Thomas Hawdon Explained

Thomas Hawdon (ca.1765 – 24 November 1793) was an organist, instrumentalist, impresario and teacher based in the East Riding of Yorkshire and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Life

He was the son of organist Matthias Hawdon. He married Sarah Webster in May 1789 in Hull^[1] (she died March 1790), and they had one daughter, Sarah Hawdon (b. March 1790).

In 1790 in conjunction with Charles Avison, he promoted a series of concerts in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.^[2]

Appointments

• Organist at St Andrew's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne 1783^[3]
• Organist in Dundee 1783 - 1787
• Organist at Holy Trinity Church, Hull 1787^[4] - 1789
• Organist of All Saints' Church, Newcastle upon Tyne 1789 - 1793

Notes and References

1. Book: 9 May 1789. Newcastle Courant .
2. Book: Southey, Roz . 2006. Music Making in North East England during the Eighteenth Century. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd . 0754650979 .
3. Book: Cowgill, Rachel . 2007. Music in the British Provinces 1690 - 1914. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd . 978-0754631606 .
4. Book: 22 December 1787. Newcastle Courant .