Frank HAMPTON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1872
Christening:
Death: 12 Dec 1872
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry HAMPTON (1811-1897)
Mother: Elizabeth HARDIMAN (1836-1902)
Gilbert Lloyd HAMPTON
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Gilbert Lloyd HAMPTON (1862-1943)
Mother: Barbara SMITH
Gilbert Lloyd HAMPTON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1862
Christening:
Death: 1943 - ( at age 81)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry HAMPTON (1811-1897)
Mother: Elizabeth HARDIMAN (1836-1902)
Spouses and Children
1. *Barbara SMITH
Children:
1. Gilbert Lloyd HAMPTON
2. Mary Ann JACOBS
Children:
1. Victor Atlee HAMPTON
2. Eva Victoria HAMPTON
3. Joyce HAMPTON
4. Esther Beryl HAMPTON
5. Lillian Hazel HAMPTON
Glennie HAMPTON
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Arthur (Kelly) HAMPTON (1875-1961)
Mother: Rose WOODGATE
Harriet HAMPTON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1841 - Adelaide, South Australia
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry HAMPTON (1811-1897)
Mother: Louisa LANE (1814-1856)
Notes
General:
Birth details from the Trinity Church Adelaide Register.
Harriet Elizabeth HAMPTON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1858 - Hamptonville, South Australia
Christening:
Death: 1943 - ( at age 85)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry HAMPTON (1811-1897)
Mother: Elizabeth HARDIMAN (1836-1902)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elijah Hosking PETT
Children:
1. Elijah Hosking PETT
2. Albert Arthur PETT
Harry HAMPTON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1855
Christening:
Death: 1940 - ( at age 85)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry HAMPTON (1811-1897)
Mother: Louisa LANE (1814-1856)
Spouses and Children
1. *Susannah GREAVES
Children:
1. Thomas Henry HAMPTON
2. Florence Harriet HAMPTON
3. Maud Victoria HAMPTON
4. Ollie Gertrude HAMPTON
5. Norman Eric HAMPTON
Harry Lancelot HAMPTON
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Alfred HAMPTON (1866-1940)
Mother: Edith Marian BURTON
Henry HAMPTON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1811
Christening:
Death: 1897 - ( at age 86)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Shoemaker.
Parents
Father: HAMPTON ( - )
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth HARDIMAN (1836 - 1902)
Marriage: 16 Apr 1857 - Trinity Church, Adelaide, South Australia
Status:
Children:
1. Harriet Elizabeth HAMPTON (1858-1943)
2. Albert HAMPTON (1861-1905)
3. Gilbert Lloyd HAMPTON (1862-1943)
4. Alice HAMPTON (1864-1941)
5. Alfred HAMPTON (1866-1940)
6. Jane HAMPTON (1868-1944)
7. Edith HAMPTON (1870-1955)
8. Frank HAMPTON (1872-1872)
9. Lillian HAMPTON (1873-1956)
10. Arthur (Kelly) HAMPTON (1875-1961)
11. Esther HAMPTON (1878- )
2. Louisa LANE (4 Jan 1814 - 18 Oct 1856)
Marriage: 4 Feb 1835 - North Mundham, Sussex, England
Status:
Children:
1. Ellen HAMPTON (1837-1878)
2. Harriet HAMPTON (1841- )
3. Capt. Alfred HAMPTON (1844-1860)
4. Louisa Lane HAMPTON (1847-1893)
5. Eliza HAMPTON (1850-1915)
6. Harry HAMPTON (1855-1940)
Notes
General:
Henry Hampton, wife and daughter arrived in Adelaide on 24 June 1838. !841 Census of South Australia gave Henry and Louisa Hampton under 35 years and daughter Ellen under 7 years. 15 June 1858 at Hamptonville to the Lady of Henry Hampton Esq a daughter. ( Adelaide newspaper 30 June 1858)
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^HAMPTON FAMILY
HENRY HAMPTON (1815 - 1897) Newsletter No. 1, June 1987
The family gathering at Echunga on October 19th, 1986 was highly successful. About 90 people attended, most of whom were direct descendants of Henry Hampton and his second wife Elizabeth (1836 - 1902), but with a pleasing number of descendants of Henry and his first wife Louisa (1812? - 1856). We knew we had many relatives, but were amazed at just how many!
RELLIES FROM AFAR
It was especially good to meet our 'long losts' - the Adamsons (Louisa Lane Hampton's decendants), and Graham Field, a great grandson of Harry (1855 - 1940) who was Henry's youngest surviving child from his first marriage. The Adamsons made contact through a newspaper advertisement about the reunion. Graham Field, who lives in Victoria, found out about the reunion only that morning, whilst holidaying in Victor Harbor for the week. He happened to see the reunion listed on a Jubilee calendar, and caught up with us mid-afternoon at Echunga Institute. Poor man must have been stunned at the extent, of his instant family! Also most welcome was Sydney sider Joan Gersbach (great-granddaughter of Ellen, 1837 - 1878) who has gathered much information about the Hamptons, and given me great encouragement.
RELLIES FOUND
AC the time of the 1986 reunion, all that was known of the Warncken family was that Henry's daughter Jane had married a J.C. Warncken and that they had lived at Bordertown. It was thought that they had had a couple of children. Since then, contact has been made with Pansy Warncken who has been most helpful. It appears that Jane and her husband Johann Conrad actually had about nine children.
This brings the number of Henry Hampton's known grandchildren to 69, plus four adopted and another 12 possible from families yet to be contacted. Just imagine - nearly 90 grandchildren! Of course, not all of these married, and each successive generation has tended to have smaller families. However, even if we estimated three children from each grandchild, and two children for successive generations. Henry could well have some 540 great-great grandchildren, at present ranging in ages from their 60s to still-being-born.
1988 REUNION
The date proposed for the 1988 Reunion is March 26 and/or 27. The main purpose of the Reunion will be to unveil a commemorative stone and plaque on the grave of Henry Hampton. Buried in the same plot are Henry's second wife Elizabeth, two of their sons, Albert and Alfred, and Alfred's wife Edith. A memorial fund established at the 1986 reunion has already raised $734.86, being $710 donations plus $35.16 interest, less Govt. charges.
To those who were not able Co attend the 1986 reunion, we
look forward to meeting you at the 1988 Reunion on March
26 - 27. Suggestions as to how we can run this reunion would
be welcomed. Would a one-day meeting be sufficient, or would it be better Co meet for a dinner or function on Saturday night, and then spend Sunday touring the district and reminiscing? The 1986 reunion seemed too brief. Stories were only just beginning to flow when everyone was leaving.
FAMILY TREE FORMS
Many thanks to ail who have sent in their family tree forms - and a gentle reminder to everyone else Co send in their information as soon as possible. Copies of the family tree should be available at the Reunion. It is up Co you as to how up-to-date it is, as it will only include as much information as you supply.
FAMILY HISTORY
Whilst information is currently being gathered for a written history, this will require more research than is presently possible. Since I will be travelling overseas next year, I intend to spend some time on family research in England by visiting the home counties of our forebears. I hope to be in a better position to tackle a written history when I return to Australia early 1989.
WARNING
Those of you bearing the Hampton surname should beware Che order form presently being circulated offering 'The Book of the Hamptons in Australia'. I feel anyone purchasing this book would not get value for their $39.90. Companies similar to the one publishing this book have been featured on the ABC TV show "The Investigators", and serious doubts have been raised about their product.
SPREAD THE NEWS
You may find several extra copies of this newsletter enclosed. Please pass them around amongst your family in order to save postage costs this end.
CAN YOU HELP? ~.Information about Eliza (nee Hampton) and John Hunt, of
Biggs Flat. . Harriet (nee Hampton) Pett's family of Norwood is yet
to be contacted. . The fate of Albert (1861 - 1905) Hampton's family is also
a mystery. Last known at Norwood, 1905. . Does anyone know about Echunga Methodise Cemetery? Yes,
it did exist, as records show that it has been cleared.
I suspect Louisa (Henry's first wife) was buried there.
REMINDER
Please send in your family tree forms with as many details as possible about yourselves, your children, grandchildren, etc. Donations to the Henry Hampton Memorial Fund will also be gratefully received.
Kay Milton, P.O. Box 208, Two Wells, 5501 (085) 20 2385
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HAMPTON ^FAMILY
HENRY HAMPTON
No. 4 June, 1989
Hello again. Back from my extended overseas travels. I'm keen to get stuck into the Hampton family - both tree and history. Thank you to all who kept in touch - it was wonderful to come home to a stack of family information forms and add details to a number of families.
One highlight of my travels was a visit to North Mundham, Sussex, from where Henry and Louisa Hampton had emigrated. The only old building remaining in the village is the ancient church -the rest are modern suburban-type buildings,, and the village is virtually a suburb of Chichester, four miles away, and the other major centres of Portsmouth and Brighton. It is surprisingly flat, almost marshland. I wandered around, wondering where Henry and his young wife had lived, what they had done.
Whilst in the district, I also found a "Stapleash Farm", about 12 miles from North Mundham. Since Henry Hampton gave his farm at Echunga the same name. there must have been some link, but proving that link will be another matter. I found out nothing else about Henry, so hope Joan Gersbach (Louisa descendant, through Ellen Col 1ingridge), currently in England, will have more success. Between us, we've narrowed down the field of where Henry didn't live.
I also visited Alveston, near Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare country), where Richard Hardiman and his family lived before emigrating. At the local County Record Office I discovered records of Richard's marriage (to Maria Farmer) and the baptisms of his children, completing information about that segment of the family. One of the baptisms was of Elizabeth Hardiman. who was to later become Henry Hampton's second wife and female progenitor of the majority of our line.
Beck to Australia and Family Trees. A rough count indicates at least 1.126 descendants and spouses, with many gaps yet to be filled. Soon I will circulate amongst family members copies of their own trees, to be corrected and returned as soon as possible. Then, and only then, will the information be made more widely available. The Tree displayed at the March 1988 Reunion was an early draft with mistakes that would be perpetuated if it were circulated as it was. But don't despair! I have no intention of keeping it to myself and wish to publish both Tree and History as soon as possible.
It is now time to start raising funds to publish the Tree and History. At present I'm gathering the personal data of Henry and his descendants from the information you've sent me (the Tree), and also concentrating on writing the history of Henry and his children, drawn from reminiscences of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and from various historical sources.
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I'm sure you'll agree that our family is too vast to include, at this stage, potted biographies of every descendant through the seven or eight generations now existing.
So please, please send any anecdotes, recollections and other information which can shed light on the lives of Henry and his children. His grandchildren no doubt have some marvellous stories of their younger years, and I'm sure they would recall things their parents told them about Henry. Out of desperation, I'll probably end up knocking on their doors, tape recorder in hand, begging for tales.
What about another Reunion? The two previous Reunions, in 1986 and 1988, were most enjoyable. At the first, we began raising funds to erect a memorial plaque on Henry and Elizabeth's grave at Echunga, and this was unveiled at the second reunion. We also met many, many relations.
Speaking of Reunions, the Warncken family held a reunion at Murray Bridge on May 14th, and I trust it was a successful gathering. Many of this line are descended from Henry's daughter, Jane Hampton. who married Johann Conrad Warncken in 1888.
On another note. Alfred Hampton's descendants will erect on the Hampton plot at Echunga a memorial to Alfred and his wife, Edith, who are buried with Henry and Elizabeth. They will pay for this_ from separate funds.. However, w@ feel that a plaque for the fifth occupant of the family plot, Albert, should be paid for out of the Hampton Reunion funds ($403.38 as at May 10th. 1989). Albert was killed in a mine explosion in 1905. leaving a widow and three children, and our efforts to locate this little family have so far failed. Please let me know if you oppose spending some of our funds this way. Naturally, some of the money is also used to produce and post this newsletter.
Please let me know if you need more family record sheets (include a stamped, self-addressed envelope to help minimise costs this end). Until next time. remember to keep in touch. It's lovely to hear from people scattered far and wide, and from all walks of life.
'Bye for now,
Kay Milton. P.O. Box 208, Two Wells, S, Aust. 5501. 085-20 2385
Ione HAMPTON
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Arthur (Kelly) HAMPTON (1875-1961)
Mother: Rose WOODGATE