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Henry "Harry" Hampson

Male 1885 - 1916  (31 years)


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  • Name Henry "Harry" Hampson 
    Born 14 Mar 1885  Eden Mills, Nassagaweya, Halton County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Sep 1916 
    Person ID I28636  All
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2010 

    Father William Hampson,   b. 03 Apr 1944, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1909, Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Hannah Taylor,   b. 27 Mar 1851, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 May 1878  Nassagaweya, Halton County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Rockwood War Memorial
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  • Notes 
    • Private Henry Hampson

      Private Henry "Harry" Hampson hailed from Eden Mills, Ontario where his father, William, was a butcher. William Hampson, had arrived in Canada from Lancashire, England at the age of 13 with his parents George and Elizabeth Hampson.

      William Hampson married Hannah Taylor, daughter of Thomas and Mary Taylor, on 22 May 1878. Henry was born in Eden Mills on the 14th of March 1885. Like his father, uncle and grandfather, Henry became a butcher. The family was Methodist.

      Private Henry Hampson was a member of the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), "C" Coy. 54th Battalion. Two years after enlisting, Private Hampson died in military service on September 17, 1916 at the age of 32. He is buried at the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial in Belgium.




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