THE HAMPTON FAMILY

Richard Williams Hampton married Grace Verrant on 6 FEB 1884 in St Erth (In 1891 Richard is absent from home. Grace is aged 35. The family is living in 17 Church Street, Parish of St Erth)

I have identified five children

Name	Date and place of christening	Any other information
William Hampton	30 AUG 1885 in St Erth	In 1891 he is at home aged 5 In May 1909, William was charged at Camborne Police Court with the wilful murder of Emily Barnes Trevarthen Tredrea, aged 16 of Vicarage Row, St Erth. He was found guilty and sentenced to death. He was executed at Bodmin Gaol on 20 JUL 1909. He had the dubious honour of being the last person executed in Cornwall To read an article from The Cornishman about the trial click here
Bessie Hampton	Born around 1888 in Ebanial, N. America	In 1891 she is at home aged 3
Earnest Hampton	Born around 1891 in St Erth	In 1891 he is at home aged 1
Richard Hampton	Born in 1891 in St Erth	In 1891 he is at home aged 1 month
Henry Thomas Hampton	Born on 7 JAN 1896 Baptised on 14 MAR 1900 in St Erth Wesleyan Chapel	None

Plaque on the wall outside the Condemned Cell in Bodmin Jail


The Condemned Cell where William Hampton spent his last hours