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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

    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).

  • 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.

  • 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 (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.  
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Census returns for Thimbleby House

Thimbleby House

1841Bilton Wilson (62)
Independent Sarah Wilson (30)
1851Ann Simpson (Head) s (52) Gentlewoman
Arthur W. M. Close nephew (5) Clergyman's son
Mary Leake (28) Houseservant
1861Bilton J. Wilson (82) Landed proprietor 23 acres
Sarah Wilson wife (50)
Margaret Hardisty s (55) Cook
Esther Atkinson s (21) Housemaid
1871 VillageRobert S. Close m (59) Vicar Kirby Ravensworth
Maria Close wife (52)
Elisabeth Stoddart (18) Housemaid
1881 Bilton GarthRobert S. Close mar (69) Vicar of Kirby Ravensworth
Maria Close wife (63)
Edward Close unmarr son (23)
Nora E. Close daughter (21)
Ellen Pattinson servant (21) Cook
Hannah Hodgson housemaid (23)
1891 Bilton GarthFrederick H. Saunders (42) General Practitioner
Margaret wife (35)
Charles Chambers s (40) Boarder living on own means
? Sidebottom m (47) Cotton Merchant
Arthur N. Neville s (31) Assistant-studying medicine
John Culverwell wid (50) Butler, Domestic Servant
Isabella Dodsworth s (20) Cook
Susannah Barker s (18) Housemaid
Myddleton Morrell s (19) Groom
1901 Bilton GarthJohn Ashby (44) Surgeon
Jane E. Ashby (37) wife
Joe E. Ashby (11) son
Harold C. Ashby (9) son
John Ashby (4) son
George S. Ashby (7 months) son
Elizabeth Brown (37) Cook
Hetty Fletcher (22) Housemaid
Winifred M. Wood (19) Nurse
Alexander Lawson (29) Visitor-Physician & Surgeon
1911 Bilton GarthAshby John m.22years (54) Surgeon
Jane Ellen m. (47)
Harold Crowther s. (19) Architect's apprentice
George Stanley s. (10) Scholar
Brown Elizabeth (42) Cook
Fletcher Harriet Ann (32) Housemaid

N.B. The returns for 1841 - 1871 do not use the description "Bilton Garth" but it has been assumed that it was the same dwelling visited throughout the entire period of the census returns.

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Census returns for Thimbleby House

Thimbleby House