma Elizabeth Died September 26th 1983 Aged 81 Years At Rest |
Click on images to enlarge Return to Mapping Hampsthwaite's Past
|
Church Records | Calverley Info | Additional Information |
Click on image to see article on church history
Plot No. | Name | Burial Date | Age | 3124 | Elizabeth DAVIDSON | 14 January 1894 | 79 | # | Lupton DAVIDSON | 4 March 1924 | 65 | 3124 | Robert DAVIDSON | 3 June 1872 | 25 | # | Sarah DAVIDSON | 2 March 1934 | 72 | 3124 | Wilks DAVIDSON | 2 October 1890 | 75 |
|
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]
Other Hampsthwaite Links Family Search
|
Hampsthwaite village website banner
Other Surname Links
|
St. Thomas a'Becket Past Portal
Plot LocationChurch of St. Thomas a'Becket, Church Lane, Hampsthwaite, Harrogate, HG3 2HB
Davidson Davidson Name Meaning Scottish northern English and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name David + -son. As a Jewish name the last element comes from German Sohn ‘son’. Irish (Down) and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Davidsson: patronymic from the personal name David . Americanized form of Norwegian Danish and North German Davidsen a cognate of 3 above. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022 Similar surnames: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, David, Davids, Arvidson, Davidoff From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts
|