Richard Layton (1815 – 21 March 1893) was an organist and composer based in
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish in the South Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 19,701 and estimated at 20,645 in 2019. The town has 17th- and 18th-century stone buildings, older timber-framed ...
.
Life
He was born in Peterborough in 1815, the son of Richard Layton (1786 - 1874), the Sexton of
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Pau ...
, and Martha Frisby. He was baptised on 26 March 1815.
He was a dealer in musical instruments based in
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish in the South Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 19,701 and estimated at 20,645 in 2019. The town has 17th- and 18th-century stone buildings, older timber-framed ...
.
He died on 21 March 1893 and left £633 15s () to his wife, Eliza.
Appointments
*Organist of
St Martin's Church, Stamford 1836 - ca. 1876
*Organist of
St Mary's Church, Stamford
*Organist of
St George's Church, Stamford ca. 1878
Works
He wrote
*Hark the brazen trumpet sounds. 1841
*The Rosy Morn. 1843
*Star of Hope Polka
[Nottinghamshire Guardian. Saturday 8 October 1887. p.7. Local Notes and Queries]
*Song of the Snow (words by S.L. Moore). 1873.
*Old Lindum Polka.
References
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1815 births
1893 deaths
English organists
British male organists
English composers
19th-century British composers
19th-century English musicians
19th-century British male musicians
19th-century organists