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.

T’is but a Little Faded Flower was published in America as sheet music from at least 1860 with words by Mrs Ellen Howarth and music by J. R. Thomas. It became popular in Britain from 1866 onwards.
With thanks to Becky Dellow for information

In the linked abc file this is tune number X:32