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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.
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.
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).
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
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
Genealogy Websites
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.
Kitchen Refurbishment
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
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 (1)
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.

Bussey

Bussey Name Meaning
English (Norfolk of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in Normandy France: Boucé in Orne from which came Robert de Buci mentioned in Domesday Book Bouce (Manche) or Bucy-le-Long (Aisne). All are named with a Latin personal name Buccius (presumably a derivative of bucca ‘mouth’) + the locative suffix -acum. English: variant of Boosey . Americanized form of German Busse .
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Bessey, Bursey, Bulley, Vessey, Hussey, Bushey, Busse, Tussey, Busser
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 806

John Leonard Bussey 2010

Plot No. 841

Edgar Bussey 2012
Barbara Mary Bussey 1930

Plot No. 883

Emma Bussey 1968
Ralph Bussey 1982

John Leonard BUSSEY Plot 806

Edgar BUSSEY Plot 841

Ralph BUSSEY Plot 883

Inscription

In
Loving Memory
Of
John Leonard Bussey
Died October 11 2010
Aged 83

Edgar Bussey
Born 12.7.1923
Died Peacefully In His 90th Year
On 07.12.2012
Beloved Husband, Father,
Grandfather And Father-In-Law
“One Of A Kind”
Barbara Mary Bussey
Born 4.3.1930
Died Peacefully In Her 85th Year
On 9.5.2014
Beloved Wife, Mother
Grandmother And Mother-In-Law
Loved By All

Treasured Memories
Of A Dear
Wife And Mother
Emma Bussey
Who Died 25th January 1968
In Her 71st Year
Ever Remembered
Also Ralph
A Dear Husband And Father
Who Died 31st October 1982
In His 83rd Year

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841	Barbara Mary BUSSEY	19 May 2014	84
841	Edgar BUSSEY	7 Dec 2012	89
883	Emma BUSSEY	25 Jan 1968	70
##	Hamet BUSSEY	20 Sep 1954	77
806	John Leonard BUSSEY	11 Oct 2010	83
883	Ralph BUSSEY	31 Oct 1982	82

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