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British organist
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Biography
Richard Layton (1815 – 21 March 1893) was an organist and composer based in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Life
He was born in Peterborough in 1815, the son of Richard Layton (1786 - 1874), the Sexton of Peterborough Cathedral, and Martha Frisby. He was baptised on 26 March 1815.
He was a dealer in musical instruments based in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
He died on 21 March 1893 and left £633 15s (equivalent to £70,808 in 2019) 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
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He wrote
- Hark the brazen trumpet sounds. 1841
- The Rosy Morn. 1843
- Star of Hope Polka
- Song of the Snow (words by S.L. Moore). 1873.
- Old Lindum Polka.
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