Richard Layton (1815 – 21 March 1893) was a British organist and composer based in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Biography
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.
Layton was a dealer in musical instruments based in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
He died on 21 March 1893Grantham Journal - Saturday 25 March 1893. p.6. Stamford and left £633 15s () to his wife, Eliza.England and Wales, National Probate Calendar. Probate, London. 5 May 1893
Appointments
Organist of St Martin's Church, Stamford, 1836Stamford Mercury. Friday 1 July 1836. p.3. – Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford Organist of St George's Church, Stamford,
Works 1841: "Hark the Brazen Trumpet Sounds"Stamford Mercury. Friday 30 April 1841 1843: "The Rosy Morn"Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 25 August 1843 "Star of Hope Polka"Nottinghamshire Guardian. Saturday 8 October 1887. p.7. Local Notes and Queries 1873: "Song of the Snow" (words by S. L. Moore) "Old Lindum Polka"
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