When we rediscovered 42.18, Ann Greenwood, we joked about how all it takes is a wedge of stone becoming visible to clue us in to hidden secrets. As we cleared the soil off of Ann, we found another corner. Another corner?! Well at least we can guess that this is the grave of Hannah Clogger, …
A married couple named Joseph and Mary – no jokes please! This beautiful cross in the vaults was all but swallowed up by the most incredible, but destructive, crown of ivy. As we cut it back further and further, we realised that the cross itself was this close to toppling forwards – not ideal when …
This grave was found while on the hunt for the elusive – and now, we think, nonexistent – Baldwin grave…although more of that another time maybe. This wasn’t the only one found during that hunt either. On the previous transcript, this grave was known about due what appeared to be a sexton’s book entry, although …
Although it is in extremely poor condition, we are fairly confident that our researchers have discovered the identities of those on this stone. It’s a good thing we came along because this was previously not transcribed and is on the verge of becoming entirely unreadable. We believe that this is the headstone for three children …
Read more “36A.22 – Peter, Mary and Elizabeth Ann Murray (previously unmarked)”
Albert Farrar is remembered on this headstone, although he is actually buried in Bertrancourt, France. Buried in this plot are Albert’s parents (Abraham and Sarah Hannah), and three of his siblings : Mary Hannah, Edmund and Harold. Albert was a signaller in the army, before this he was the manager of the Strand Drapery Department …
Read more “20.40 – Edmund, Harold, Albert, Sarah Hannah, Abraham and Mary Farrar”
Ici repose Mademoiselle Maria [Marie-Antoinette L. J.] Vanhoey nee a Malines le 17th Novembre 1877. Pieusement decedee a Todmorden le 5th Janvier 1915. (Refugiee Belge.) Priez pour elle! Todmorden gave refuge to a number of Belgians during WW1 and this lady is one of them. She died from bronchitis three weeks after arriving from Belgium, …
Researcher Sally writes: This is the grave of my 2 x g. Uncle, his wife Rachel (nee Firth) who came from Millwood, and two of their 7 children. Thomas Holt was the second of the eleven children of Martin Holt and his wife Mary (nee Fielden) and was born at Sourhall in 1806. Thomas’s father, …
Richard is one of those who died elsewhere and is commemorated here; after researching him, we wondered who had loved him enough to bother. Richard was a wheelwright from Knowlwood who was not very good to his wife and children. He married Martha Ann Greenwood in Oldham in 1867, although he was a Tod lad …
Read more “16.28 – Richard and Martha Ann Chaffer, and Hannah and James Stansfield”
There was a week in Todmorden where it was noted that there had been a succession of deaths amongst ‘highly respected townsmen’. One of these men, Alfred Barker, is buried at Christ Church. Alfred was a grocer, and his shop was at 51 Halifax Road. He married Ann Greenwood and they had three children : …
This post will focus entirely on Edna and her story, which we felt deserved a telling. Edna Eastwood was the daughter of William Eastwood and Mary (maidenly Taylor). In 1911, William was a cotton twister and Edna was a cotton weaver, Edna had three younger sisters called Gertrude, Mabel and Florrie. The only son of …