| William Henry Hampson [1913-1918] |
| "I am busy researching my family history and discovered that my father attended your school for five years, very possibly from approximately 1913 or perhaps a year or two later. I have no idea if you have records which go back that far, but if you do have any information at all, it would be most gratefully received. |
| My father's name was William Henry Hampson, son of Lewis G.C. Hampson and Edith Annie Hampson. He was born in Northowram on 28 March 1908 and he went on to further his education at Heath Grammar School, as it was known back then. I am most anxious to find out if anyone knew anything at all about my grandfather, Lewis, who seems to have disappeared at some stage after he and my grandmother divorced. It occurs to me that perhaps other Hampsons attended your school, so this is really a shot in the dark. |
| For your information, William Henry Hampson duly moved to South Africa and married Georgina, my mother. He returned to London at some stage and qualified in Electrical, Mechanical, Automobile and Aeronautical Engineering. In 1943 he joined the South African Air Force and travelled the country lecturing for the Instructional Film Section. He later became an audiologist in Durban, South Africa and invented a machine which helped stutterers. He made quite a name for himself. He was also, like his father, a magnificent pianist and entertainer, though he never did that professionally. He died in 1974 in Durban and sadly most of the family history died with him. |
| I realize that this is not really what an old boy's Club deals with, but if you have any ideas or suggestions at all, I'd be most delighted to receive them. I live in Colorado, US (naturalized citizen, born in South Africa) so it is not an option to visit Yorkshire at this point. |
| Many thanks, Sincerely (Mrs) Maraday Wahlborg" |
| Email: maraday@ecentral.com |
| [March 2011] |
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