Thomas Hampton was born at Blaisdon in Gloucestershire (baptised March 1844), and probably worked on the canals for a while. By 1870 he was living in Hereford, being married there that year. He died in 1896, still resident at Bath St. Hereford. He left a manuscript containing tunes, which is now in the possession of his great-great granddaughter, Becky Dellow, who is researching both TH and the tunes. Although the manuscript was compiled in Hereford, Becky believes some of the tunes were remembered from TH’s childhood in Gloucestershire.
Swansea Hornpipe
The same tune was played by Stephen Baldwin. It was noted by Peter Kennedy as Swansea Hornpipe and by Russell Wortley as Gloucester Hornpipe.
In the linked abc file this is tune number X:10