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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]
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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 Click on images to open full-size in new window and use the Browser back arrow to return to here.
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Tom Baren

Son of Edward (a farmer) and his wife Betsy, Tom was born in Hampsthwaite in 1876, the eldest of six children. They lived on Saltergate Hill near the Nelson Inn.

He enlisted on 27th November 1915 in Harrogate as a Private (service number 36662) into the 7th Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment. He was posted to France on the 2nd December 1916.

He was killed in action in France on the 13th May 1917 and buried at 18.E.7. of Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-St-Vaast, France.

His widow Ruth was left with five young children

Awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.


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Church Lane (top-east) - early postcard

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F.William (Willie) Barker

Born in Hampsthwaite in 1892, "Willie" was the second son of Frederick and Margaret Barker of Barton House, Ripley. The 1911 census shows him living there with his widower father and four of his siblings. Like his father, he became a stone mason.

Having apparently emigrated to Canada some time after the taking of the 1911 census, he enlisted, as a Private, in the Royal Canadian Regiment with a service number of 477038. At enlistment on 23rd August 1915 (in Halifax, Nova Scotia) he gave his occupation as a miner and said he had previously served with the Calgary Rifles.

He was killed in France nearly a year after his younger brother Harold and died on the 9th December 1917.

Both he and Harold were cousins of Arthur Barker and Wilfred Stanley Barker.

(Click here to read the Barker Family History, here for the article "Tom Wright reflects upon the Barker family in Hampsthwaite" and here for Shaun Wilson's article on "Descendents of John and Grace Barker")

He is recorded as having been buried at XXX1.C.17A. at Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

As a soldier in the Royal Canadian Regiment, "Willie"'s medal record may be held in Canada but it is assumed he would be entitled to receive both the British War and Victory Medals in addition to any Canadian decoration


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In Memoriam - W S Barker

Wilfred Stanley Barker

Born in Hampsthwaite in 1900, Wilfred was the second son of Harry and Ellen Barker of Clarence House, Hampsthwaite. Harry was described in the 1901 census as a Builder and Farmer.

Wilfred enlisted in Harrogate with a service number 42622 and joined, as a Private, the 1st Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment.

He was killed in action on 21st July 1918 aged 18 and is buried in lV.D.14. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Belgium.

He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals.

He was the brother of Arthur Barker and cousin of Harold and Willie Barker also of Hampsthwaite and all of whom were killed in France.