Frederick Hampton

b- Oct 15, 1880 , Ockham, Surrey, England
d- Apr 18, 1980 , Skeenaview Lodge, Terrace, age 99, buried in Terrace Municipal Cemetery

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.

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