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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.
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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
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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).
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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.
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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 : '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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Bell Name Meaning
English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from the Middle English personal name Bell. As a man's name this is from Old French beu bel ‘handsome’ which was also used as a nickname. As a female name it represents a short form of Isabel . English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from Middle English belle ‘bell’ (Old English belle) in various applications; most probably a metonymic occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker or a topographic name for someone living ‘at the bell’ (as attested by 14th-century forms such as John atte Belle). This indicates either residence by an actual bell (e.g. a town's bell in a bell tower centrally placed to summon meetings sound the alarm etc.) or ‘at the sign of the bell’ i.e. a house or inn sign (although surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in Scots and English). English: from Middle English bel ‘fair fine good’ (Old French bel ‘beautiful fair’). See also Beal German: from Bell in Rhineland or possibly from Belle in Westphalia. Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in western Norway named Bell the origin of which is unexplained. Scandinavian: of English or German origin (see above).7: Americanized form of German Böhl or Böll (see Boehle Boll ).8: American shortened and altered form of various Slavic names beginning with Bel- ‘white’ e.g. of Rusyn (from Slovakia) Belejčák a derivative of Belej (see Beley ).9: Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Ball, Beal, Fell, Pell, Bill, Hell, Sell, Ell, Belt, Boll
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts
Plot No. 289George Bell 1917
Margaret Ellen 1951
Gladys Bell 2003
Herbert Bell 1990 | Plot No. 3043John Bell 1833 | Plot No. 3148Maria Bell 1845
Hannah Bell 1860
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Inscription | Inscription | Inscription |
In Loving Memory
Of
George Bell
Died December 21st 1917
Aged 67 Years
Also Margaret Ellen, His Wife
Died April 12th 1951
Aged 78 Years
"Rest In Peace" In Loving Memory
Of
Gladys Bell
Died 24th March 2003
Aged 91 Years In Loving Memory
Of
Herbert Bell
Died February 17th 1960
Aged 48 Years | Here
Lieth The Body Of John
Bell Of Birstwith Who De-
Parted This Life The 1st
Of September 1833 Aged
69 Years | In
Loving Memory
Of
Maria Bell
Born 3rd Feby 1845
Died 11th Feby 1845
Also
Hannah Bell
Born 18th Aug 1846
Died 16th Jany 1860 |
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Plot No. 3148William B Bell 1849
William HY. Bell 1853 | | Plot No. 3148William Bell 1879
Elizabeth Bell 1860 |
 William Bell Plot 3148
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In
Loving Memory
Of
William B Bell
Born 29th Mar. 1848
Died 13th Octr. 1849
Also
William HY. Bell
Born 21st Septr. 1852
Died 29th April 1853 | | In
Loving Memory
Of
William Bell
Born 3rd June 1811,
Died 4th July 1879
Also
Elizabeth,
Wife Of The Above,
Born 14th Jany 1811,
Died 10th March 1860 |
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Church Records | Calverley Info | Additional Information |
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| Plot No. | Name | Burial Date | Age | | # | Elizabeth BELL | 8 Dec 1807 | 75 | | 3148 | Elizabeth BELL | 10 Mar 1860 | 49 | | # | Elizabeth BELL | 27 May 1860 | 62 | | # | Elizabeth BELL | 29 May 1861/td> | 64 | | # | George BELL | 1 Apr 1831 | 35 | | 289 | George BELL | 24 Dec 1917 | 67 | | 289 | Gladys Emily BELL | 24 Mar 2003 | 91 | | 3148 | Hannah BELL | 18 Jan 1860 | 13 | | 289 | Herbert BELL | 7 Mar 1960 | ## | | # | John BELL | 9 Apr 1816 | 82 | | 3043 | John BELL | 1 Sep 1833 | 69 | | # | Joseph BELL | 3 Nov 1841 | 20 | | 289 | Margaret Ellen BELL | 18 Apr 1951 | 78 | | 3148 | Maria BELL | # | <1 | | # | Mary BELL | 24 Mar 1826 | 53 | | # | Mary Ann BELL | 16 Jul 1894 | 38 | | # | Mary Elizabeth BELL | 1 Apr 1892 | <1 | | # | William BELL | 13 Apr 1818 | 56 | | # | William BELL | 2 Jan 1833 | 2 | | 3148 | William BELL | 16 Oct 1849 | <1 | | 3148 | William BELL | 7 Jul 1879 | 68 | | 3148 | William Henry BELL | 2 May 1853 | <1 |
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Plot LocationsChurch of St. Thomas a'Becket, Church Lane, Hampsthwaite, Harrogate, HG3 2HB Bell Bell Name Meaning
English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from the Middle English personal name Bell. As a man's name this is from Old French beu bel ‘handsome’ which was also used as a nickname. As a female name it represents a short form of Isabel . English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from Middle English belle ‘bell’ (Old English belle) in various applications; most probably a metonymic occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker or a topographic name for someone living ‘at the bell’ (as attested by 14th-century forms such as John atte Belle). This indicates either residence by an actual bell (e.g. a town's bell in a bell tower centrally placed to summon meetings sound the alarm etc.) or ‘at the sign of the bell’ i.e. a house or inn sign (although surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in Scots and English). English: from Middle English bel ‘fair fine good’ (Old French bel ‘beautiful fair’). See also Beal German: from Bell in Rhineland or possibly from Belle in Westphalia. Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in western Norway named Bell the origin of which is unexplained. Scandinavian: of English or German origin (see above).7: Americanized form of German Böhl or Böll (see Boehle Boll ).8: American shortened and altered form of various Slavic names beginning with Bel- ‘white’ e.g. of Rusyn (from Slovakia) Belejčák a derivative of Belej (see Beley ).9: Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Ball, Beal, Fell, Pell, Bill, Hell, Sell, Ell, Belt, Boll
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts
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