Elizabeth is buried a long way from her family, and alone, here in Todmorden – we know little about how she got here, but she is one of a long line of working people who dared to stand up for their rights and as such deserves our respect. The image above is a list of …
There are so many Crowthers buried at Christ Church that you sometimes wonder if they’re all related. Many lived at Well Street at one point, further complicating things. These are some of those Crowthers and their stories. Elisha Crowther was born in 1831 and baptised on January 1st 1832, the son of John and Mary …
Read more “S3.1 – Elisha, Betsey, William Henry and Betty Crowther”
Miranda (Scholfield) Duggan is at S2.10, under the school…well, she isn’t under the school, not really, because (in theory) that row and plot are above ground still. She lies next to the wall that drops down to the cricket club. It seems as though we know she’s there thanks to the sexton’s book rather than …
Some of Richard’s story is told in his daughter Nellie’s story, but we will start from the beginning here, and include a few of the other bit players in her tale – with Richard and Caroline (Barker) Stansfield. Richard’s story begins with his father’s story. Charles Stansfield was a labourer living at Sourhall when he …
Read more “50.58 – Jessie, Ada, Richard and Caroline Stansfield, and Kate Ogden”
Their son, John William, lies under the school; they lie here. Think of John next time you get a free book in the train station office or visit WH Smiths, and think of Helen next time you nip into Boots. John Richards was born in Manchester in 1852. His parents Evan and Elizabeth were both …
“In Loving Memory of Nellie, wife of John W. Richards of 118 Rochdale Rd. Died Jan. 5th 1922 aged 43 years. Also the above named John William Richards, died Jan. 15th 1950 aged 73 years.” This is another one of the few stones buried under the school whose inscription we know in full, thanks to …
Henry was one of the children of James and Alice Sefton, buried under the school; he caught our attention because when he grew up and married, he named several of his children after siblings who had died when young. It touched us, so we wanted to learn more about him. His story is a sad …
Read more “20.19 – Henry, Norah, Edward, Mary and Alice Sefton, and John Holt”
This is one of a very few stones under the school whose faces are visible, and readable, in the few photographs that were taken of the construction site prior to the new extension reburying them from sight. And as with so many of the stones under there, the initial 1980s rough transcription bears little resemblance …
Read more “S4.7 – The Sefton family, Frances Jane Scrivener, and John Stott”
In our post about the Sefton/Scriven family, we asked the question: who’s John Stott? He’s named on the 1980 transcript as being buried here, but we have a photo of their gravestone, and he isn’t on it. Well, the Seftons are at S4.7…and at S5.7, we found Mary Ann, Henry Whittaker and Rosa Ann Stott. …
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We’re quite often drawn to the large and obvious, sometimes the small and quiet can go unnoticed. Every plot though has at least one burial (most have several) and interesting stories can be found wherever we choose to look. Without ordering a death certificate the cause of death for little George Edward is unknown, from …