Frederick Hampton
- b- Oct 15, 1880 , Ockham, Surrey, England
- d- Apr 18, 1980 , Skeenaview Lodge, Terrace, age 99, buried in Terrace Municipal Cemetery
- son of James Hampton, West Horsley, Surrey, England and Ann Berryman, England.
- Came to Kitimat, Feb 25, 1908.
- Then hiked from Kitimat to Eby's Landing.
- 2 month's later he met the Frank Family.
- There has been a lot written about the Frank Family,and I am not disrespecting them by not including their history here. They certainly deserve all the articles and credit due them.
- Anyway back to Fred Hampton, 1911 Census he is at Kitsumgallum,
- shown as a lodger of George Dover,
- Rancher, part of a Road Gang, age 30.
- Immigrating from england in 1907.
- Worked in the winter of 1913 on the first Bridge to cross the Skeena River, from Terrace to Ferry Island.
- Enlisted in WWI, in Prince Rupert, Reg #703090
- shown as a carpenter, single.
- enlisted in 1916 in Prince Rupert, and returned in 1919
- He lived in Dutch Valley when he returned from war.
- He also lived on the bench, 2 miles north of the School Board Offices. (Deep Creek)
- He built a barn ca 1912 in the Deep Creek area, which has been relocated to the Terrace Regional Museum.
- After serving in the War, he was not impressed with the French Canadian “Zombies” who were involved in the mutiny here during WWII.
- Prior to his death he was the oldest living resident Pioneer in Terrace