41.56 – Thomas, Betty, George, Ann and Greenwood Stansfield

Stansfield: one of the most common names in Todmorden, and one which supposedly originates specifically from Todmorden. This story was difficult to research at times for that very reason, as you will see. First, our man Thomas. Thomas Stansfield was born in 1807 on the Lancashire side of the border. He was probably from Walsden. …

41.60 – Mercy, Young, Susannah and John Henry Potentier, and Emma Stansfield

This grave holds a mother, two of her children, a grandson and a daughter in law; their story starts in Leeds, but also, in France! Mercy’s story comes first, and it’s not an uncommon story for the time. Mercy Smith was born in Wetherby in 1813 and at some point moved to Bramley with her …